Thread: Have you ever found a book to be good, but too disturbing to continue?
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Old 05-10-2011, 10:36 AM   #110
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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73 View Post
This, in a nutshell, is why I am not a big fan of contemporary literary fiction. If it is historically set, I'll go for the "literary" stuff, but I am more into fantasy. I read to get away.
Indeed. Escapism FTW. It doesn't have to be all sunshine and puppies - bad things happen, and that's what authors generally wrap their plots around. But grinding, petty, meaningless misery that goes on and on without end? Not what I want to read about.
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