Sometimes there’s that one book where maybe the premise was promising, the plot seemed intriguing, but once you delve into the book, the writing or narration style seems to fall short.

For me, I think Go as a River by Shelley Read was poorly written. I got tired of the writing style fairly quickly and dnf’d the book. I think the premise was interesting (it was supposed to be in the spirit of Where the Crawdads Sing which I found fantastic) and I would give the book another chance if it was written by Kristin Hannah. Kristin Hannah has written many emotional and interesting family motivated stories, I think she would’ve been a perfect fit for Go as a River.

You can’t help but wonder… if this book was written by a different author, maybe it would’ve been better? Which book do you think had a promising synopsis but should’ve been written by a different author?

  • pjf011@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    the great gatsby but written by donna tartt would’ve been a game changer

  • YakSlothLemon@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Huck Finn if Jack London had written it. No dialect, much better action, far less faffing about!

  • suzukisimonne2@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    i feel like The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern could’ve been more captivating if it was written by Neil Gaiman. the concept was intriguing but the execution fell short for me. it lacked the dark, whimsical tone that Gaiman is known for. what do you guys think?

  • KTeacherWhat@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Lost Apothecary could have been such a great book if it was written by someone who actually likes women, knows anything about historical research, and had spent more time in London.

  • fitfbook@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I haven’t read them, but I know folks had issues with the Wheel of Time series. But I think they generally liked the idea.

  • ra2007@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. Fight me.

    A great and better book in comparison is A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks.

  • KTeacherWhat@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Lost Apothecary could have been such a great book if it was written by someone who actually likes women, knows anything about historical research, and had spent more time in London.