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 Brothers Karamazov. To be clear, it did take about 80 pages to put it down, which is relatively early to the length of the book. I also want to mention that it wasn’t the book itself that made me put it down, but rather the version I was reading (English translation by Larissa and Richard). I’m a native Russian speaker, but read very slowly - hence my preference for a translation. I felt that this version tried to literally translate Russian nuances to English (a very difficult effort, I’ll admit), and the byproduct was a lot of repetitive and confusing text that just wasn’t enjoyable to read. It made me decide to work on my reading efficiency in Russian and to reattempt the book in the original language when ready.