I've tried hard to like Redux as I have to work with it, but I can't.

At first I was perplexed by the boilerplate and the awkward way it seemed like I had to update 5 files just to toggle a view element -- but I figured I just didn't understand yet and one day when I did it would all make sense.

Well... after about a year of working with it, I'll admit I understand it and there is some sense to it, but there really is nothing elegant or likeable about it.

I too have never felt happy working with Redux.

I've got a side project I've been working on and was planning to use Redux since that's what I use at work, but I think I'll take this as an opportunity to try out something else.