Thread: Enjoying a book, but can't get into it?
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Old 01-21-2012, 09:28 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by tdonline View Post
That's happening with me right now with The Stranger's Child which I have had to borrow twice and I'm still about 140 pages from the finish. There are some parts I really enjoyed but I find some of the chapters to be far too long. One night, I just couldn't take it take anymore and stopped halfway through a chapter. I almost always try to stop at a chapter.

Still, I want to know the end and thus I'm sticking with it. I'm a little miffed about why it's gotten acclaim and am hoping the conclusion will fantastic...
I'm having EXACTLY the same experience with this book. Started on December 31, presently about a third of the way through. I can see why The Sense of an Ending beat this out for the Man Booker.
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