A book you expected to dislike that you loved? One you wanted to love, but couldn't?
I reluctantly read The Thorn Birds in a county jail, as it was the last book on the library cart when it came round to me. From the cover to the blurb on the back, it not only didn't interest me, but begged me not to read it.
I enjoyed that book so much that I've read it twice since. Was thinking I might read it again soon.
As Bill said above! Was really excited to read the Big Man's book. Totally disliked it! Maybe if they left the gray pages out it would have been better. Same with Bruce's Born to Run. And maybe Bruce gave to much access to his life before he wrote his own book, but it boring as hell, as I have read all of before, never finished.
And this comment truly is not that I'm a homer or nothing!! As when I bought these books I thought of it as a donation to a friend. And a friend that we only had Bruce in common. I don't even remember what I spent on these books. But First Boy on the Moon was so great, it was like I was re-living my past. Laughing and crying though-out the book. Also almost hard to believe that it all happened over a summer, but looking back at my summers maybe not! Thanks Richie! The another book was good, but I couldn't relate to it as much. Southern Gospel Highway.....! I have put both books in one of though neighborhood library boxes that you find in someone's front yard. Hopefully others are enjoying them as much as I?