Tuesday, November 22, 2022

False start, Two Nights in Lisbon, by Chris Pavone

The beginning was boring. Decided not to push too far into it. I'm tired of books that "tell" more than they "show." I'll say it til I'm blue in the face, the author's job is to pull in the reader from the beginning. Create the desire to keep turning pages. 

After reading some book reviews, I see there are tons of other discerning readers who pushed through, but then sped read, or gave up after 150 pgs or so. Nope, not this time. Not this gal. 

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