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

submitted 9 months ago by Hellcatcomputer@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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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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[–] nzfriend33@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Ottessa Moshfegh. I really hated My Year of Rest and Relaxation and wasn’t interested in more, but a friend was reading Lapvona and it sounded interesting so I gave it a shot. I loved it so much. I’ll have to try more and see which is the outlier, but right now I’m glad I tried her again.

[–] lola-from-abyss@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I read My Year of Rest and Relaxation and as a former addict that stuff was really rough to stomach - and then I read Eileen. I loved that. Lapvona is on my to-read-list since it came out.

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