Trust me, half of the books read like really great fanfiction. The only difference is that, you aren’t already invested in the characters and the world. But if you’ve ever read a great fic, there’s three other authors who’ve monetised that as an original story !!

I once tried 5 books, and then read them individually after 20%. I would say two.

I’m reading The Secret History this month, because Babel by R F Kuang is a thematic response. I really enjoyed Babel, and I want to know what Kuang saw in Donna Tartt’s book.