What book did you start to read, didn't like, and quit?

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54. His short stories are genius, while I have found his book-length works

to be, as you say, tedious. Not helping matters for an American is the fact that much of the dialogue and language is both colloquial forms of British English or standard British English - making it sometimes difficult to understand what is going on.

I've tried many of his books, but can't seem to enjoy them, though I'll likely keep trying, lol. As I say, his short stories are just superb - I think the fact that he is strictly limited helps focus his story-telling, making for a plot that moves quickly. "Dark Companions" is a really outstanding collection, FTR.