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

submitted 11 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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[–] StitchChris@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Jim Butcher.

I tried the Dresden books and just hated them. Like, all characters are assholes and women are mostly sexy cardbords and just... noped out of that one very quickly, swore to never touch anything by him ever again.

A few years later a dear friend started talking about how great Codex Alera is. I picked up the series mostly because I trust her and I am so glad I did. Like, it's not great, but it is a genuinely fun fantasy adventure, also makes me wonder about Butcher, because it turns out he can write nice characters and women that are not two dimensional (though I feel the need to point out that it is very early 2000s fantasy, like, you can really tell. But it's still fun)

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

I like his cinder spires series. I'm not as keen on the Dresden books. I liked Codex Already.

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