Rick Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 So, as you'll find the more I post - I'm quite OCD about my reading. I wondered if many others follow me with this - when you stop reading a book, where do you stop? Do you force yourself to complete a chapter? or do you underline the last sentence you read/stop mid-chapter? I force myself to complete a chapter. I can not stand just stopping midway. I have to judge the alloted time I'm able to read - and read chapter by chapter accordingly. If I for some reason can not complete a chapter I won't continue reading, or if I'm getting too tired - I won't start another chapter (tried it once, and ended up having to read with one eye closed - was so tired I had to squint with the eye I was using to read. Fun times - never again lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNinthWord Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I also prefer to finish at a chapter, or relevant break in the text if there are no chapters. I think that's why I really like books with short chapters; I can read a few at a time and I whizz through the book. Books with longer chapters that require a big time commitment are much harder for me to read. I can finish mid-way through a chapter if I need to, but then I tend to forget what happened next time I pick the book up. That's one thing that really irks me about The Wheel of Time series. As much as I love the books, it always takes me a long time to get past the 70-100 page prologue Jordan likes to use. And then subsequent chapters are often 30+ pages. Some days I just don't have the stamina to read for an hour at a time. I think that's the main reason I had to put the tenth book down a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'm a end of chapter reader, or end of section where the chapters are extra long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyz Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I too like to read to the end of a chapter or section... otherwise I just seem to lose my "bearings" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 It's definitely more satisfying to reach the end of a chapter & then put the book down. I try to read at least 50 pages a day so will usually finish when I've reached my quota wether it's the end of a chapter or not although I have a quick check overleaf to see if the chapter ends there before I put it down. I couldn't imagine finishing in the middle of a page though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 As long as I finish at the end of a sensible-ending paragraph, I'm fine, as I use a sticky tab to mark my exact place on a page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesy Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I just don't have time to to complete a chapter before I but a book down... especially not a Peter F. Hamilton Chapter. I finsih where I think I can resume the next day or so, preferable not mid conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I usually finish at the end of a chapter, if not, I finish at a paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviv chadash Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 So, as you'll find the more I post - I'm quite OCD about my reading. I wondered if many others follow me with this - when you stop reading a book, where do you stop? Do you force yourself to complete a chapter? or do you underline the last sentence you read/stop mid-chapter? I force myself to complete a chapter. I can not stand just stopping midway. I have to judge the alloted time I'm able to read - and read chapter by chapter accordingly. If I for some reason can not complete a chapter I won't continue reading, or if I'm getting too tired - I won't start another chapter (tried it once, and ended up having to read with one eye closed - was so tired I had to squint with the eye I was using to read. Fun times - never again lol. As a fellow OCDian , do you have to finish a book? Not in one go, but just finish a book? I don't have an issue with finishing within a chapter, though. It has to bo be a paragraph; but I think that goes for most people, not just those with OCD, or at least I assumed that to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I normally just finish a paragraph, I'm quite good at picking a book up and remembering exactly where I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yep,chapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlette Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I used to be strictly end-of-chapter. But ever since I've taken to reading during my lunch hour, I've tried my best to convince myself that it's perfectly alright to stop mid-page or even mid-sentence. Mostly, though, I'm fine with stopping at the bottom of the page, as long as the end of the page also means the end of a sentence. Reading paranoia... not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Books do furnish a room Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) I usually try to finish a chapter or reach a page break. I struggle sometimes with books with no or very long chapters unless I can put a long time aside to read. I seem to remember Paul Auster does this. I am also reading a biography of Anthony Burgess at present which has long chapters and no page breaks; it's driving me nuts! Edited November 16, 2010 by Books do furnish a room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Wallpaper Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Since I usually read in bed, I usually stop when I'm so tired I have to start reading things twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Depends on the book, I have been known to stay up til 2-3am to finish a book forgetting dinner and everything and despite an alarm going off at 6.30am just to finish a book, but sometimes its just til I get tired then I put it down and start again in no particular place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eliza1 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I usually read in the evenings or on a Sunday morning. I find I have to stop myself after an hour or two because otherwise things wont get done. Then there's times like last night. I was working early this morning so I had to get up at six. I knew that last night, but once I start reading it ceases to matter, so I didn't sleep until about one am. I paid for it throughout the day.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursenblack Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Seems like I'm usually pressed for time so I may stop mid-paragraph or even mid-sentence if I'm interrupted. I hate to leave off like that, but I read as long as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I usually stop at the end of a paragraph. I'd like to stop at the end of a chapter but I often read 'just a little bit more' because I can't help myself. Stopping at the end of a paragraph won't be easy when I read Jack Kerouac's On the Road: The Original Scroll, because it was written in one long, unbroken paragraph! My current read, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, doesn't have chapter breaks, but the journal entries are numbered so I usually stop at the end of an entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladymacbeth Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I am the queen of stopping midsentence. Whenever I am too tired or I have to get up to do something else. I usually just reread a few paragraphs when I pick the book up again. Even when I finish a chapter I often find I need to go back a bit because I often read myself to sleep and can't remember the last page I was reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I prefer to break at the end of a chapter or at a break in the text, but I'm not too bothered if it's a long chapter (or a book with none at all) if I finish just at the end of a paragraph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I have been known to wake with a book stuck to my face so I'm not particularly worried about getting to the end of a paragraph etc. If I'm wide awake then I will read to the end of a chapter .. but it doesn't bother me if I stop off halfway through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nyobe Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It all depends on the book. I've been known to stay up all night reading a book because it was so good that I couldn't put it down. Usually, I stop reading a book after I finish a chapter (preferably after chapter 5, 10, 15, or 20...mhm, every 5 chapters--I'm a tad OCD about that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToniLianne Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I have to get to the end of the chapter before I stop reading, but sometimes I get to the end and something really good or unexpected will happen and then I can't stop I just carry on reading until I can't read no more! or the book ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I tend to read last thing at night in bed, So I try to read to the end of the chapter. But I either find myself falling asleep mid-sentence or, like Tonilianne, I get to the end of a chapter and need to carry on. This is particularily bad with books with very short chapters in the Dan Brown style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy0x Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I always try my hardest to finish at a chapter, however this not always being possible I try to finish at the bottom of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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