AIBU to loathe Anne Tyler's novels?

[AthenaAshton]

I've tried about four of them, and have hated them quite vigorously. But everyone else (DH included) seems to love them. AIBU?

Yes. But I love her books,especially the earlier ones,so I am biased. Saw her at the Oxford Lit Fest last year and she is lovely... Have you read "Dinner At The Homesick Cafe"? Can't believe anyone hates that.

She's really good and you are very, very unreasonable.

Incidentally, do you like Nick Hornby? She's his favourite writer (or was) so it would be interesting to know whether you dislike his, too.

Did she write about a florist? I remember something about the flower food.basically just being disinfectant and that's why it helped flowers live so long because they didn't get any bugs.
Probably not her at all now.

I've read a couple of her books and didn't hate them but didn't like them that much and wouldn't go out of my way to read anything else by her. I also don't really like nick hornby.

YANBU, 4 books is enough to giev an author a chance.
I read A Patchwork Planet and have been permanently put off trying any others.

Have read about 4 (and can't remember any of the plot details) but do remember that I liked them. And imagine I'd like her.

If you'd said Maggie O'Farrell then I'd agree with you. But you didn't, do I don't.

"Restaurant" not "cafe"! senior moment....

Me too

But I quite like Nick Hornby.

What was it about them that you didn't like?

YADBU; loathe Anne Tyler, loathe life

HTH

I just couldn't get in to them.

dopey, you're thinking of 'Larry's Party' by Carol Shields, who is brilliaant.

Anne Tyler's a bit average, and all her books seem to be more or less the same.

I remember quite liking 'Ladder of Years', but like sallysparrow I don't go out of my way to read her novels.

YABU - her books are beautifully written and I defy anyone to be untouched by Breathing Lessons or Ladder of Years

YABU. Her writing style is very much 'matter of fact, not flowery'. If you don't like it, then read something else.

Her endings are very unsatisfying and ambiguous. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant is her best work.

Accidental tourist is one of my favourite all-time books, and Breathing Lessons. She definitely has some favourite themes but I love the way she writes.

Thanks scramblyegg! I.don't think I.have read any Anne Tyler then. I enjoyed the Carol Shields book though and learned something about floristry

I love her books. My faves are perhaps Digging to America and Ladder of Years but I have never read a dud from her yet.

She is subtle and understated but so so true.

Which ones have you read OP?

I love her. She seems to LIKE people. I enjoy 'being in her company' for those hours when I'm reading her books, I make up that she has the same outlook on life and people that I look for in my friends, not bitchy, not a drama queen etc.

I like them a lot. I find them emotionally insightful and subtle. They have many sympathetic characters, which I find refreshing.

I like her writing a lot.

Someone mentioned MF, I'm really not sure why she's so popular tbh.

I think she's horrendous. You have my sympathy! But everyone's different, she just pushes certain hatey buttons for me and there are many authors whose work I love. Just trying to say from my perspective YANBU

MOF-see I can't even remember her name she's so forgettable