Interesting example, because House of Leaves was the book that finally convinced me to start dropping books after 100 pages or so if I wasn't enjoying them.
This is exactly my point, though. You shouldn't put much value in what other people like to read. Maybe it's a good place to start, to find books in the first place, but tastes are inherently subjective. Even if hundreds of millions of people enjoyed House of Leaves, that should have no bearing whatsoever on your opinion of it. All that matters is if you enjoy the story or not.
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Interesting example, because House of Leaves was the book that finally convinced me to start dropping books after 100 pages or so if I wasn't enjoying them.
This is exactly my point, though. You shouldn't put much value in what other people like to read. Maybe it's a good place to start, to find books in the first place, but tastes are inherently subjective. Even if hundreds of millions of people enjoyed House of Leaves, that should have no bearing whatsoever on your opinion of it. All that matters is if you enjoy the story or not.