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

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. I know it's a beloved classic and highly regarded but I knew after a few pages the author's sense of humour was going to irritate the shit out of me. You can't please of all the people all of the time and no doubt there's stuff I love that others think is woeful.