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For me, Moby-Dick is the big one (no pun intended). I powered through out of sheer determination, but honestly…I regretted finishing it the second I closed the book. Dense, meandering, and way too much whale-encyclopedia for my taste.

James wrote: "For me, Moby-Dick is the big one (no pun intended). I powered through out of sheer determination, but honestly…I regretted finishing it the second I closed the book. Dense, meandering, and way too ..."

Same James, same. I honestly don't understand the admiration for this book.

For me it was Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Another book which I keep waiting and hoping would get interesting and it just didn't.

The Bell Jar This book interested me because it was mentioned on Gilmore Girls. After reading, I get the reference. It left me feeling depressed and unsettled. I can understand why some might identify with and embrace the main character's point of view. I'm proud to have made the effort by finishing it. Apparantly, it's a classic. But, I won't be reading it again.

The Family Inside by Katie Garner. It's a mystery/ psychological thriller. I finished it only because I didn't want to DNF it. I pretty much guessed what was going to happen really early in the book, so it stopped being a mystery and it became boring.