S/O What book did you put down the first time only...

[Tera, First Chick]

to pick it up later and love it, or just really like it?

[Mary]

Atonement. I *think* Ian McKewn wrote it.

I distinctly remember putting it down 3 or 4 times at page 23. I couldn't get past page 23. But one day I soldiered on and I ended up really liking it.

[Emily]

I put down The Fellowship of the Ring the first time or two. The beginning is just so slow, but I ended up loving the whole series, of course.
I also really wanted to give up on Possession for the first 100 pages or so, but luckily I stuck with it, and it ended up being one of my favorite books.

[Viola]

For me it was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So slow in the beginning... But it picked up after the Vanger family mystery was presented. And in the end, I was glad that I read it.

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl)]

Viola wrote: "For me it was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So slow in the beginning... But it picked up after the Vanger family mystery was presented. And in the end, I was glad that I read it."

Same here. So many names and places to remember, some of them I couldn't even pronounce. I put it down for a week thinking I would forget about it. But the opposite happened, I couldn't stop thinking about it. So I went ahead and watched the movie. Cheated a little bit haha. After that, I inhaled that whole trilogy.

[Holli]

Great question Tera! For me it was The Time Traveler's Wife It took me 3 times to finally get started on that one and then I loved it!

[Viola]

Cate wrote: "Viola wrote: "For me it was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So slow in the beginning... But it picked up after the Vanger family mystery was presented. And in the end, I was glad th..."

Yep, I finished the whole trilogy too!

[Robin]

Holli wrote: "Great question Tera! For me it was The Time Traveler's Wife It took me 3 times to finally get started on that one and then I loved it!"

OMG, me too. I finished on my 2nd try. I liked it fine. Her second book I adored: Her Fearful Symmetry".

[Holli]

I still have to read that one Robin.... I've heard great things about it!

[Dimity]

The Handmaid's Tale...one of my favorites now!

[Robin]

Holli wrote: "I still have to read that one Robin.... I've heard great things about it!"

What are you reading now? I'm reading The Curious Incient of the Dog ...and I'm enjoying it mega more than I thought I would.

[Holli]

Robin I'm reading A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles". I'm loving it!

[Lori]

I spoke of the book which answers that question on another post recently: . I started Dr. Z when I was in high school and tried it 2 or 3 times after that. It always nagged at me whenever the subject came up of Russian novels. I think I had to grow into that novel and I'm very pleased that I can say that I've finished it. I would like to tackle the Mac Daddy of Russian Lit someday: . Don't know how old I'll be by then!

[Robin]

Robin wrote: "Holli wrote: "I still have to read that one Robin.... I've heard great things about it!"

What are you reading now? I'm reading The Curious Incient of the Dog ...and I'm enjoying it mega more than..."

I think I read that a which ago. Have you read Harville Hendrix's books? You might enjoy those.

[Holli]

I haven't Robin... I'll have to check into those... thanks!

[Priya]

I started with Girl Who Played With Fire so I loved it, straightaway- a classic for our times. Time Traveller's Wife is still on my to read list. I loved Curious Incident...

[Priya]

Dimity wrote: "The Handmaid's Tale...one of my favorites now!"

I loved this one as soon as I began to read and didn't put it down till the end. I'm going to read it again...

[Priya]

Mary wrote: "Atonement. I *think* Ian McKewn wrote it.

I distinctly remember putting it down 3 or 4 times at page 23. I couldn't get past page 23. But one day I soldiered on and I ended up really liking it."
This is another I couldn't put down from the word go- I'm addicted to historicals and coming of age books.

[Priya]

Emily wrote: "I put down The Fellowship of the Ring the first time or two. The beginning is just so slow, but I ended up loving the whole series, of course.
I also really wanted to give up on [book:Po..."

Yes, Possession I put down and re-read and loved it so I went through Children's book from beginning to end. But LOTR - I read all the books through before I was done- my family was on hold