What author did you read a book by and didn’t like, but gave them another chance and loved it?

I’m so glad I gave Edith Wharton another chance. I read Ethan Frome and thought it was fine. On a whim I picked up The Age of Innocence and fell in love. Now I’m buying anything I can by her. I recently read The House of Mirth, and can confirm she is one of my favorite authors now. Anybody have a similar experience with an author?

  • Roland_D_Sawyboy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Graham Greene - I didn’t like Our Man in Havana very much, but I proceeded into the other main ones like The Comedians, The Quiet American, and especially The Confidential Agent and The Power and the Glory and liked them a lot more.

    • FaristiAnillas@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I had the exact same experience with Greene! I thought Our Man in Havana was pretty mediocre, especially because I’d been reading John Le Carre just before that, but I tried the Heart of the Matter, which was absolutely amazing