The 15 Most Overrated American Writers

You'll that I like a list more than most and I found this one of the most overrated novelists in the U.S. fascinating. I have to admit that I've only read four of them, so I'll be interested in your opinions. I completely agree with Shivani about William Vollmann's obsession with the Southeast Asian sex trade and Junot Diaz's lame attempt at street cred, but I've enjoyed both of Jonathan Safran Foer's novels and Jhumpa Lahiri's first book of short stories and particularly "The Namesake." Your thoughts on the following?

1. William Vollmann
2. Amy Tan
3. John Ashbery
4. Mary Oliver
5. Helen Vendler
6. Antonya Nelson
7. Sharon Olds
8. Jorie Graham
9. Jonathan Safran Foer
10. Jhumpa Lahiri
11. Junot Diaz
12. Louise Gluck
13. Michael Cunningham
14. Billy Collins
15. Michiko Kakutani

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