Booking through Thursday is hosted by Deb over at Wordpress.Q: Do you read everything all the way through or do you feel life really is too short to read bad books?
If I have purchased a book I do try to finish it. A checked out book is more likely to end up unfinished if I just can't stand it; at least I didn't spend any money on it. While reading a "bad book," I do start flipping closer to the end to see if the story gets any better. I am very, very particular about books I choose to read so I don't come across too many that I absolutely can not finish.
I'm with you, although I rarely purchase these days except for OOP I can't get from the library. I only buy tried and true, i.e. EC and Penman. I've had terrible luck with Amazon Vine books and those are hard because I feel an obligation to finish.
ReplyDeleteYes, I try to do a lot of "homework" on the books I read before I buy them or get them from the library, so I don't really abandon very many. But I'm definitely a "life is too short" believer.
ReplyDeleteIt is easier to abandon library books, there is so many to choose from if one is not holding your attention.
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ReplyDeleteI try to read 150 pages. If I don't 'click' with the book by then I put it away. Generally, I will try it again some time down the road a bit to see if my impression has changed. If it hasn't I get the book out of the house so that another one that I DO click with can come in to grace my bookshelf
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