[LucyInTheSkyWithD]

Or do you just stop reading it and save yourself the struggle?


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[BeccaAnne94]

Stop reading and move onto a better book every time

[Star7]

One of my old English teachers used to tell us to read at least one third of a book before you decide it's not to your taste. I rarely finish books I find dull if I've nothing else to read, or if the quality of the writing far surpasses the quality of the story, or if it's incredibly short. I would definitely stop reading a book if it's annoying me, especially if the writing style is poor or the plot unbelievable. Otherwise it's just a waste of time to be reading a book that doesn't hook me in, whether through the story or the writing or both. For me, a book needs to have something to draw me to it and make me want to read it, otherwise there's no enjoyment and I can't take anything away from the book and the experience of reading it other than irritation at how I wasted my time.

[SunderX]

Yes, all the time. It might take a while (and sit on the shelf while I read other stuff), but there's very few books I haven't eventually finished. It's like I feel an obligation to at least finish the story, no matter how crap it is.

[BethaneyJ]

I feel like that too. I might not read it word by word (so might skim long dialogue or descriptions) but I have to finish it as I want to know what happens, even if it's crap.

[aysha.19]

ohh soooo many times!!!!

[simibean]

All books I read I have to finish, even if they are soo crap

[chickenonsteroids]

No I just move on. If I force myself to read a book I don't like I usually forget everything apart from the fact that I hated the book

[InadequateJusticex]

Yeah sometimes. It bothers me if I just leave it... I feel compelled to know the ending of the books I read for some reason.

[oodlesofpoodles]

I always tell myself that I'll finish a book regardless of how boring or uninteresting it is. Inevitably though I find myself abandoning said books and moving onto to something a little more interesting

[tikkitak]

I make myself finish every book I start. I've only stopped reading a book halfway through once, and I later tried reading it again and managed to finish it!
Although to be honest, I can pretty much enjoy all books, however crap they are. Its pretty rare that I don't like a book. Maybe I'm just lucky with the books I buy!

[Quantaˌ]

(Original post by SunderX)
Yes, all the time. It might take a while (and sit on the shelf while I read other stuff), but there's very few books I haven't eventually finished. It's like I feel an obligation to at least finish the story, no matter how crap it is.

I'm the same. I always feel that the book might get better or that I need to finish it.

[geetar]

I used to feel this way, but it changed when I read Ian McEwan's Saturday a few years back. It was such an atrocious pile of bilge I broke my rule and stopped reading. And ever since then, I've found it easy to just give up.

[jump28]

Yep same for me, I always finish them even if I find them really crap. Which is particularly annoying at the moment as I recently got a Kindle and thought it would be a great idea to download loads of cheap and free books...turns out they're all crap so I've only read one good book on my Kindle so far!

[lukas1051]

Yeah I do this, it's annoying and I can't help myself. Im currently reading a really boring book and im about 1/3 of the way in and I can't wait to finish it so I can start on my other book (which looks much more interesting).

[SirMasterKey]

I've only ever had one book which I found boring and couldn't get into, that was Eragon. I never did finish it and I think I gave my copy of it away to charity a while ago.

[Ra Ra Ra]

I always read the first 100 pages before giving up if I don't like it. Life is short and there are too many good books in the world; why waste your time on the ones that are ****?

[the.cookie.monster]

It depends, if its annoying I might force myself to finish it but if its boring then I don't bother because I can't concentrate long enough to get it finished/remember what the hell is going on. Reading a bad book can put me off reading altogether for a while

[AquilaXenon]

I like to finish every book I start but I don't force myself. If I truly don't care about the characters or what is going to happen and I've read a significant amount to have definitely made up my mind then I just abandon them. I don't see the point in reading it just for the sake of saying I've read it, I like to read things that I enjoy.

[EarthGirl]

(Original post by LucyInTheSkyWithD)
Or do you just stop reading it and save yourself the struggle?


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Generally, I like to finish reading a book even if it takes ages. Although if it's really bad I won't bother.

If I'm recommended a book by someone, I feel compelled to finish reading it because I want to discover the same greatness in the book that they found.