This was a really good post, Adriana. Thanks! I wish I could think of a book I hate but could only come up with a couple I stopped reading because they bugged me. Oh wait, Harry Potter - the original. I only got about 60 pages in (this was 2003) and found it so formulaic (even the names) that I couldn't respect the author. It did okay though. I also realized it was for children and I was a grown-up. No book is for everyone, which is something I keep reminding myself about mine.
It’s funny how one can get shy admitting they didn’t like a book that’s universally loved. As long as your book delights and/or resonates with one person, the writer can be happy, I think. Your book will have its fans and its haters, it’s all fine, as long as you keep writing.
Very good points. I didn't hate it, "Funny Story" by Emily Henry, it is one of those easy summer reads. It was fun and I enjoyed it enough to finish it except the ending and there were moments I thought it was just a little TOO much for characters. As you pointed out, the author probably got burned out and just wanted to finish the damn thing at the end and kept adding to the characters and situations to make it more "twisty." Thinking a lot about less is more approach.
It's all a question of dosing, for sure. Like when a novel is rolling along at one rhythm and then the plot goes nuclear crazy. You can tell when there was a left turn!
This was a really good post, Adriana. Thanks! I wish I could think of a book I hate but could only come up with a couple I stopped reading because they bugged me. Oh wait, Harry Potter - the original. I only got about 60 pages in (this was 2003) and found it so formulaic (even the names) that I couldn't respect the author. It did okay though. I also realized it was for children and I was a grown-up. No book is for everyone, which is something I keep reminding myself about mine.
It’s funny how one can get shy admitting they didn’t like a book that’s universally loved. As long as your book delights and/or resonates with one person, the writer can be happy, I think. Your book will have its fans and its haters, it’s all fine, as long as you keep writing.
Very good points. I didn't hate it, "Funny Story" by Emily Henry, it is one of those easy summer reads. It was fun and I enjoyed it enough to finish it except the ending and there were moments I thought it was just a little TOO much for characters. As you pointed out, the author probably got burned out and just wanted to finish the damn thing at the end and kept adding to the characters and situations to make it more "twisty." Thinking a lot about less is more approach.
It's all a question of dosing, for sure. Like when a novel is rolling along at one rhythm and then the plot goes nuclear crazy. You can tell when there was a left turn!