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

I didn't like The Shining, but am enjoying Pet Cemetery a bit more. I can't say overall as I'm only a quarter of the way through 😂

[–] speckledcreature@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Same with The Shining. The only 2 parts that got me was the scene with the topiaries and the bathtub scene. Other than that I was like - this is it? Where is the scary? I just didn’t feel any of the dread or unease that others did.

On the other hand Pet Semetary was so unsettling that I gave the book away when I finished it and it is by far the most disturbing book I have ever read.

Second place for MDB(Most disturbing book) - Suffer the Children by Craig deLouie

[–] Chewbones9@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Pet Semetary is such a hauntingly good book. King has a talent for treating the horrors of real life with the same level of respect as the horrors he manufactures, and I don’t think that’s on display in any of his books better than it is in Pet Semetary.

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