Do you finish reading every book you start reading?

JSWolf · 08-04-2010, 03:26 PM

Do you always finish every book you start?

Please explain why not if not. If maybe, also please explain.

DixieGal · 08-04-2010, 03:30 PM

I'm a grown up woman, and I don't have to finish anything unless I want to.

delphidb96 · 08-04-2010, 03:38 PM

I finish every one. Why? Because if it's a good read, I want to enjoy it. And if it's a *BAD* read, I want to be very detailed and specific when I tell people just how *ROTTEN* the book is!

Derek

ATDrake · 08-04-2010, 03:41 PM

No. Because some books do not catch my interest and/or are simply not worth that much of my time.

Donnageddon · 08-04-2010, 04:08 PM

Poll needs a "go away" option.

sakura-panda · 08-04-2010, 04:08 PM

Eventually.

I can't think of any book that I have started and not gone back to finish. I have some now that are waiting to be finished, but I'm sure I'll get to them sooner rather than later.

jenieliser · 08-04-2010, 04:18 PM

Er...I wish I could say yes, my OCD side really wishes I could say Yes, but alas, I cannot. Some books are just too boring. My time is too precious to spend it reading a book that is boring me to death.

EricDP · 08-04-2010, 04:20 PM

"Every" is a strong word. I finish almost every book, even if I'm not enjoying it. But there have been a few that I just couldn't take.

Mike L · 08-04-2010, 04:21 PM

Why would anyone force themself to continue with a book if it turns out to be boring, disagreeable, offensive, trivial, unbelievable, irrelevant - or you just can't be bothered with it?

JSWolf · 08-04-2010, 04:34 PM

I finish a book I might not care for if I am not too far from the end. But sometimes, I'll continue with a book I'm not doing well with if it's said that it does get better. I know sometimes a book can be slow to start and in that case, sometimes it might be worth it to hang in there.

ficbot · 08-04-2010, 04:41 PM

If I paid for it, I do try to finish it. Library books etc. I feel free to delete if they are enot working out.

Pookeysgirl · 08-04-2010, 04:46 PM

I've only put down 1 book and it was because I couldn't handle the content. I wish there was a warning label on it so I didn't have to spend the $10.

Over · 08-04-2010, 04:52 PM

It's really rare not to finish a book, but it happened to me around 3 or 4 times in my whole life. And one of those books I intend to try again in the near future.

I choose careful what I read. Usually, when I pick up a book, I've already heard about it, read reviews, blogs, etc. So it's rare to really get disapointed/negatively surprised with a book.

I'm not saying all books I've read were great, but they were good enough to keep reading.

Anyway, I don't force myself to read a book I don't like or even hate, unless somehow I'm convinced I'll like the book if I preserve a little bit.

Ravensknight · 08-04-2010, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike L

Why would anyone force themself to continue with a book if it turns out to be boring, disagreeable, offensive, trivial, unbelievable, irrelevant - or you just can't be bothered with it?

Exactly! I used to finish every book, until I hit 25, realized that books were being printed faster than I was reading them and probably would be for QUITE some time, and had an epiphany.

Life is too short for bad books :-D

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-04-2010, 05:55 PM

I normally finish 99 44/100% of the books I read but about every fith blue moon I'll get ahold of a turkey so bad I'll chuck it about halfway through. The last one I gave up on was a Michael Crichton book two or three years ago. Normally, I love his stuff but in the one on his travels, he got so full of himself, about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way in, I just couldn't stomach it anymore.

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08-04-2010, 03:26 PM	#1
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08-04-2010, 03:30 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I'm a grown up woman, and I don't have to finish anything unless I want to.

08-04-2010, 03:38 PM	#3
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	I finish every one. Why? Because if it's a good read, I want to enjoy it. And if it's a BAD read, I want to be very detailed and specific when I tell people just how ROTTEN the book is! Derek

08-04-2010, 03:41 PM	#4
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	No. Because some books do not catch my interest and/or are simply not worth that much of my time.

08-04-2010, 04:08 PM	#5
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Poll needs a "go away" option.

08-04-2010, 04:08 PM	#6
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	Eventually. I can't think of any book that I have started and not gone back to finish. I have some now that are waiting to be finished, but I'm sure I'll get to them sooner rather than later.

08-04-2010, 04:18 PM	#7
jenieliser Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 2136526 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Device: Kindle Oasis 2019, Kobo Libra H2O	Er...I wish I could say yes, my OCD side really wishes I could say Yes, but alas, I cannot. Some books are just too boring. My time is too precious to spend it reading a book that is boring me to death.

08-04-2010, 04:20 PM	#8
EricDP Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 339490 Join Date: May 2010 Device: nook, BlackBerry	"Every" is a strong word. I finish almost every book, even if I'm not enjoying it. But there have been a few that I just couldn't take.

08-04-2010, 04:21 PM	#9
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Why would anyone force themself to continue with a book if it turns out to be boring, disagreeable, offensive, trivial, unbelievable, irrelevant - or you just can't be bothered with it?

08-04-2010, 04:34 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,448 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I finish a book I might not care for if I am not too far from the end. But sometimes, I'll continue with a book I'm not doing well with if it's said that it does get better. I know sometimes a book can be slow to start and in that case, sometimes it might be worth it to hang in there.

08-04-2010, 04:41 PM	#11
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	If I paid for it, I do try to finish it. Library books etc. I feel free to delete if they are enot working out.

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08-04-2010, 04:46 PM	#12
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	I've only put down 1 book and it was because I couldn't handle the content. I wish there was a warning label on it so I didn't have to spend the $10.

08-04-2010, 04:52 PM	#13
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	It's really rare not to finish a book, but it happened to me around 3 or 4 times in my whole life. And one of those books I intend to try again in the near future. I choose careful what I read. Usually, when I pick up a book, I've already heard about it, read reviews, blogs, etc. So it's rare to really get disapointed/negatively surprised with a book. I'm not saying all books I've read were great, but they were good enough to keep reading. Anyway, I don't force myself to read a book I don't like or even hate, unless somehow I'm convinced I'll like the book if I preserve a little bit.

08-04-2010, 05:55 PM	#15
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I normally finish 99 44/100% of the books I read but about every fith blue moon I'll get ahold of a turkey so bad I'll chuck it about halfway through. The last one I gave up on was a Michael Crichton book two or three years ago. Normally, I love his stuff but in the one on his travels, he got so full of himself, about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way in, I just couldn't stomach it anymore.