tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post9004650406318898995..comments2024-03-26T10:22:23.755-05:00Comments on RA for All: Monday Discussion: What Do You Do When You Are Not Enjoying a Book?Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-81417582626737271592012-03-15T16:06:49.546-05:002012-03-15T16:06:49.546-05:00Thanks Necia. Unfortunately, I have not read the ...Thanks Necia. Unfortunately, I have not read the Murakami yet since it sells itself at my library. In fact just on Monday Kathy and I noted how it was the first time we saw the book on the actual shelf since it came out. But, I plan to read it soon.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-43221096974527231862012-03-15T15:49:41.007-05:002012-03-15T15:49:41.007-05:00Giving myself permission to abandon a book has rea...Giving myself permission to abandon a book has really helped expand my reading world. <br />It makes searching for new authors and genres and books more enjoyable because I'm not afraid to take something home that I might not like. And knowing what I don't like is helpful too. I also feel like I'm more aware of what people are reading and more knowledgeable in general. <br /><br />I put down a lot of books. Most recently I’ve put down When She Woke by Hillary Jordan and The Night Circus by Morgenstern. One that I dislike, but forced myself to finish happens to be Swamplandia! ... I really, really wanted to like it. <br /><br />Becky, you were so excited about 1Q84 and I’m curious to see what you thought of that one. I just finished it myself and can't quite put my finger on if I liked it or not. Looking forward to your eventual review.Neciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778052154540504228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-25448469547767534932012-03-13T10:10:07.282-05:002012-03-13T10:10:07.282-05:00Mike BPL REF
I have always been a reader
...Mike BPL REF<br /><br /> I have always been a reader<br /> who finishes every book. I<br /> start. Luckily, I have rarely<br /> chosen books that I have to<br /> give up on. However, one book<br /> came close to changing my <br /> philosophy. The Bear by William<br /> Faulkner was one of the most<br /> boring books I ever read. It<br /> was an agonizing read akin to<br /> dental work or a car alarm that<br /> won't shut off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-32801778170270385212012-03-13T08:08:47.372-05:002012-03-13T08:08:47.372-05:00I used to feel compelled to read every book that I...I used to feel compelled to read every book that I took home with me, but not anymore. The good ones outweigh the bad, so if, after about 50 pages or so, I don't care what happens to any of the characters, back to the library it goes.<br />FWIW, I totally agree with you about Swamplandia. I loved it, but it really had no actual story to it. I didn't even realize until I tried to tell someone what it was about and just kept talking about the characters. Great book, though!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-53876746449542640762012-03-13T00:19:22.035-05:002012-03-13T00:19:22.035-05:00For the sake of the book club, I finished "Th...For the sake of the book club, I finished "The Corrections" even though I did not like it at all. Several years later the group chose "The Other Boleyn Girl." Now I had started and quit that book before, but "for the sake of the group" I determined to finish it this time. I got about 50 pages farther (maybe to page 100) and quit again. And I like historical fiction; I like the Tudor era. I just didn't like the writing style of this popular book and couldn't bring myself to finish it.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140033967048452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-70650025707518683672012-03-12T18:17:18.301-05:002012-03-12T18:17:18.301-05:00I no longer feel I have to read a book just becaus...I no longer feel I have to read a book just because I checked it out. <br /><br />I couldn't finish Jeffery Eugenides book, The Marriage Plot because I just couldn't feel any connection to the characters. I just wasn't interested in seeing what happened to them. I don't think I'm going to try it again. <br /><br />The same with Charles Frazier's Nightwoods. I tried to make that book magic happen, but no. And I loved Cold Mountain so much....Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555712475905654097noreply@blogger.com