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This week a question:
How do you handle a book you don't like? Do you DNF or do you power through?
With so many books on my TBR list, if I don't like something I put it down. I will try to get through at least the first three to four chapters to make sure, but usually I know pretty quickly. There are too many books out there I know I will love waiting to be read, so I don't want to waste any time on something that isn't my taste.
What about you?
I used to feel like I 'had' to finish a book no matter what. But I've since changed. I've gotten pretty far into a book before I abandoned it, which at that point, makes me sad and sometimes very annoyed, because I really don't like giving up on them.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the further along I get the more I want to finish it. I guess it's easier to give up sooner because it's such a let down to make it to the end and just be disappointed :(
DeleteVery true! I feel so bad when I abandon a book though! New follower :)
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DeleteI think it depends on the book with me! If I think it might get better, I stick it out! Old follower!
ReplyDeleteI always want to try, but I also don't want to get even more irritated or disappointed when I knew early on it wasn't for me. :) Happy Friday!
DeleteI understand exactly what you're saying. Sometimes you just KNOW when you're not going to finish a book.
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DeleteVery well put. No point of suffering when there's a hundred books out there that you know you will like better. It's not like we ever have a shortage of things to read, right?
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DeleteYeah that's what I do. I try to read the entire book, but if I can't get into it or it's driving me crazy I DNF it around the halfway point. But it is rare for me to DNF a book.
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I haven't had it happen too often. Happy Friday!
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DeleteThat's true. Same here :)
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DeleteThank goodness someone agrees with me!
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DeletePretty much agree, yeah. I hate to not finish something but I'll DNF if it's not up my alley.
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DeleteI always try to push through books. I never know if there is something better waiting! I'm a bloglovin follower!
ReplyDeleteIt stinks when I DNF. I try to power through, but sometimes I just know I will be disappointed. Happy Friday!
DeleteI also put a book down if I'm just not enjoying it. Too many more books out there that could be amazing!
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DeleteIf its a book I do not like I will wait till thats all I got to read and finish it I never need to start any book from the being again I always remember them.
ReplyDeleteI actually had trouble with Delirium, so I put it down for a while. When I picked it back up I ended up enjoying it. So sometimes waiting it out helps :)
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