sirinrob Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Very occasionally I start reading a book and get to point where I think ' I dont care what happens to the characters etc'. Thats when I stop reading that book. doesn't mean its a bad book, just means its not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccles Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I will give up pretty quickly if a book is imho is rubbish but often will go back and have another go and finish it. I have learned to give most Stephen King books a hundred pages before I can get into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbid Hermit Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I don't recall intentionally giving up on a book once it's been started - but maybe stopping and planning to return to it, but not getting round to doing so! There are a few books with bookmarks halfway through! But generally I like to finish them. A good thing about books of short stories is that one can dip in and out of them easier than with a novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrongIslander Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I wouldn't say American Psycho is bad book overall but I am tempted to leave it because it is such hard going. It reads more like a catalogue or clothes review than a novel but despite this the story is very much at the forefront of my mind now and as I am reading and recalling it I can cut out most of the OCD like rantings about what everyone in the world is wearing in the minutest detail. I'll stick it out and hopefully in the end it will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Maiden Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 If I get to page 50 and I really don't care what happens I tend to give up. I work on the principle that there are too many books out there for me to get through anyway, so why waste time on one that doesn't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay87 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 heh I have problems abandoning books. *cough*stupidmelanierawn*cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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