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.
Without knowing anything about L Ron Hubbard and Scientology, I saw the movie in the theater. Even without knowing shit about Scientology at the time, this was (and still is) the worst movie I had (and have) ever seen.
TIL that movie was based on a book and given the author, makes total sense why it was ridiculously bad and starred John Travolta. My family was so confused after watching it, my parents love Travolta and sci fi, and didn’t expect that at all.