tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post5766859381050618994..comments2024-02-20T15:42:02.043+05:30Comments on everything distils into reading: Booking Through Skippinggautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-14251139198537550972012-01-25T09:15:14.770+05:302012-01-25T09:15:14.770+05:30So honest and true. I don't feel bad about sk...So honest and true. I don't feel bad about skipping anymore either.stacybuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811500448951042300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-37271274180780413902012-01-21T07:03:28.593+05:302012-01-21T07:03:28.593+05:30I don't skim or skip. However if I find a book...I don't skim or skip. However if I find a book is going nowhere I abandon it after 100 pages. If an author can not get my attention by then, the book is not worth ionvesting my time in.Grant Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442119985694486571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-19578421893581369072012-01-21T01:58:20.177+05:302012-01-21T01:58:20.177+05:30It used to make me feel bad if I wanted to skip, b...It used to make me feel bad if I wanted to skip, but I've got over that. One book that I'm glad I persevered with though is The Zookeeper's Wife. The first 59 pages were an information dump but after that it was a very interesting read.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-55262642154381987942012-01-20T07:37:27.672+05:302012-01-20T07:37:27.672+05:30I'm not a skimmer or a skipper but sometimes I...I'm not a skimmer or a skipper but sometimes I wish I were!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-26564228316457284002012-01-20T01:41:37.480+05:302012-01-20T01:41:37.480+05:30Yes, it's the overlong descriptions that are t...Yes, it's the overlong descriptions that are the killers, isn't it? I really have to cut them out...(even if they sounded lovely to me, the writer LOL). Fortunately I don't do monologues, least I don't think so...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186491465911432817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-66653173274141108212012-01-19T23:30:38.332+05:302012-01-19T23:30:38.332+05:30I also dislike when an author starts repeating him...I also dislike when an author starts repeating himself. It gets to be such a pain.<br /><br />http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2012/01/booking-through-thursday_19.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588652984787423824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-44043782872585777592012-01-19T23:06:08.284+05:302012-01-19T23:06:08.284+05:30I've read Gone with the Wind probably 20 times...I've read Gone with the Wind probably 20 times and have ended up skipping 50 or 80 pages every time.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798444156678646906noreply@blogger.com