"Celestine Prophecy," hands down. There might have been an actual book in there somewhere, but it was seriously in need of an editor. And laced through and through with death-defying leaps of logic and plot holes large enough to drive a lorrie through. I am utterly astounded at the popularity it achieved.

But then, "Bridges of Madison County," an equally inane and terribly written piece of poof, also did quite well, so I and the popular marked seem to be seriously out of step.

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