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Her sits at 2.80 stars on goodreads. Nothing to do with the Spike Jonze film this is, in fact, a story about obsession and a dangerous game of cat and mouse between Nina and Emma. 
To defend this book we have 
 
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for mocked and derided literature, a lone defender doing their best to fight the conditioned ideas of the court of public opinion.
Every episode a member of the group has to convince the rest of us that their assigned book has been unfairly judged. As a benchmark we're using goodreads.com, anything on their site with at least 100 reviews and a rating of less than 3 stars is, we think, deserving of a fair appeal hearing.
 
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Everyone's least favourite Smith, Morrissey, wrote a novel! And let's just say the reviews were not positive. It currently sits at 2.30 stars on goodreads and... oof.
CW: Misogyny, violence & hate directed at unhoused people
Defending the novel choices made today is the wonderful Ed! 
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for mocked and derided literature, a lone defender doing their best to fight the conditioned ideas of the court of public opinion.
Every episode a member of the group has to convince the rest of us that their assigned book has been unfairly judged. As a benchmark we're using goodreads.com, anything on their site with at least 100 reviews and a rating of less than 3 stars is, we think, deserving of a fair appeal hearing.
 
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Michael Gerber's take on the wizarding world, a self-proclaimed "all for a quick buck" parody of the multi-billion-dollar earning franchise. As a note here: there will be mentions of that writer and that work but this was also recorded in early 2018, just before her dive off into very public transphobia and litigious bigotry so the panel would not have been aware of that. Ah, hindsight. That being said, at the time of recording Barry Trotter had a healthy 2.85 stars on goodreads.
Defending this work of parody is the wonderful Lisa!
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for mocked and derided literature, a lone defender doing their best to fight the conditioned ideas of the court of public opinion.
Every episode a member of the group has to convince the rest of us that their assigned book has been unfairly judged. As a benchmark we're using goodreads.com, anything on their site with at least 100 reviews and a rating of less than 3 stars is, we think, deserving of a fair appeal hearing.
 
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A sequel to her exceptionally well received The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger takes Andy Sachs off to socialite marriage and her own magazine with nemesis-turned-friend Emily. Wedding day jitters turn to cold dread once Andy discovers a secret letter.
Revenge Wears Prada sat at 2.89 stars on goodreads at the time of recording (but that has been pushed up to 3.02 owing to the release of the new film. Not that I'd know about such things)
Defending this piece of work is the lovely Greg!
 
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for mocked and derided literature, a lone defender doing their best to fight the conditioned ideas of the court of public opinion.
Every episode a member of the group has to convince the rest of us that their assigned book has been unfairly judged. As a benchmark we're using goodreads.com, anything on their site with at least 100 reviews and a rating of less than 3 stars is, we think, deserving of a fair appeal hearing.
 
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Chuck Palahniuk's novel about a child soldier infiltrating America had 2.96 stars on goodreads at the time of recording. It follows Operative 67 navigating the American school systems and Midwestern home life in all its horror. 
CW for references to: xenophobia, child sexual assault, school shooting, harm to children, religious abuse.
Defending this novel we have the wonderful Kate!
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for mocked and derided literature, a lone defender doing their best to fight the conditioned ideas of the court of public opinion.
Every episode a member of the group has to convince the rest of us that their assigned book has been unfairly judged. As a benchmark we're using goodreads.com, anything on their site with at least 100 reviews and a rating of less than 3 stars is, we think, deserving of a fair appeal hearing.
 
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Susan Moody's sequel to the classic The Secret Garden is currently ranked at 2.69 stars on Goodreads. It takes us from the battlefields of France to India under the occupation of Britain. Susan Moody is also known, of course, for her novelisation of the Nescafe Gold Blend advertisements (RIP Anthony Stewart Head)
To defend this book we have none other than the OG himself: G!
 
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for mocked and derided literature, a lone defender doing their best to fight the conditioned ideas of the court of public opinion.
Every episode a member of the group has to convince the rest of us that their assigned book has been unfairly judged. As a benchmark we're using goodreads.com, anything on their site with at least 100 reviews and a rating of less than 3 stars is, we think, deserving of a fair appeal hearing.
 
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