I seem to be even less willing these days to continue with books I’m not totally enjoying. In some ways I know I am missing out on worthy material, but seriously, these days if it doesn’t grab me pretty quickly, I’m not going to give it the time. After finishing a great vintage spy thriller by Helen MacInnes (Hidden Target) I had a difficult time settling into something new.
I sometimes wish I could give up on books more freely. I’m getting near the end of a tedious non-fiction book that I should’ve given up on two weeks ago.
I’m trying to think of a formula for continuing or giving up on a book. I usually give a book 60 pages but if it’s very long that hardly seems fair. Page 80 may be brilliant and I miss out. How do you decide to give up or continue ?
I am a pretty ruthless reader at the best of times but am definitely having more difficulties than usual finding something to fit my current mood. After all, you can always go back one day (in calmer times) and give books a second chance.
hi! i somehow stumbled upon this post – in regards to The Nutmeg Tree – i just finished it and LOVED it but I feel you with the vaudeville/circus part of the beginning. I wasn’t really into that part either and almost gave up, but it gets 100 times better. I really think if you kept at it you’d end up enjoying it just as much, if not more than Cluny Brown!
I have DNF’d four books in a row! I’m with you. Too many good books to read. It depresses me to not enjoy a book.
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I sometimes wish I could give up on books more freely. I’m getting near the end of a tedious non-fiction book that I should’ve given up on two weeks ago.
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I’m trying to think of a formula for continuing or giving up on a book. I usually give a book 60 pages but if it’s very long that hardly seems fair. Page 80 may be brilliant and I miss out. How do you decide to give up or continue ?
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I’m the same – life is too short… ;D
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When I saw the title of this post I though it was going to be about your sourdough starter.
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I am a pretty ruthless reader at the best of times but am definitely having more difficulties than usual finding something to fit my current mood. After all, you can always go back one day (in calmer times) and give books a second chance.
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hi! i somehow stumbled upon this post – in regards to The Nutmeg Tree – i just finished it and LOVED it but I feel you with the vaudeville/circus part of the beginning. I wasn’t really into that part either and almost gave up, but it gets 100 times better. I really think if you kept at it you’d end up enjoying it just as much, if not more than Cluny Brown!
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According to my review of The Nutmeg Tree, the circus bit is only a small bit of it and I did really enjoy it. https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/book-review-the-nutmeg-tree-by-margery-sharp/
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SAME. I’ve been DNF-ing left and right. I am a mood-reader and I can’t tell what mood this time calls for.
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