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Alright so, before I started reading so many books, I used to have a pet peeve about not finishing them. Once I started a book, I just had to finish it! It's not that the book was particularly phenomenal, I just like to know how everything ends. The same goes for movies. However, now that I'm speeding through five books a week, I simply don't have the time and patience to finish every single book I start, especially if it fails to capture my interest halfway through. I'm not sure if that's necessarily a good or bad thing. Should I take the time to finish books I don't entirely enjoy? Buying a book you never finish reading is like buying a shirt you're never going to wear. I don't exactly think that my taste in literature is becoming more selective, but it's weird because I've never really had this problem before! What do you make of this situation? Yes I know it's trivial, but I just can't help finding the little queer habits in my reading routine. :)
-Carina L. Tai
I used to be like that too--if I started it, I had to finish it. But if a book doesn't pull me in enough, I could be spending that time on something else. Move on to something better! I'm getting more selective about books I buy vs books I check out from the library. I don't like spending money on books I won't even consider reading again.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad about it! It's YOUR time. Don't let a bad book steal it from you.
If I don't like a book I don't finish it. I have far too many books to get trhough, if I read every single one of them it just wastes more time and I don't enjoy reading as much. XD
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I used to make myself finish every book I started, too. But once I began reading so many books I kind of gave myself permission to drop one without finishing. But I only drop books that I'm hating, and I've only done that twice. It's still hard for me. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you are really forcing yourself to read it, and you can't stand it and it's like tortute, quit it. It's not good if you're not enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteI can hardly ever put down a book that I've started. Unless its terribly boring (like an old classic) then I'm gonna finish. Otherwise I just feel like a quitter. :P Then again I'm pretty good at gauging what I like and dislike so I normally don't run into a bad book. :)
ReplyDeleteI used to be bad about not finishing a book if I didn't like it. Within the last two years, I've become an avid reader, when I detested reading from the time I was born until I finished college. But one series I began stopped me of that. It was the Blue Blood series. The first book was just okay, and I told myself I wasn't going to waste my money and time with the second. However, I am so glad I did. With the second book, I couldn't put it down, and it flew from there. Although now, I research a lot of reviews (goodreads & blogs) before I purchase any book, so I know I'm spending my money wisely and on something that will take me on an epic adventure.
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