You know a book is bad when.....

[Grace]

After 20 pages if I still don't find the story very interesting, that does it for me. Also, if none of the characters are particularly appealing, I'll usually bail. Too many great books out there to spend time on a bad one!

[Maya]

@Andria I know exactly how you feel! I have like 10 books started but not finished because of that.

[Eesh]

When, instead of being irritating, the cliche stuff or mistakes just makes you roll your eyes.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I've had a few of those! What are you reading?

[Eesh]

I've just started Everything, Everything and I'm listening to the Uglies audiobook.

[Eesh]

There's also another book that I'm not even sure I'll finish. I've read 100 pages and stuff is happening but, at the same time, nothing is happening. And it's messing with my head so bad!

I can't figure out if there's something wrong with me, meaning the book's going the way it's supposed to be I don't see it, or if there really is something wrong with the book. I hate it when that happens!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I wasn't the biggest fan of everything everything.

It's really annoying when you keep reading a book and nothing is happening! You really start to wonder if it worth reading at all.

[Eesh]

Yeah but the problem now is that I'm starting to doubt my comprehensive abilities. I'm not sure if nothing is actually happening in the book or if I just can't see it for some reason.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Maybe it's just not your book, it happens to me when i just can't concentrate on certain author's books.

[Eesh]

I'be decided to give it another 50 pages. And Everything, Everything is, so far, a strange book. The chapters are so small and the things happening don't make much sense.

[Savannah]

You know a book is bad when you are hopping for a astroid to hit the earth and killl all the characters!!! Three Days to Dead


......Except Smedge. The only good thing about this book.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That sounds bad!

[✮ яιss]

Caitlin wrote: "You know a book is bad when you decide to apply for jobs you don't want instead of reading it."

thats how i felt while reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That book was rubbish!

[✮ яιss]

Sarah wrote: "That book was rubbish!"

i don't even like to think about that book.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I just felt sorry for poor Rachel having to put up with those two nutters.

[✮ яιss]

I am 100% sure that Rachel didn't fight the cancer just so she wouldn't have to be with him anymore.

[Katherine]

You know a book is bad when you're straining to force yourself to read the book while crying internally and then you give up, and just read the last two chapters so you know who lived/died/married/other so you can feel like your-trying-to-read the book effort was worth while. --- I've been doing this lately, trying to finish all the books I stopped reading awhile ago, so I can finally get them off my to-read list and off my kindle! I feel better now lolz

I'm looking at you e.Vampire.com, I'm so glad I got you for free, and now I deleted you from my life forever! *insert evil laughter here *

[C.R.]

You know a book is bad when you keep thinking, " How are you not murdered yet?"

The book Coldest Girl in Cold Town had the worst protagonist. Every decision she made should have got her killed but of course, there would be no story if she did. I wanted her to die. I read this book months ago, and it still irks me.

[C.R.]

Katherine wrote: "You know a book is bad when you're straining to force yourself to read the book while crying internally and then you give up, and just read the last two chapters so you know who lived/died/married/..."

It's very true about just skipping to the last few chapters. I usually just read dialog if its gets that bad. Then read a few paragraphs to see what's going on.

[Kacy]

Abbie wrote: "You know a book is bad when Teardrop becomes appealing."

I knoooow! I was so disappointed in that one ):

[✨ jami ✨]

when you need to force yourself to read it by putting it on your daily to-do list :/

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's bad!

[Saki3]

when you get so bored with the plot you read ahead to the ending to see if it was any good. (in my opinion)

[Eesh]

I've done that! I was reading a book that was pissing me off and the plot just wouldn't go anywhere so I went ahead to see when it would start moving. Still didn't like the book in the end.

[✮ яιss]

you know a book is bad when you decide to read the Declaration Of Independence instead.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Riss wrote: "you know a book is bad when you decide to read the Declaration Of Independence instead."

Oh dear!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Saki3 wrote: "when you get so bored with the plot you read ahead to the ending to see if it was any good. (in my opinion)"

I've done that too.

[Abby]

Maybe when the storyline of a book is good, but everything else about it is bad, you could take the storyline and develop on it in your own way.

[E. C.]

When you skip over every other chapter just to cut your reading time in half...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abby wrote: "Maybe when the storyline of a book is good, but everything else about it is bad, you could take the storyline and develop on it in your own way."

That's annoying!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

E. C. wrote: "When you skip over every other chapter just to cut your reading time in half..."

Oh dear, that must be bad!

[Mei]

...when you think that the author has a wrong group of editors/friends/publishers/copywriters/beta readers/reviewers, because how can they possibly not notice the eye-rolling stuff in the book? :(

[Mei]

E. C. wrote: "When you skip over every other chapter just to cut your reading time in half..."

I do that, too, I skim read, but mostly I've already lost interest whenever I DNF books.

[E. C.]

Right? Skimming is the only way through some books, thiugh i think I'll just start skipping to the end now lol

[άτнέηά]

You know a book is bad when you'd rather do calculus homework.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Ouch! It would have to be bad!

[Danielle]

You know a book is bad when it makes you scared to read another book afterwards, what if that one is hideous to?!? DUn dun duuun

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh dear, I've had runs of bad books before and it is not fun!

[Eesh]

You know a book is bad when it puts you in a reading slump.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That sucks ☹

[Danielle]

Mystery wrote: "You know a book is bad when it puts you in a reading slump."

Oh no :( that is a bad book.

[Isabella]

When you just want to go to the last chapter of the book. Not because you're excited, but because you just want it to end.

When it takes you so long to finish the book. Not because you're busy, but because you find it hard to enjoy the story.

[Max]

When every chapter uses the word 'shadow'. Ugh.

[Ami]

Half the book is highlighted with increasingly snarky comments written in.

Lookin at you Red Queen... >.<

[Leelynn]

Ami wrote: "Half the book is highlighted with increasingly snarky comments written in.

Lookin at you Red Queen... >.<"

Hehe I didn't think it was that bad, but it was a little excessive.

[Max]

Oh and whenever the book is SO long that you can't find any plot.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Max wrote: "Oh and whenever the book is SO long that you can't find any plot."

Those sort of books are awful!

[Max]

Sarah wrote: "Max wrote: "Oh and whenever the book is SO long that you can't find any plot."

Those sort of books are awful!"

Definitely!

[Mei]

Max wrote: "Oh and whenever the book is SO long that you can't find any plot."

I agree! This is only effective if the characters or any other elements are great enough to consider your opinion on the plot.