> The results show that about 30% of these 2,000 "mediocre" books are rated as literarily important or of high quality according to other criteria—for example,

> The results show that about 30% of these 2,000 "mediocre" books are rated as literarily important or of high quality according to other criteria—for example, whether they are considered classics, are part of education or have had great cultural significance. I am not surprised. I found that a lot of books that are considered classics and were required reading in high school are very boring... I would not call them "good read" at all, and I would not recommend them to anyone else.