At the same time, some books take a while to develop. The first third of Catch-22 was a struggle for me. I found it painfully slapstick. Once I finally got into the groove, the second third was a joy. But the final third was absolutely brilliant.
I think I'd rather miss out on a few slow developers than constantly hold on to false hope that something will get better. It seems to me that the latter is much more common than the former. Being more selective will result in reading more books, and hopefully enjoying more books.
Catch-22 is a book where your perception of it is altered greatly by your mood. I first read it when I was 16 and thought it was the most humorous book I had ever read. I read it the second time at 20 after a bad break up (I had what I thought was the brilliant idea that it would cheer me up) and I found it the most depressing book I had ever read. I have been meaning to read it a third time to see what age has done.
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At the same time, some books take a while to develop. The first third of Catch-22 was a struggle for me. I found it painfully slapstick. Once I finally got into the groove, the second third was a joy. But the final third was absolutely brilliant.
I think I'd rather miss out on a few slow developers than constantly hold on to false hope that something will get better. It seems to me that the latter is much more common than the former. Being more selective will result in reading more books, and hopefully enjoying more books.
Catch-22 is a book where your perception of it is altered greatly by your mood. I first read it when I was 16 and thought it was the most humorous book I had ever read. I read it the second time at 20 after a bad break up (I had what I thought was the brilliant idea that it would cheer me up) and I found it the most depressing book I had ever read. I have been meaning to read it a third time to see what age has done.