Honestly, A Tale of Two Cities. The first two thirds was torture. The last third flew. I read it in college, so I don’t know if I’d have the same reaction now.
Usually I have the opposite reaction. The first two thirds hook me, then I get irritated or bored. Maybe the actual ending redeems it.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskin.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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Housekeeping my Marilynne Robinson was like this for me. Also Gone Girl really ramps up after a bit of a slow beginning.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
Honestly, A Tale of Two Cities. The first two thirds was torture. The last third flew. I read it in college, so I don’t know if I’d have the same reaction now.
Usually I have the opposite reaction. The first two thirds hook me, then I get irritated or bored. Maybe the actual ending redeems it.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskin.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Housekeeping my Marilynne Robinson was like this for me. Also Gone Girl really ramps up after a bit of a slow beginning.