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.
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy. It was maybe three or four pages in? I detested the formatting, lack of quote marks, and lack of apostrophes. Sorry, but saying cant when you mean can’t is pretentious and they’re two completely different words! Same with wont and won’t. It grated on my nerves. In the end it was fine that I DNF as the story wasn’t really interesting.
You made the right choice.