When I finish reading a book

I find that when I finish reading a book I tend to be lost for something to do and end up still stuck in the story. Normally I can burn through reading a novel in a day or two (provided I have the time.) But once I am done, I tend to dwell in the story for a while, analyzing bits and pieces of the plot and the character actions.

I can pick up another book and distract myself, but I will still come back to do a mental recap and think about the what-ifs the story left for me.

The side effect is, I can definitely have one impression of a store when I just finish it, and then over time, thinking back about it, the impression of story changes. Sometimes growing on me, sometimes not.

I just finished reading the Hunger Game trilogy and when I was done, I wasn't sure about the ending (or a number of things in the third book). However, after a few days, I wonder if perhaps I was a little too judgmental about it. I nitpick sometimes (underlying perfectionist tendencies) and that can make me focus on a few specific things instead of the overall story.

In this case, I'm not sure time has made any overall change in my opinion, but it has mellowed it somewhat. Perhaps in reviews I should start including a factor in how much time a book kept me thinking after I was done reading it. Aside from the enjoyment factor, how engaged I am with a story, even one I might not like, is part of the art of story telling.