What book do you regret reading?

We’ve all been there: Your dear ol’ aunt tells you about a wonderful book. You pick up it and read it. And as soon as you turn its final page, you immediately begin searching for a magical genie’s lamp that will enable you to wish back the 75,000 words you just consumed.

Yes, we all have reading regrets. (I, for one, will never get back the four hours I wasted reading James Patterson’s Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas. Can you say tedious?) That’s why it’s fun to head over to the blog Good Reads to see this user-generated list of books that readers most regret reading. Though it’s no surprise that the polarizing Twilight tops the list, I’ll admit that I’m quite shocked that more people regret reading J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye than Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic.

So your turn, Shelf Lifers: What book gave you pangs of regret? And remember, this is a no-judgment zone!