Number 5:
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by: Mark Twain was a book I've been wanting to read since I was about 12 years old. It turns out that there was a reason I'd never read it.
Read my review of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by: Mark Twain here.

Number 4:
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Seriously, how did The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by: Junot Diaz ever win a Pulitzer Prize?
Read my review of The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by: Junot Diaz here to see what I thought, and why it's in my worst 5 books of the year.

Number 3:
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by: Susanna Clarke. Ugh. I have no idea why "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" got such great reviews. Everyone told me it was fantastic! It's like Harry Potter but for adults. Really?
Read my full review here.

Number 2:
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Maybe I would have enjoyed Gulliver's Travels by: Jonathan Swift more had I read it with a group. I don't know, but I didn't care for it.
Read my review here if you're thinking of reading it yourself.

And my Number 1 absolute WORST book of 2009 is:
Click here to buy On Chesil Beach by: Ian McEwan if you dare

On Chesil Beach by: Ian McEwan was a little too much sex and way too little story for me.
Read my review here to see why I think it deserves to be the worst book I read in 2009.