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What is the soonest you've ever DNFd a book? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by FacelessOldWoman1234@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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You wanted to read the book, you were excited to crack it open, you came into it with good faith and anticipation... but you ended up dnf-ing it. Which book and why?

Mine was The Maid by Nita Prose. It was for my book club and looked like a fun murder mystery. Instead I got instant manic-pixie-dream-neurodivergent-girl vibes, and I noped out before the crime scene was even found.

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[–] legobreath@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My mom raved about All the Light We Cannot See so I picked up a copy and read a few pages whenever I could. I was about 100 or so pages into it and was thanking her for the suggestion and telling her I really liked it. And then she told me the ending.

[–] terwilliger-blvd@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

NO! This book is so beautifully written and has such a unique story. I’m a big fan of WWII historical fiction and this is one of the best I’ve read. I would recommend still finishing it just because it has such lovely prose.

[–] legobreath@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I think the book continues to stay with me simply because of the writing. I may return to it eventually, but I also want to watch the Netflix film, and I'm not sure how that will affect my approach to it later. Hmmm.