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I'll echo kleinbl00 on War and Peace. It was on my reading list for the longest time, because I absolutely adored Tolstoy's short stories. Never made it past 100 pages. The story itself wasn't interesting and looking at translator notes became taxing quickly. I've had the translation by Louise and Aylmer Maude for so long that the pages have started to yellow. - The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton Had to study this for the HSC. That guy has managed to outwank 'deconstructed coffee' x100 I ended up going to goodreads, looking at a few quotes and reviews and basing my essays off of that. Harry Potter - Felt exceedingly dull Paulo Cohelo et. al. Feel good self help masquerading as literature.