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Some really good books will get false negatives by this rule, however. For example: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie. By the bottom of page 50
by ythn 8y ago
Some really good books will get false negatives by this rule, however.
For example: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie.
By the bottom of page 50 I was not enjoying it at all, seemed like a trite mystery novel. I was ready to put it down but the friend who recommended it urged me to slog through. And boy was I glad I did. As is common with Agatha Christie, there is often a huge payoff at the very end (last chapter).
- MBCook 8y agoI’m having that problem with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It takes 120 pages or so to get to the real plot. An amazing amount of time. But I’m kind of enjoying it and get the feeling once it starts moving I may really like it. But at the same time it was so slow for a good portion of the start I’m not sure I want to continue.
- Uhhrrr 8y agoIt's a pretty fast read overall. But for me it fell into the category of "standard thriller fluff"
- MBCook 8y agoThat’s basically what I expect out of it, but if it’s well written that’s fine. I’ve mostly been reading Sci-Fi lately so I’m up for the change of pace. I’m not expecting it to be the next great literary work of the world.