tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post262804452754692247..comments2024-02-20T15:42:02.043+05:30Comments on everything distils into reading: Booking Through Bad Booksgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-3508978816667503582009-11-18T22:48:08.528+05:302009-11-18T22:48:08.528+05:30I agree. I don't finish books that don't g...I agree. I don't finish books that don't grab me. Like you, I do also usually skim the ending.Mervihttp://mervih.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-67590572081784072922009-11-14T03:18:59.744+05:302009-11-14T03:18:59.744+05:30I think in the past two years, I've only not f...I think in the past two years, I've only not finished two books. Usually, there's something that keeps me reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-9819497504766086842009-11-13T11:14:07.569+05:302009-11-13T11:14:07.569+05:30Hear hear!! why waste time for something you don&#...Hear hear!! why waste time for something you don't like :)Novrozhttp://bokunosekai.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-71233361705828351352009-11-13T01:12:33.128+05:302009-11-13T01:12:33.128+05:30Don't some make you want to chuck them though ...Don't some make you want to chuck them though - literally hahaha<br /><br />My response<br />http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-to-short.html#commentsMarcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-3601160315043767112009-11-12T23:56:24.547+05:302009-11-12T23:56:24.547+05:30I think I should try that...re-reading a book I di...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.<br /><br />Here's mine (I used to be Lynne's Letters):<br /><br /><a href="http://lynnesbookreviews.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Lynne's Book Reviews</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926593497861922526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-82995461377790652332009-11-12T22:28:43.810+05:302009-11-12T22:28:43.810+05:30I need to do more of this and stop plodding throug...I need to do more of this and stop plodding through books I'm not really enjoying.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-23300079518732720422009-11-12T20:50:36.873+05:302009-11-12T20:50:36.873+05:30Yes, yes, I completely agree. I generally put thos...Yes, yes, I completely agree. I generally put those books on BookMooch or give them away, and never think about them again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-79706712700379562032009-11-12T20:30:42.793+05:302009-11-12T20:30:42.793+05:30Me too! I have so many books to read, I've st...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!)rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-2635541659472287782009-11-12T20:06:09.347+05:302009-11-12T20:06:09.347+05:30My inclination is to keep going, but if I felt it ...My inclination is to keep going, but if I felt it was truly bad or a waste of time, I'd abandon it.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-85216346492004837472009-11-12T19:58:23.181+05:302009-11-12T19:58:23.181+05:30I agree, there are just too many books out there.I agree, there are just too many books out there.Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-22936076606193404342009-11-12T18:30:30.287+05:302009-11-12T18:30:30.287+05:30I seem to be one of the rare people who keep readi...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.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-78834705543953867872009-11-12T17:59:33.995+05:302009-11-12T17:59:33.995+05:30I leave the book if I can't get through it... ...I leave the book if I can't get through it... give me some time, the give it a 2nd chance... <br />still doesn't work, ditch it!Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-42428761664962182192009-11-12T17:58:59.793+05:302009-11-12T17:58:59.793+05:30Yes, some books do very well with just skimming an...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!jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.com