Second Chance Winners

Moe The Cat · 03-21-2009, 07:16 PM

What book have you started, and then given up on, only to give it a second try later and discover that you liked it after all?

I am currently giving Richard K. Morgan's Thirteen/Black Man a second chance and enjoying it very much. The first time I started the book, about six months ago, it didn't appeal to me at all. I think it was because I had just finished the author's Takeshi Kovacs trilogy and was expecting Thirteen/Black Man to be the same type of novel. It's not. Now, with Takeshi Kovacs six months behind me, I'm enjoying Thirteen/Black Man on its own merits.

What are some of your second chance winners?

JSWolf · 03-25-2009, 10:49 AM

For me, when I give up on a book, I don't go back. Too many other things to read.

Moe The Cat · 03-25-2009, 05:00 PM

I usually don't give books a second chance, either. In this case, however, I enjoyed Richard K. Morgan's other books so much that I thought Thirteen/Black Man must have something going for it. It's the same author, after all. So I gave it a second chance and it turned out I like the book after all.

badgoodDeb · 03-25-2009, 05:34 PM

Assassin's Apprentice. I was probably still at work, so I only read a page or two, no more. Wasn't sure I liked it. Tried it later and wound up buying the subsequent 2 books in the series too!

Sweetpea · 03-26-2009, 08:47 AM

Shogun, by James Clavell.

The first time I read it, I just couldn't finish it. Now, I'd fnish it in one day if I could...

(it may have had something to do with my age, I was 12 or 13 when I first tried to read it).

I almost forgot, I could never finish Gaj Jin either, and am reading (or rather listening) to it right now...

03-21-2009, 07:16 PM	#1
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Second Chance Winners What book have you started, and then given up on, only to give it a second try later and discover that you liked it after all? I am currently giving Richard K. Morgan's Thirteen/Black Man a second chance and enjoying it very much. The first time I started the book, about six months ago, it didn't appeal to me at all. I think it was because I had just finished the author's Takeshi Kovacs trilogy and was expecting Thirteen/Black Man to be the same type of novel. It's not. Now, with Takeshi Kovacs six months behind me, I'm enjoying Thirteen/Black Man on its own merits. What are some of your second chance winners?

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03-25-2009, 10:49 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,142 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	For me, when I give up on a book, I don't go back. Too many other things to read.

03-25-2009, 05:00 PM	#3
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	I usually don't give books a second chance, either. In this case, however, I enjoyed Richard K. Morgan's other books so much that I thought Thirteen/Black Man must have something going for it. It's the same author, after all. So I gave it a second chance and it turned out I like the book after all.

03-25-2009, 05:34 PM	#4
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,540 Karma: 64201357 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Assassin's Apprentice. I was probably still at work, so I only read a page or two, no more. Wasn't sure I liked it. Tried it later and wound up buying the subsequent 2 books in the series too!

03-26-2009, 08:47 AM	#5
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Shogun, by James Clavell. The first time I read it, I just couldn't finish it. Now, I'd fnish it in one day if I could... (it may have had something to do with my age, I was 12 or 13 when I first tried to read it). I almost forgot, I could never finish Gaj Jin either, and am reading (or rather listening) to it right now...

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