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The “We’re Not Drinking the Kool-Aid” List of 2010 (Acclaimed Books—or Books by Acclaimed Authors—That Didn’t Live Up to Our Expectations)

BY NIGHTFALL

By Michael Cunningham (Author)

Pub Date: Oct 5, 2010

A surfeit of literary and cultural references can't disguise a lightweight soap opera.
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HALF A LIFE

By Darin Strauss (Author)

Pub Date: Sep 15, 2010

Redress and atonement mar a boy's adolescence after the accidental death of a classmate.
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BOB DYLAN IN AMERICA

By Sean Wilentz (Author)

Pub Date: Sep 7, 2010

A noted historian tries to shed light on the less-traveled byways in Bob Dylan's epic journey.
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FREEDOM

By Jonathan Franzen (Author)

Pub Date: Aug 31, 2010

The epic sprawl of this ambitious yet ultimately unsatisfying novel encompasses everything from indie rock to environmental radicalism to profiteering in the Middle East.
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IMPERIAL BEDROOMS

By Bret Easton Ellis (Author)

Pub Date: Jun 18, 2010

A sequel to Less Than Zero (1985).
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THE FACEBOOK EFFECT

The Inside Story of the Company that Is Connecting the World

By David Kirkpatrick (Author)

Pub Date: Jun 15, 2010

Fortune senior editor for Internet and technology Kirkpatrick delivers a data-heavy, analysis-light biography of the Internet's second-most-visited site.
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