Reading Challenge

[Heatherlw]

Hello fellow readers, I just can't get into a particular book, 79 pages in and I returned it to the library. May read it sometime, but not now.

Can I include it in my reading challenge here towards my goal for 2023?

The book is Spare, by Prince Harry. I think reading this was ruined for me by comments made by friends who read it....

[Camryn]

i’m not the owner of the challenge so i’m not sure what the final ruling will be lol BUT i personally think that’s fine. just put the 70 some pages instead of 300 or however many pages the book is idk i think that makes sense

[Madison]

Having become new in the community, I would normally have said that a did not finish (DNF) would count for your total pages, but now that I am finally making serious progress in my Reading Challenge, my final number will be so much more rewarding knowing every book I read this year will be from beginning to end.

Usually if I have a DNF book now, I find a quick, 200 page book that will act as a pallet clenser so that I can still get a completed book done in the same time a 300 page book would have taken. This makes me feel like I did not "waste" my time on 70-100 pages.

[Raven]

Hello! If you decide to go back to read “Spare,” may I suggest trying the audio version? I liked hearing Harry read it “to me” and really enjoyed it!

[Heather]

I started reading the Spare too. It seemed to take awhile to get going. I felt like I couldn't relate at all. I returned the book to the library.

[Lisa]

I was told by a professor once, "Read a book to 100 pages, if it hasn't captured you...put it away."
Personally, I do not count a book as Read unless I finish it.
You can add a tag - Gave up or Stopped Reading.