
I was very annoyed with Elizabeth Kostova as I ploughed all the way through the Historian waiting for a payoff that never came. I suppose you could call it a FBRI - Finished But Regretted It.
On the film/book front, I think a lot depends on which you see first. If you see an adaptation of a book you've really enjoyed, you're much more likely to be disappointed. Whereas the other way around, you can watch the film without any prior expectations.
Jonathan Strange - I did finish that and I didn't regret it. I think this is a book that people either love or hate. It's very dense - I happened to be just in the mood for it at the time, and it really did pay off persistence with a satisfying ending IMHO
