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For me, it's Jude the Obscure. That book is easily the worst book I have ever read, without a single redeeming quality, other than that it finally ends. I only finished it because Far from the Madding Crowd was so damn good.

But really, Jude is the gold standard of awful books, in my opinion.

What's your so-awful-it-deserves-shelf-space book, if you have one?

Or am I just weird?

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[–] Queen_Ann_III@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

it’s not an awful book but for some reason I’ve purchased like four separate copies of The Great Gatsby even though I didn’t like it very much. it’s well-written, but I finished it wishing I liked it more. I guess subconsciously I feel like I’m disappointing one of my favorite English teachers, who loved it.