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missly_ t1_j5ob6ak wrote

Reply to comment by mid-world_lanes in It's so nice re-reading a favorite by ackthisisamess

I have trouble getting through it for the first time lol. It's a good book, but to me really boring at times

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mid-world_lanes t1_j5piem8 wrote

It is written for a mid-20th century audience, so the pacing is definitely a bit different from what modern audiences expect.

Entertainment media today tends to be much faster paced (movies especially but books as well). But part of the reward of reading older books is getting a sense of what reading audiences of the past were into. After a bit of practice and immersion I think most people are able to shrug off the “present day bias” and enjoy the story for what it is.

If you press on to the end of chapter 10, book 1 the story picks up quite a bit and settles into the more exciting epic tone that characterizes the rest of the text.

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missly_ t1_j5pnvfi wrote

It's not that. I've read some old books, quite a few from Agatha Christie, some stories from Poe, also S. Fitzgerald. They were a bit more fast paced.

I think for me it's the fact, that for over 100 pages they basically walk through the woods haha. I like their food breaks the most for now lol. I will keep reading, hopefully it will pick up that exciting tone you're talking about!

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mid-world_lanes t1_j5po31l wrote

Get to chapter 10, it’s a pretty different story from there onwards.

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