Here is my embarrassing list.
=Noteworthy
1984 by George Orwell Catch-22 Joseph Heller Dune by Frank Herbert East of Eden by John Steinbeck Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
=Less Noteworthy
Black Sea Gods by Brian Braden Mythos by Stephen Fry Smallworld by Dominic Green The One by John Marrs The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
I searched the annals of the books subreddit way back when and could quite literally only find one other user besides me who couldn’t stand A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. I tried two separate times to read that book and just couldn’t do it. I understand the premise of crusty old guy is soft and mushy on the inside, but ffs he is SUCH a massive prick in the beginning I just could never get past it. I also read Anxious People by him and couldn’t stand it, so I think maybe this author just isn’t for me.
Super noteworthy wise I quit A Tale of Two Cities on like page 4 lol, but that was more because I didn’t understand that style of English than anything else.
Interesting. I to almost abandoned Ove. The guy was too much of an asshole. Just over the top. But for some reason I stuck with it and finished the book.
I mean I’m a grumpy, foul mood person most of the time, but I’m not an ass about it. I’m still nice and kind to people.
Haven’t read any others by the same author.