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What author did you give a second chance and you’re glad you did? (alien.top)

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What author did you read a book by and didn’t like, but gave them another chance and loved it?

I’m so glad I gave Edith Wharton another chance. I read Ethan Frome and thought it was fine. On a whim I picked up The Age of Innocence and fell in love. Now I’m buying anything I can by her. I recently read The House of Mirth, and can confirm she is one of my favorite authors now. Anybody have a similar experience with an author?

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[–] Blueshift_rEDSHIFT@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Susanna Clarke

hated piranesi, and pushed down strange and mr norrell for an year. I am so glad that I finally read it.

[–] Efficient-Grass-6275@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Good to know. Loved Jonathan strange so much but haven’t read anything else from her.

[–] harrisonisdead@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It's really funny that people seem to be polarized into either the Piranesi camp or the Strange & Norrell camp. I seldom see people love both or hate both.

It kinda makes sense, the books were written decades apart and bear very little resemblance to one another, so you can't make a judgment on one based on the other.