hmm I can see her point. I guess it depends on how important it is for you to be able to get into the book quickly, if it's important then that would for you make a book overated. I guess it depends on why after a short time you dismiss it, if it's just because you find it is slow starting then it's probably best to persever but if you don't like the writing style, or hate a character- something that probably won't change further into the book you won't want to keep reading it and not enjoying it