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Goodreads' 15 Beloved Books You May Have Hated the First Time You Tried Them

"A book can hook us from the first page, and it can also lose us at any page. We've all abandoned books—it's part of being a reader. But some books deserve a second chance…especially those classics you tried to tackle as a teenager.
We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What's a book you love now but didn't enjoy the first time you read it (or tried to read it)?"
Was it love or hate at first read for you?
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
1
Jane Austen
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
2
Terry Pratchett
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
3
Dodie Smith
The Time Traveler's Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
4
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
5
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
6
Susanna Clarke
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
7
Jean Craighead George
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
8
Leo Tolstoy
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
9
Tara French
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner)
Go Down, Moses
11
William Faulkner
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
12
Diana Gabaldon
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
13
Victor Hugo
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
14
Joseph Heller
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
15
Cormac McCarthy
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