" It does nothing for me . I care I understand the plug . "

Sometimes, I don’t know how to trust the book recs onBookTok.It’s easy to say that art is subjective, but occasionally a book will blow up to such a degree that when I get my hands on it, I ask the universe, “What am I missing here?”

So when Reddit usersbucksbaristaasked,“What are the worst books social media has introduced to you?”, I had to share the answers with you fellow bookworms.

1.It Ends With Usby Colleen Hoover

I especially found the " Dear Ellen " element annoying . I ’m glad others harmonize :

" I loathed it . "

– rachels1231

Animated scene: A man surprised by a book without pictures as a woman watches. The text reads, "How can you read this? There's no pictures!"

" I feel embarrassed while I was read this ' book ' . "

– undertheroseshadow

2.Fourth WingbyRebecca Yarros

" I had to lay off about 40 pages in when the main character talk about endure a women ’s size 7 shoe . " Oh I ’m so belittled and skinny and perfect , and I take books , I ’m just not like the others ! ! ” trope . dead not . "

– thecorniestmouse

" I ’m being fueled to finish it by hate . "

Person with skeptical expression, hands held up in a gesture, wearing a casual sweater. Background includes greenery and a house. Text reads "#SchittsCreek"

– pukes - on - you

" I DNFed   pretty ahead of time on , so perhaps it would have gotten good eventually ( in all likelihood not ) . "

– InvisibleSpaceVamp

A surprised man in a suit stands in an office setting with framed certificates on the wall behind him

" First half of the Holy Scripture was just poorly structure and just developing , with horrible authorship . "

– DeathIcey

– mward425

Person with shoulder-length hair and glasses has a surprised expression. They're resting their chin on hands with fingers spread, wearing a sleeveless top

3.Normal Peopleby Sally Rooney

" I sustain imagine , “ certainly it ’s about to plow the corner ? ! ” aaand it never did . "

– 07Josie

" Punctuation is n’t arbitrary , and taking it out of your work does n’t make you some sorting of rotatory . "

Four individuals stand in front of a poster for "The Martian." One wears a striped gown, while the others are dressed in casual and formal attire

– llosgipont

" I just do n’t believe Sally Rooney ’s dash is for me . "

– BathroomLife1985

A couple in bed, smiling and playful as one playfully holds a book above the other’s head

4.A Court of Thorns and Rosesby Sarah J. Maas

" It was essentiallyTwilightif you swapped out vampires for fairies and added exactly one sexuality scene . "

– RhiHead

" Kept reading because I was in a book club ; otherwise , I would have dropped it on the first Good Book . "

Person in a striped top rests their head on a stack of books, with another book open on top of their head, in a cozy home office

– deathicey

" I thought it was aBeauty and the Beastrewrite , thanks to social media . "

– JumpyCaterpillar4774

A woman sits at a desk, looking frustrated with her hands on her head, amid various objects and charts on the wall behind her

5.The Midnight Libraryby Matt Haig

" Clichéed with very surface - level exploration of the given root . "

– RTBy3

6.They Both Die in the Endby Adam Silvera

" I was baffled at how slowly the Latinian language run since they both knew they had less than 24 hrs to inhabit . "

– peannutthewoozle

7.Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowby Gabrielle Zevin

As much as I discord wholeheartedly , the net seems to reveal other opinions :

" So much hostility because , “ you should know why " bs . Like omg . "

– Dancing_Clean

A person looking concerned with the caption "Such…horror." This image suggests a dramatic or suspenseful scene

" The patch palpate dull , and I shin to connect with the theatrical role . "

– until_dimentia_takes_over

8.A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanaginhara

" It was just down . And end . And sadness . "

– altitudious

" No , it did not " literally " deepen my life . "

9.Song of Achillesby Madeline Miller

" I ’ve come to the decision that booktok books are ( largely ) not for me . "

– TattiesforRatties

" So disappointing . "

– lazulipriestess

10.The Martianby Andy Weir

" The direction this was compose it felt like a 10 - twelvemonth - previous boy ’s diary rather than a sci - fi thriller . "

– Neon_Aurora451

11.This Is How You Lose the Time Warby Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

" I wish I could erase my memory of this book . All style and no message . "

– allybeary

12.Dark Matterby Blake Crouch

" Still so bruise by how popular this terrible book is . "

– brookebookbobook

13.Big Swissby Jen Beagin

" One of the bad book i ’ve ever register . "

– No_Blackberry_3107

14.Bunnyby Mona Awad

" I was relieved when it was over . And I really care weird books . "

– ButterscotchOk3498

"   I was n’t a sports fan of the writing , or either plot line . "

– sbucksbarista

15.Babelby R. F. Kuang

" I found it unsatisfying due to the anachronous perspective on colonialism , flat characters , and relentlessly miserable whole step . "

– 2thicc4this

" I hated it . "

– Disastrous - Mango6069

16.Lapvonaby Ottessa Moshfegh

" What the fuck was that ? "

" It was definitely … interesting . Not really in a good style . "

17.If We Were Villainsby M. L. Rio

" Why this Quran is compare toThe Secret Historybaffles me . It ’s an abuse to Donna Tartt . "

– dawgfan19881

" It was legit awful , I do n’t sympathize all the love for it . "

– cat - did

" Having already readThe Secret story , this felt like an awkward fanfic , but even more pretentious . "

– cricketchubs

18.Tender is the Fleshby Agustina Bazterrica

" It had such an interesting premise , but then it did nothing but apply it for cheap shock the entire time . I was so disappointed . "

– SanguineOptimist

" The worst , and nothing come secretive . "

– ShinyBlueChocobo

" 100 the great unwashed will say it ’s the scariest Holy Scripture they ever translate , and I will have interpret scarierGoosebumpsbooks . "

– HotPoppinPopcorn

I have my own personal “big misses” thatBookToktricked me into reading, includingCloud Cuckoo Land,Our Missing Hearts, andThe God of the Woods.

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mention : Some reaction have been edited for length and/or clarity .