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.
Silmarillion. I love that world, loved the Hobbit, loved the LoTR books. I tried Silmarillion at least 4 times and was never able to make it past the first page. It reads like Genesis in the Bible.
My husband loves the LoTR books and I bought him The Silmarillion years ago and he never took to it either. I think it’s still in our book collection because I think he feels guilty getting rid of it! I couldn’t get into the original books but adore the movies. Recently we bought the dvd set where all three are extended versions.