Yeah, I think this is pretty natural and can happen for all sorts of reasons. From just having your tastes change, to a change in the works of the author, or your perception of the author changing, etc.
10 years ago I would have said my favourite authors were J.K. Rowling and Mitch Albom. Neither would even make the cut for a top 10 list now.
In the case of J.K. Rowling, I still love the Harry Potter series but have never had any interest in reading anything else she’s written. And then she started weaponizing her fame against trans people which I find despicable and counter to much of the message I love from the Potter books. So, she’s very far from being my favourite author now. I think she’s the scum of the earth.
In a much less dramatic swing, I just find Mitch Albom less interesting to me lately. I do think his newer books are nowhere near the quality of some of his earlier ones. But I also think my tastes as a reader have evolved. His books tend to have these strong moral messages and there was a time in my life when I found that really soothing. Now I kind of want the plot to be stronger than the message, if that makes any sense.
He was. But she rejected him and he got over it. I believe he loves Amy in the end. And if Amy is happy with that, then I don’t think we need to worry about her deserving better.
To my mind in the end, Jo who didn’t love Laurie that way isn’t stuck in a marriage she would have been unhappy with.
Amy is married to someone she loves.
Laurie is married to someone he loves.
So, I think, that’s all pretty good. I wish Jo could have ended single. But otherwise, relationship-wise I think the Jo/Amy/Laurie situation is a win on all sides.
I’m curious which movie adaptation you watched. The more recent one does Amy way more justice than the others. Given you’re asking about Amy deserving better, I’d guess that’s the one you watched. A lot of folks come out from reading the book or watching one of the movie adaptations with a really strong dislike of Amy.