Melody answers “Almost two years later and I still cannot...”

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Almost two years later and I still cannot finish this book. I am more than half way through, but I just can't finish it. Why, oh why? It's been picked up and abandoned multiple times. I'm not sure if the reason is because the story moves too slowly for my taste or if the dialogue is putting me off. Should I continue? For those who have read this book, does the ending make up for the first half?

Melody I tell everyone that I spent about 1.5 years picking up this book, putting it down, listening to it on audio, trying again with reading, and it didn't…moreI tell everyone that I spent about 1.5 years picking up this book, putting it down, listening to it on audio, trying again with reading, and it didn't get going until 1/2- 2/3s through the book. At that point, I couldn't put it down (a stark contrast to the times before, where I just couldn't get into it). The payoff was worth it for me; questions answered, and I ended up rereading the entire thing multiple times to re-read hints and foreshadowing that completely went over my head the first time around. That said, if you are over the halfway point, it may be time to let it go. Chel said it well: Life is short, and there are tons of books out there. I should have followed that instinct with Grisham's King of Torts (ugh, terrible book), but I didn't and felt like my time was wasted. (less)

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