More Stuff I Didn't Like

So here are another couple of books that I started reading but couldn't finish, both because I just didn't like them.

State of Wonder is a novel by Ann Patchett, whose Bel Canto I loved. I didn't love this one. It's the story of Dr. Marina Singh, who is sent to the Amazon by her employer and lover, Mr. Fox, president of the drug company where she works. Marina is supposed to find out what's going on with Dr. Swenson, who has been down there in the jungle working on her research but who isn't very good about keeping in touch. I just found the story hard to get into, I didn't love the characters, it's just not my kind of book.

Everybody knows what The Hobbit is. I am probably one of the few adults who never had to read it in school - I went to Catholic school, they didn't go in for fantasy. So I asked Shari if I could borrow it since the library's copy is on hold forever. Again, I just couldn't get into it. I like fantasy, but Tolkien's writing is very dense, and I found his tone to be a bit condescending - intended for children, but not giving them much credit for understanding everything. So that's the end of that.

State of Wonder

The Hobbit