Buried_in_Fiction's Reviews > Wellness

I feel you! I was back and forth between’ finishing the book’ and ‘dumping the book’ the whole time! Such a torture to the reader.

I’m on page 76 and about to flip a coin if I should continue! Can’t get into it at all.

I don’t blame you, I know what you’re going through and I’m sorry! I’d say stop for now and start your New Year off on a good note! 🤣

I read obsessively and I totally agree with your comment that reading this book feels like sitting down to do homework. It’s heading to DNF for me

Amen! You said it much more concisely than I could

I’m having a difficult time getting into it. I’m almost 200 pages in and still waiting for something “big” to happen. It’s boring but I feel like I have to finish it .

Exactly!

I quit this book when it started comparing hyperlinks versus reading books in a linear fashion. I felt I had suffered enough.

It has so many rave reviews that I’m wondering what I’m missing!! I’m about ready to toss it, but don’t want to give up too soon.

I’m on page 431 and am forcing myself to keep reading. Excellent writing but boring story. And I’m not invested in any of the characters. They are mean and petty.

Strongly recommend you keep reading!! Everything has a reason behind it and the book has a beautiful ending.

My thoughts exactly! I’m on page 80, and so stinking bored. This is the wordiest book I’ve ever read. My new rule this year is if I don’t like it by page 100, I DNF. And I’m pretty sure I’m heading that way. I literally just said to my husband as I picked it up, “let me get out my textbook now” LOL.

Yup. Too many chapters about Facebook. Too much repetition of events & memories. I hate to not finish a book but I bailed on this one. Googled the ending.

I 100% agree with this
I’m on page 473 and am just waiting for it to end

God, I’m so bored!! Glad to know I’m not alone. It’s time to move on.

I’m so happy to see your review. What a chore! I attempted to read it twice.

I came here to read some reviews as I'm struggling to justify to myself if I need to push myself to finish this book. I've read about 40% of the book but not sure I have it in me to finish it.

I hate abandoning books - especially a novel. But life’s too short and this narrative is too indulgent. Story about marriage and it’s not THAT enlightening (to me). A lot of long-winded navel gazing. I like the cover design though!

I agree with you. I saw how highly it was rated, so wasn't expecting it to be sooo boring. It could have been a good story if it was much shorter.

Struggled to finish myself. Not the typical books I read so was giving it a chance. Was hopeful for it to pick up but it just wasn’t for me.

I’m about halfway through and same. Reading the 5-star reviews makes me wonder if we’re reading the same book. I’ll keep at it a bit longer.

I just finished it. Generally, I avoid Oprah's book club choices (find them to be depressing) Anyway, I stuck with it, but by the time I was just over halfway through, I started skimming at a very rapid pace, primarily to see what would happen at the end. Some refer to this as long-form fiction. I have read other long novels (ie Covenant of Water, 736 pages) that were well written and kept your interest, but not this one. As far as the 4-5 star ratings...I am sure publishers figure out a way to make that happen...it sells books.

Totally agree. I am skipping chapters sometimes, still not halfway through. Why so much detail that does not serve the main story?

I want to get past this history lesson about railroad, condensed milk, and clothing the KKK. I am invested in the couple. How far do I need to skip ahead.