On April 19, 2018, the editors of "GQ" published an article titled "21 Books You Don’t Have To Read" in which the editors compiled a list of works they think are overrated and should be passed over, including "Catcher in the Rye", "The Alchemist", "Blood Meridian", "A Farewell to Arms", "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Lord of the Rings", and "Catch-22."