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10 Books to Pass Up With Confidence

Richard Wilson saves us all a bunch of time and effort with a not-reading list

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 20, 2008 5:27 PM CDT

(Newser) – Forget the coma-inducing titles that lit lovers keep telling you to read, Richard Wilson writes in his book, Can’t Be Arsed: 101 Things Not to Do Before You Die. He lists the top 10 clunkers in the Daily Telegraph:

  • Ulysses, James Joyce: notoriously
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