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meow
Farmgirl in Training
24 Posts
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 Posted - Mar 13 2012 : 02:04:48 AM
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| Hello, I love to read and have many books,I like classics and some new stuff. Have found Pretty good books at Airports,I usually read front and back jackets and intro ,then I choose a page in middle of book if it looks good I buy and read .A couple of good ones were Major Pettigrews Last Stand by Helen Simonson |
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pennyhenny
True Blue Farmgirl
304 Posts
Missy
Dayton
OH
USA
304 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 12:24:50 PM
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I give the book a chance and read until the end. I have had so many books where it really takes off about half way through much like a movie.
hugs,
-missy-
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2012 : 1:45:37 PM
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I give a book about 3 chapters. If I can't find it interesting by then it's back to the library.
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
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DeniseMGM
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Denise
WI
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 2:10:47 PM
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I typically give books a couple chapters, but that's it. Girl with a Dragon Tattoo is a great example of a very bad beginning. I didn't finish it. Everyone (and I mean EVERYONe) says to give it time, but 100 pages is just too much time for me.
Denise - Farmgirl #1976
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country_lovin
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Debbie
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Apr 04 2012 : 11:07:12 AM
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| Within the first 5 pages. Then I'll check the middle to see if it gets any better, if not, it goes back to the library. |
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Lyndell
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Leah
Richwood
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 04 2012 : 11:55:52 AM
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Hmm... I don't actually think too much about it. I'm an avid reader, so I know that certain books take me longer to read than others... I also like to start things I finish. A book has to be pretty bad for me to give up on it. So for example, if I'm reading a really dense non-fiction book I'll stick with it if the subject interests me, even if it's not a page turner. Took me months and months to finish "A People's History of the United States" because I couldn't read more than a few pages at a time, even though it was excellent and fascinating - lots to digest. Similarly, if it's a really dense novel or "classic" I might stick with it if I like the story or characters, or even just because it's well regarded or important in English literature.
In general though, I can tell a book is bad (or at least not my cup of tea) when I just lose interest entirely and find myself skimming, skipping to the back, etc. This happened when I was reading the "Twilight" series. Didn't want to knock it till I'd tried it so to speak, but I couldn't even finish the last book. And sometimes I'll just set a book down and never pick it back up... that's a pretty clear sign that I won't be finishing it anytime soon.
Also, sometimes I come back to books that I abandoned long ago and end up loving them, so something has to be said for timing, too.
I guess I circumvent a lot of the strife surrounding this by reading more than one book at a time. I usually have a few books going at once that are all slightly different in topic or genre, so I can set down a book that isn't a page turner and pick up something else depending on my mood.
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Edited by - Lyndell on Apr 04 2012 11:59:31 AM |
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