I can name a half dozen books I couldn't finish because too much exposition, or the writing style was blah, or I had no idea what was supposed to be happening. Those books all sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The one I am reading now I am forcefeeding myself (it was hard to get through 8 chapters of boring and mostly irrelevant expo…
I can name a half dozen books I couldn't finish because too much exposition, or the writing style was blah, or I had no idea what was supposed to be happening. Those books all sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The one I am reading now I am forcefeeding myself (it was hard to get through 8 chapters of boring and mostly irrelevant exposition).
On the other hand, there are certain authors that I can pick up one of their books and consume it in less than an afternoon.
Moral: not for me does not mean not for you.
I think: A review (vs a critique) should set expectations and guide people ("If you love book X, you will love this. Slow beginning, but the pace picks up in chapter 9 and is worth the wait...").
I can name a half dozen books I couldn't finish because too much exposition, or the writing style was blah, or I had no idea what was supposed to be happening. Those books all sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The one I am reading now I am forcefeeding myself (it was hard to get through 8 chapters of boring and mostly irrelevant exposition).
On the other hand, there are certain authors that I can pick up one of their books and consume it in less than an afternoon.
Moral: not for me does not mean not for you.
I think: A review (vs a critique) should set expectations and guide people ("If you love book X, you will love this. Slow beginning, but the pace picks up in chapter 9 and is worth the wait...").