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Not quite correctly stolen from reddragdiva:

What's the worst novel you've ever actually managed to finish ?

For years I had a policy of never (deliberately) failing to finish reading something. I have not-finished very few books because some bizarre completist part of me thinks I ought to finish them because I started. However of late I have come to realise that, at the point at which you're only reading for Magnus Magnusson-like reasons and not enjoying it, you really ought to give in.

( ... and one day I may even put that into practice )

In other news, a few months ago I read Rebecca's Tale, by Sally Beauman, which is a sequel to du Maurier's Rebecca. Despite being a modern sequel to a classic, it... didn't suck. Which surprised me. In fact, I rather enjoyed it.

It's years since I read Rebecca, so couldn't comment on style, but plot-wise it seemed to my dulled perceptions an admirable sequel. It developed the original story rather than ignoring it, was well-written and intriguing in its own right and didn't commit the cardinal sin of trying to tie up all loose ends.

With the obvious proviso that die-hard du Maurier fans will probably dislike it on principle, I'd quite recommend it.