georgiegirlnyc: I recently finished reading the The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.  I’ve picked up this book a million times in book shops but ultimately been turned off by the fact that it is an Oprah Book Club pick and I’ve had more misses than hits when it comes to her Book Club. When I was in Vail I had nothing to read and very little to do so I finally picked up this book in a local bookstore because there wasn’t much else on offer.  It’s been on the NY Times Bestseller List.  I figured it must be worth a read. I got stuck in and was immediately hooked.  I was intrigued by the characters but wasn’t really sure where the story was going.  It was enough to reel me in.  But the ending?  Oh, the ending annoyed me so much I threw the book down and wished I hadn’t bothered.  It’s hard to explain but I just felt so let down - as though I had stuck with the character and plot development and then none of it really came together for me. Have you read this book?  Did you like it? I am currently reading Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl and really struggling with it.  I’m halfway through and thinking about giving up.  I guess maybe I could put the computer down and go and pick up the book and give it another chance…. —- I can definitely see what you’re saying. I knew before I started that the book was a rehashing of Hamlet so I knew what to expect, and maybe that’s why I wasn’t as disappointed. But it did seem out of place — well, really, as soon as the first Hamlet-y part of it happens, it starts going out into left field. Didn’t you enjoy the dog-talk though? Just the relationship with the dogs was a pretty cool read.

georgiegirlnyc:

I recently finished reading the The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.  I’ve picked up this book a million times in book shops but ultimately been turned off by the fact that it is an Oprah Book Club pick and I’ve had more misses than hits when it comes to her Book Club.

When I was in Vail I had nothing to read and very little to do so I finally picked up this book in a local bookstore because there wasn’t much else on offer.  It’s been on the NY Times Bestseller List.  I figured it must be worth a read.

I got stuck in and was immediately hooked.  I was intrigued by the characters but wasn’t really sure where the story was going.  It was enough to reel me in.  But the ending?  Oh, the ending annoyed me so much I threw the book down and wished I hadn’t bothered.  It’s hard to explain but I just felt so let down - as though I had stuck with the character and plot development and then none of it really came together for me.

Have you read this book?  Did you like it?

I am currently reading Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl and really struggling with it.  I’m halfway through and thinking about giving up.  I guess maybe I could put the computer down and go and pick up the book and give it another chance….

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I can definitely see what you’re saying. I knew before I started that the book was a rehashing of Hamlet so I knew what to expect, and maybe that’s why I wasn’t as disappointed. But it did seem out of place — well, really, as soon as the first Hamlet-y part of it happens, it starts going out into left field. Didn’t you enjoy the dog-talk though? Just the relationship with the dogs was a pretty cool read.