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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
[...] Well, I intentionally selected the word that I "appreciated" the book more after reflecting on it rather than "liked" the book more. I hope you find your reading groove again soon. We all go through periods like that.
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Ah, an important distinction. And, indeed, a better mood may have helped me to appreciate the work, because the more I think about it the more I really doubt whether I would like this book in any mood.
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I like to read for escapism so I prefer cozy and sentimental and happy endings. Same with movies. I don't mind reading books without happy endings, but I like there to be hope or a lesson to be learned. [...]
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Or, if there is no lesson learned, at least make me feel for what has happened. For me the prose of this novel, while undoubtedly clever in places, kept me distanced from the characters. Many of them were interesting enough to intrigue me, but I was never let in, let close enough, to really care.
If there is no lesson or journey for the protagonist, there should be one for the reader - some sense of satisfaction come the end. I found no satisfaction from this book.