I picked up Sophie's Choice at a used-book sale -it's one of those books I've heard about but never read. Settled in, psyched for a new favorite.
I hated it. Padded, wordy, uninteresting, with dull characters badly presented, full of pointless repetition. I read maybe 100 pages, flipped through the rest (it's way too long) to see if it improved, then tossed it.
I rarely react so negatively to a book with such a high reputation, so I wonder if I missed something. Anybody else read it and like to give a different perspective?
by GraniteGeekNH