Which were the worst books of the decade?
The Guardian attempts to identify the worst books of the decade.
On a slightly different literary plane, Dylanwolf is outraged by Sam Jordison's condemnation of Don DeLillo's The Body Artist as "one of the worst books of 2001".
Jeffrey Archer, too, deserves honourable mention for trying to bring Kane and Abel, one of the worst books of the 1980s, back into contention by rewriting and rereleasing it.
His controversial and apparently revisionist marshalling of contemporary newspaper reports featured on both best and worst books of the year lists when published in 2008.
Thus the 10 worst books of the year, the most overrated (or unread) books of the century, books to cure your insomnia and books the world would never have missed.
The Guardian, sick of all the "best of" lists, decided to figure out what the worst books of the decade have been.
This season alone brings the return of Nigella Lawson, with "Nigella Express" (her worst book to date), and of Jamie Oliver, with "Cook With Jamie" (his best).
I can tell you the worst book I ever read: The Lord Of The Rings.
