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@handyandy saidI wouldn't do it either - tried a few such books earlier but put them aside for good. That ones I start reading now, I usually finish or I don't try them at all. There must be something in them that makes me want more. The one I read recently - the Stockholm trilogy, 1794 - was very heavy and saddening. Niclas Natt och Dag is such a skilled writer and I want to know how the story unfolds. But it was very dark.
I mean books like War and Peace that you read as far as Page 500, put it down, and then return to it three years later and go back to the beginning, and manage to read as far as Page 475... Whew!
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@handyandy saidIf I'm not mistaken, you have writing experiences in the news media. Am I right?
I like your attitude.
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@handyandy saidYes, I just had that impression, maybe because you are such a good writer - grammar, spelling, vocabulary.
Mum's the word.
I had a book for a few years on my bookshelf, which I knew would be worth an effort, but the start just didn't encourage me to go on - Carlos Ruiz Zafón: The Shadow of the Wind. I tried a few times and left it after a couple of pages. Then on one occasion when I had nothing of interest to read, I decided to give it another try, and was swept into an amazing literary, imaginary world. After that I read three more of his books, I just couldn't stop.