Books You Can't Finish

I'm glad to say there aren't many books I haven't been able to finish but I guess this is one of those things that happens to most of us.

I always think it's a bit of a shame when this does occur and I ask myself just why I couldn't finish the book. The answer is nearly always that the characters didn't grip me enough to make me want to find out what happened to them.

These days, given life is short and I have to TBR pile to be seen to be believed (and on my Kindle too!), anything that doesn't hook me quickly is discarded.

It's a good challenge to me as a writer to ensure I do put plenty of hooks into my flash fiction and short stories.

It also makes you appreciate those wonderful writers who can keep doing this book after book after book over many, many years. When I think P.G. Wodehouse wrote over 90 books and was consistently funny, well for me that's genius and should be recognised as such.

Now back to my reading...