I tried reading "the Bear and the Dragon" a little while ago, but I had to stop because
1: the Russian names were ten letters long, each with two forenames and a surname
2: scene shifted to US, Jack Ryan, I can handle that!
3: then went to where I initially thought was China, but ended up being Japan (or vice versa, I can't remember!), then to the other country that wasn't the country I first thought it was
4: I thought I better start reading books and notes for exams instead
I'll try again after exams, though. I'm not put off that easy!

I'll read anything if it stands still long enough!