tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post943547194352072845..comments2024-03-28T15:09:21.698-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Half-Read BooksTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-13963116567875141122009-09-02T17:17:31.460-04:002009-09-02T17:17:31.460-04:00Billy Bud, without a doubt. Hated it.Billy Bud, without a doubt. Hated it.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-47568325438933644082009-09-02T16:52:06.271-04:002009-09-02T16:52:06.271-04:00I've thrown down many a book and moved on. But...I've thrown down many a book and moved on. But some books I liked even less I kept reading.<br />That's something that intrigues me: The Worst Book You Ever Finished.<br /><br />For me, I think it is Bram Stoker's Lair of the White Worm.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492841891625994218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-87018722649944738652009-09-02T15:23:45.299-04:002009-09-02T15:23:45.299-04:00I don't usually pick up a book lightly. I'...I don't usually pick up a book lightly. I've read reviews and it's been on one list or another of mine before I actually buy it or get it from the library. So I usually know what I'm getting into. If I do take a risk, it's usually a library book and I don't feel the pressure to finish it if it's not grabbing me. Some books are just slower than others and I usually teacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-20118407549522146902009-09-02T15:07:03.418-04:002009-09-02T15:07:03.418-04:00If I don't like a book, I cheat-- it only take...If I don't like a book, I cheat-- it only takes me about 10 minutes to whisk briskly through 100 pages of a book I don't like, and then I can achieve closure.<br /><br />Before I get to this point, I might well have read the end 2 or even 3 times. I often check the ending to see if I'm going to be surprised :) If I don't like the end, I might not even bother to skim.<br /><br />Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77692718499585279332009-09-02T11:16:33.605-04:002009-09-02T11:16:33.605-04:00I've only just started, in the last couple of ...I've only just started, in the last couple of years, to not feel the need to finish a book. It's interesting that you bring it up today because I wrote a post at my blog on this very subject that I've scheduled to post tomorrow. <br /><br />Thanks for the links.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-1171077298241498502009-09-02T10:32:14.269-04:002009-09-02T10:32:14.269-04:00I'm like you, Tricia. I rarely walk away from ...I'm like you, Tricia. I rarely walk away from a book, though there are two James Michner titles I just couldn't finish (one fifty pages from the end!). <br /><br />There are so many things worth reading. Maybe I need to change my perspective some.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.com