Thursday, November 12, 2009

Booking Through Bad Books

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Do you read everything all the way through or do you feel life really is too short to read bad books?

There was a time when I had to finish any book I started, no matter how boring or trashy it was. I felt compelled to read it. Now I don't. I simply stop reading, chuck it out (not literally!) and move on to the next. Why waste time when there are so many other choices? There have been times, when I have stopped reading books, which are not bad or borng only to get back to those later on. There are instances when I simply skim through it, read the last few pages and done with the book.
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13 comments:

  1. jlshallNovember 12, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    Yes, some books do very well with just skimming and reading the last pages. Glad to know I'm not the only one who does that occasionally!

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  2. VeensNovember 12, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    I leave the book if I can't get through it... give me some time, the give it a 2nd chance...
    still doesn't work, ditch it!

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  3. YvonneNovember 12, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    I seem to be one of the rare people who keep reading until the end. I don't really know why I do it, but I can't stop myself.

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  4. Nise' November 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    I agree, there are just too many books out there.

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  5. Barbara H.November 12, 2009 at 8:06 PM

    My inclination is to keep going, but if I felt it was truly bad or a waste of time, I'd abandon it.

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  6. rhapsodyinbooksNovember 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    Me too! I have so many books to read, I've stopped being compulsive about finishing bad ones (although I still do feel a twinge of regret, just in case the book somehow gets better farther into it!)

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  7. AnonymousNovember 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    Yes, yes, I completely agree. I generally put those books on BookMooch or give them away, and never think about them again.

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  8. bermudaonionNovember 12, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    I need to do more of this and stop plodding through books I'm not really enjoying.

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  9. UnknownNovember 12, 2009 at 11:56 PM

    I think I should try that...re-reading a book I didn't like the first time and put down. Maybe it's the mood I'm in or something.

    Here's mine (I used to be Lynne's Letters):

    Lynne's Book Reviews

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  10. MarceNovember 13, 2009 at 1:12 AM

    Don't some make you want to chuck them though - literally hahaha

    My response
    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-to-short.html#comments

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  11. NovrozNovember 13, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    Hear hear!! why waste time for something you don't like :)

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  12. AnonymousNovember 14, 2009 at 3:18 AM

    I think in the past two years, I've only not finished two books. Usually, there's something that keeps me reading.

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  13. MerviNovember 18, 2009 at 10:48 PM

    I agree. I don't finish books that don't grab me. Like you, I do also usually skim the ending.

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