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Book Meme
21. The book you gave up on, and the reasons why
Young Henry of Navarre by Heinrich Mann
My Dad loved this book as a teenager so he gave it to me for my 25th birthday. I like historical fiction in general so it was a fair bet on his part. And he usually gives me interesting books. I was leaving for England to do history research four days later so I took the book with me.
I couldn't get past the first page. Catherine de Medici was just too evil right away and I couldn't stand it. If I know too much about the time period and have certain impression of the people, a book that doesn't match it just gets sour for me.
So I called my Dad and asked him to recommend another book as I just couldn't read this one and I still wanted to read something. He recommended Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carre, which I picked up in a Norwich bookstore. I absolutely loved that book. Don't regret not reading the Mann book at all.
21. The book you gave up on, and the reasons why
Young Henry of Navarre by Heinrich Mann
My Dad loved this book as a teenager so he gave it to me for my 25th birthday. I like historical fiction in general so it was a fair bet on his part. And he usually gives me interesting books. I was leaving for England to do history research four days later so I took the book with me.
I couldn't get past the first page. Catherine de Medici was just too evil right away and I couldn't stand it. If I know too much about the time period and have certain impression of the people, a book that doesn't match it just gets sour for me.
So I called my Dad and asked him to recommend another book as I just couldn't read this one and I still wanted to read something. He recommended Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carre, which I picked up in a Norwich bookstore. I absolutely loved that book. Don't regret not reading the Mann book at all.