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Originally Posted by issybird
It’s such a great feeling when you decide to abandon a book; the realization that, “It’s not me, it’s the book.” Yesterday I abandoned one of this year’s hot novels, Booth . . .
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I first read a review or two in publications I respect, and rarely start a book unless it got a rave. So when I abandon a book, as I frequently do, it really is me.
As for Booth, my main
go-to for reviews agrees with you:
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If it sounds tedious to witness an author grapple with tension for 470 pages, that would be an accurate forecast of the reading experience. It’s impossible to summarize the plot of “Booth.” There’s far too much of it.
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