How to Stop Reading a Series
I have been reading "Summer Knight," by Jim Butcher. I'm not going to rate this book or even review it, because I gave up at page 137 (paperback). Instead, I'm going to suggest a technique to abruptly end reading a series.
The most likely reason for giving up on a series is that the writing is annoying to the reader for whatever reason. So why do people have trouble giving up on a series? Two reasons, first, the best writing is coming at the end of the books, and second, it is human nature to what to know what happens next.
The trick is to give up while in the middle. Now you won't know the ending to the story, so even if you read about it in a spoiler or hear about it from someone, you won't have experienced the ending. And by ending the book in the middle, you avoid coming to the good writing at the end. This works well for TV series, too.
As for "Summer Knight, I will just say,"poor Harry." Which pretty much sums up the other books I've read in this series.
The most likely reason for giving up on a series is that the writing is annoying to the reader for whatever reason. So why do people have trouble giving up on a series? Two reasons, first, the best writing is coming at the end of the books, and second, it is human nature to what to know what happens next.
The trick is to give up while in the middle. Now you won't know the ending to the story, so even if you read about it in a spoiler or hear about it from someone, you won't have experienced the ending. And by ending the book in the middle, you avoid coming to the good writing at the end. This works well for TV series, too.
As for "Summer Knight, I will just say,"poor Harry." Which pretty much sums up the other books I've read in this series.
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