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BelleZora · 02-09-2023, 02:22 AM

Three of the books I enjoyed most were Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson, and The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The first featured a pedophile and the others homicidal sociopaths. I assure you that I did not connect with any of them. But they were all excellent books.

I do not need to connect with or like a protagonist. I want only a good story.

02-09-2023, 02:22 AM	#11
BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,442 Karma: 25151986 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Paperwhite 5, Kobo Libra Colour, Pocketbook Verse Pro Color	Three of the books I enjoyed most were Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson, and The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The first featured a pedophile and the others homicidal sociopaths. I assure you that I did not connect with any of them. But they were all excellent books. I do not need to connect with or like a protagonist. I want only a good story.