Jerry Eleven answers “I'm 200+ pages in. There are some great...”

Joan Schleinkofer asked this question about The Nix:

I'm 200+ pages in. There are some great moments, some funny moments ( the college student is the best) but I'm getting bored and wondering if I should throw in the towel. I was always one to finish once started, but at 56 years old have realized life is too short to finish a book I'm not enjoying, my "to read" list is too long for that. Do I trudge forward and hope for the best or quit now and move on? Advice pls?

Jerry Eleven I'm no help. I'm in the same boat. Listening to the audio book as I drive, wishing I could skip paragraphs to find the next item that would move the s…moreI'm no help. I'm in the same boat. Listening to the audio book as I drive, wishing I could skip paragraphs to find the next item that would move the story along.
Edit - I finished it. !! The story was much more a 'This is what people do" than anything else. The only reason there was any mystery was because the author took a hundred pages to explain a simple situation. The depth and detail of the characters thoughts not only drove me crazy, but did not add to the basis of the story.
So, this novel is really a study of a bunch of fictional characters mindsets. I think the people that really enjoyed this book would have liked it even without 'What happened with Faye' mystery.(less)

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