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Worst book from a writer you love?
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When I was in my teens I was a big Delillo fan, really enjoyed his writing. So years later during Covid I read The Silence and oohh boy, thought it was a disgrace. I've generally avoided all of his post-Underworld novels, just because I hear they're not very good and I don't really have any interest in the subject matter, after reading The Silence I think this was probably a wise choice.

I like Melville but I thought Pierre was unreadable, so there's another one for you.

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Maybe Woolf’s Orlando? Though there is no “worst” really when it comes to her work. I’m trying to think of something really egregious… hmm. I feel like Sontag’s On Photography is actually a huge miss compared to everything else she’s written, but that’s probably a hot take

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Please read The Waves! I just mentioned it in another thread, but it will always be one of my favourite novels of all time

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