But I'm not one of those who HAS to finish a book. There are too many books out there to keep reading one that I'm not digging. Next!
Of Goodreads' Top Five Most Abandoned Books, I read Fifty Shades of Grey because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about ... the first one was enough and I have no immediate plans to read the others. I did abandon Eat, Pray, Love for exactly the reason listed below ... I found the main character too whiny and self-obsessed. I haven't read the other three. I haven't read any of the Top Five Most Abandoned Classics.
I usually know quickly into a book whether I'm going to enjoy it or not (the writing style or subject matter) but I keep going a little further to give it a chance. I usually give up within the first 50 pages (I'm part of the 15.8% crowd listed below). When I give up on a book, I usually skip to the end to see how it ended.
Do you finish a book no matter what?
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The first 100 pages of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo are awful - confusing, difficult to read, and boring. I can see why it would be on the list. But if you can get past those first 100 pages, it is a great read. I almost abandoned it, but glad I didn't.
ReplyDeleteNope - if I don't get hooked in the first chapter, I read no further.
ReplyDeleteI have major book commitment... but I finished the entire Fifty Shades series. Yes, I'm slightly embarrassed.
ReplyDeleteSo I USED to be a fanatic about finishing every book I read, but lately I could not be bothered. There is SO much out there that I want to read, if I have to struggle to read a book then I put it away. I still think I try to hard to get through books, but I WILL put one down. I did not finish the Casual Vacancy, I HATED Eat Pray Love but I think I finished it and I DID finish Atlas Shrugged - and I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI usually finish what I start. But last week I finally relented and gave up on a book.
ReplyDeleteI usually know within the first couple of chapters how I'm going to feel about a book and yes will abandon it if it not appealing to me. With that said, I will on occasion give books a second chance if the mood strikes. Sometimes I have to be in the right frame of mind to appreciate certain books, and stories.
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