The Penguin Press

Scroll to Info & Navigation

10 Bestselling Books with 80+ One-Star Reviews

One-Star Reviews for Bestselling Books

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (669 one-star reviews)

2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by  Stieg Larsson (396 one-star reviews)

3. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (344 one-star reviews)

4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (169 one-star reviews)

5. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (157 one-star reviews)

6. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (119 one-star reviews)

7. Inheritanceby Christopher Paolini (118 one-star reviews)

8. A Discovery of Witchesby Deborah Harkness (191 one-star reviews)

9. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (96 one-star reviews)

10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (81 one-star reviews)

via Galleycat

Notes

  1. quidharitprep reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  2. ccalcifer reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  3. tzoppa reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  4. writersasha reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  5. onehundreddollars reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  6. mdiaz033 reblogged this from thepenguinpress and added:
    I believe we’ve all read at least 2
  7. away-with-the-fae reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  8. mandiewahlers reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  9. 1uc1 reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  10. romelwazir reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  11. imperfectwriting reblogged this from thepenguinpress and added:
    If their crap can get published, yours can, too. And yours might not even be crap.
  12. butterfly86 reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  13. mychanwl reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  14. stay-b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l-l reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  15. mylifeofbooks reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  16. oddsplusends reblogged this from thepenguinpress and added:
    I would give one star reviews to 3...books on this list that I’ve read.
  17. bellasunshine reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  18. kyarabaez reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  19. musicmaker17 reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  20. rommykins reblogged this from litglutton and added:
    I’ve read 6/10 of these, and love or at least really liked five of the six. Totally stunned at the amount of one star...
  21. sicksadlittleboy reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  22. samthomdomingo reblogged this from thepenguinpress and added:
    Authors should never fear a critic…
  23. litglutton reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  24. gallifreyan-phoenix-tears reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  25. leighegan reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  26. heyveronica reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  27. whimsicalgarbage reblogged this from thepenguinpress
  28. This was featured in #Lit