I've been reading Special Topics In Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl on and off lately.
It is...undoubtedly well-written. And the prose is definitely charming. But I'm about halfway through and it felt like it took about that length to actually get started. I typically don't really mind slow starts that much, but there's a time and place for it, and I'm not really sure if a Murder Mystery is the best place for it
To be fair to it, it definitely reads like it's supposed to be a coming-of-age novel first and foremost. It could just be that I might just dislike coming-of-age books, or maybe haven't found one I especially like or has stuck with me
Point is. I wish this book didn't feel like a slog. But, this is the author's debut so 🤷