![]() ![]() One book I was disappointed to have to stop reading was The Historian, because it didn’t employ the use of speech marks. It’s often not a case of me deciding not to finish a book, it’s a case of me finding that I never finished that book. ![]() I don’t know how you can go on reading something you’re not enjoying, because I don’t find I have the inclination to do so. But really, if that’s taught me anything, it’s to give up on a book if you’re not enjoying it. There are a few dramatic and interesting moments, and in this case I was basically glad to have read all the way to the end, as it is an achievement, and if I hadn’t read all the way to the end I would never have known what I was missing. I DID read all the way to the end of The Secret History, which was a little bit disappointing, because the climax of the story happens around the middle of the book, and the last three hundred pages are just this uncomfortable tense epilogue of sorts. The only book I was half way through before giving up was The Goldfinch, because I really felt that it wasn’t going to lead anywhere positive. It’s rare for me to not finish a book, because what I’m really doing is not even finishing the first chapter, which to me, seems more like not starting a book, rather than not finishing a book. I don’t usually barely get started on a book if I don’t like it. ![]() How do you feel about DNF’ing books? Do you do it often? Do you review books you didn’t finish? WHICH MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER, but there you are! Even if the narrators voice is just annoying – NOPE, moving on! In saying all of that, I find it easy to DNF audiobooks when I’m not enjoying them. Then, at the end of that chapter….I’m nosy enough to go one more, and one more… I give myself permission to DNF if I still hate it after one more chapter. And, so often, I’d look back a few weeks, months, or at one stage a couple of years later and think “I’m so glad I kept plodding along, look where I am now!” So, when I’m reading a book that has me bored, irritated or wanting to throw it at the wall, I literally start to repeat “Just one more chapter” to myself. Just go one more day and see what happens. In those dark times, I always ended up telling myself “Just one more day”. When situations seemed so hopeless that the light at the end of the tunnel wasn’t just dimmed, it looked like it had been switched off. I know how much time and effort writers put into their work and, even if it turns out the book wasn’t for me, I’d still feel as though I was doing them a disservice with a low rating when I hadn’t actually read the whole book.Īlso, on a general life level, I’ve had times where I honestly thought my life would never turn around. I also couldn’t bring myself to review a book I hadn’t finished. Or maybe it’s because I’ve read one too many books where I really wasn’t loving it for the first half, then suddenly it all came together? I can’t give those Book 5 star ratings, because no matter how great the ending was, if the beginning dragged, it still dragged, BUT I’ve definitely read books I’m glad I persevered with. Maybe it’s because I’m really really nosy and can’t stand the thought that I might MISS OUT ON SOMETHING. “I read for enjoyment, if I’m not enjoying it, why would I continue?”īut I just can’t seem to do it. I know all the reasons why people refuse to finish books they’re not invested in: I find it almost impossible to ‘DNF’ books OL1734940W Page_number_confidence 75.00 Pages 118 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.12 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210507072405 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 548 Scandate 20210430211625 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0140057587 Tts_version 4.Why I find it almost impossible to not finish a book Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 02:01:08 Boxid IA40110020 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]()
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