Finally finished skimming through this version of "War & Peace". What I found most interesting is that some of my favorite books were listed.
The DaVinci code
Bridges of Madison County
Atlas Shrugged
Clan of the Cave Bear
Also someone mentioned C.J. Cherryh (some of hers are bad but most are very good, e.g. The Cuckoo's Egg and The Chanur series)
I didn't see some that I actually read that I disliked very much but that came highly recommended. (These are one that I actually read. Like many others here I tend to quit reading books I dislike.)
Hated books
The Lonesome Dove
The Aztec
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Others that I tried & couldn't get into
Lord of the Rings
Books by L. Ron Hubbard
Others that were required reading
Mobidick
Some book by James Fennimore Cooper where the Indians stuffed a dog to put by the old hunter's chair
The Scarlett Letter