What author did you read a book by and didn’t like, but gave them another chance and loved it?

I’m so glad I gave Edith Wharton another chance. I read Ethan Frome and thought it was fine. On a whim I picked up The Age of Innocence and fell in love. Now I’m buying anything I can by her. I recently read The House of Mirth, and can confirm she is one of my favorite authors now. Anybody have a similar experience with an author?

  • alwaysellen-@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Sally Rooney. I listened to Beautiful World Where Are You and I HATED it. I thought it was boring and the characters extremely unlikeable. I was pretty sure her writing wasn’t for me. But I recently read Normal People and it ruined me in the best way possible. Top 5 of the year. Now I can’t wait to read Conversations With Friends.

    • phasedweasel@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I loved Normal People, and DNF’d Beautiful World. Beautiful World is all her vapid unweighted philosophy but minus any kind of meaningful connection with the characters, or character arc.