I mean, yes? I know it's okay to not like a book. That's... literally what I opened my comment with? It's okay if you don't like a book.

It's absolutely okay for people to not like books that we like. You don't have to think the book is good. That doesn't make it "a hoax," and, personally, I don't think it's particularly productive discussion or particularly civil to launch into a hyperbolic screed about "what the fuck is this shit?"

To be honest, the whole complaint mostly reads like sour grapes (I mean, really "how dare you?" to the author because they published something you don't like that got critical acclaim?) or like "I don't get this work, so there's something wrong with everyone who did get it," which kind of says more about you than about fans of the book.

Wikipedia contains some links to reviews of some critics who had positive things to say about it. Assuming you're actually open to hearing from people who have read it, you could start there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducks,_Newburyport#Reception

Additionally, you can find other reviews here: https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/ducks-newburyport/

You didn't just not like the book though. You demanded people explain its merit to you while simultaneously concluding that it's a pile of garbage. Your post is not a critique, it's insulting the book, the author, and anyone who did like it.

They just said that