"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." Franz Kafka
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I must mention here that I read at my own pace and depending on my mood. Don't ask me to hurry.
If a book doesn't work for me after 50 pages, I usually dump it. If I am halfway through a book and have to plod through it, I skim the second half to finish faster. Why waste time reading something that doesn't work for me when I can read interesting stuff in the same time?
What do you think? What works for you?
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Good idea -- skimming. That way your time invested in the first half isn't totally wasted.
50 pages or so is the cutoff for me, too.
Yes I sometimes do that too. It depends on the book and the reason why I started reading it in the first place. ;) (Which you already know since you visited my blog and read my answer there, but I thought I should repay the visit!)
http://islandofvoices.blogspot.com/2010/05/httpbtt2.html
I usually just keep trudging away, and I'm not really sure why.
I used to keep going but usually give up after 50 pages nowadays. There are too many books out there I want to read! Although I did keep going with a 'bad' book recently in the hope it would get better (it didn't).
Yeah, there's no point wasting time on a really bad book... unless it's like my answer at The Crowded Leaf.
Ditto! I have a 50 page rule as well.
I'm trying to shake off my habit of trying to finish every book I started, so I usually end up reading a lot more than just the first 50 pages, usually 100+, but the point at which I give up is getting shorter.
50 pages is not enough for me usually. I like your skimming choice though, I do the last 2 chapters.
My response
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/05/btt-half-way-give-up-or-complete-book.html
I agree when I'm reading for pleasure. When I don't like the book at all, it's pretty easy to abandon it.
I can't give up on it.
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/05/booking-through-half.html
I am a plodder and just don't like to give up on books at all.
The older I get the faster I pitch a book. I used to read up to 100 pages. Now I read 50 if it's moderately interesting, 25 if it's annoying or if I can't stand it.
Indeed. I a 50 -60 pager too!
I am just like you!! Time is too precious to be spent on such a lame book
Book that doesn't appeal me in the early pages will not make me curious of how it's going to end. I just let it go and move on to the next book
If I'm halfway through a book I'll skim the rest, too.
I skip ahead, I skim, or I stop. You can read more here.
I start skimming, which usually works well. When I get to the point where even skimming is painful, it's DNF file time.
I wish I could give up on books. I always feel the need to stick it out til the bitter end!
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