You wanted to read the book, you were excited to crack it open, you came into it with good faith and anticipation… but you ended up dnf-ing it. Which book and why?

Mine was The Maid by Nita Prose. It was for my book club and looked like a fun murder mystery. Instead I got instant manic-pixie-dream-neurodivergent-girl vibes, and I noped out before the crime scene was even found.

  • Different_Tailor@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. I read about 20 pages. Went to update by GoodReads account that I was reading it and saw it was the first of about 15 books in a series.

    I bought it at a used book store for $2. I’ve read stuff by the author and liked him. But I didn’t know this was the start of a series and wasn’t looking for that kind of commitment.

    • JDCollie@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      While it is a huge series, the books are self contained. You can pick up any one of them and have a comfortable idea about what’s going on without much issue.