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?
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.
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.
I loved both. Death In Her Hands, not so much.
I listened to her on Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast and she is as insufferable as her R&R protagonist, but I’m giving her another shot… waiting for Eileen to come up from my holds list at the library.
Ohhh interesting.