Let's say you don't like the book you are reading!!! Do you abandon that book or continue out of curiosity?

[Tanja]

I often finish the book because I bought it. And I hope that the book maybe gets more exciting at the end.

[Danna]

Most of the time I finish the book. Only two times this year did I not finish a book just because it was so awful.

[Francisco]

I like it, i will continue , is the Mist by Stephen King

[Faruk]

finish it than make a hatefull review

[PJ]

I DNF. There are too many books to read and very little time. Time is precious, and I rather read something I enjoy.

[Kasi]

Faruk wrote: "finish it than make a hatefull review"

real

[Aditya]

try to finish atleast 50%, then decide if I want to add it to dnf list

[Alyssa]

It depends on how far in I am by the time I have to ask that question. If I'm over the 50% mark I usually stick with it. Especially if it's verging on a genuine hate read. If it's merely boring, or I think it's going to put me in a rut I'll DNF and move on.

[Tate0108]

It depends on the book and my mood. Sometimes book are just too thicc to finish it if I'm bored out of my mind, otherwise I'll just judge it heavily

[Diane]

Finish it ...then take your dislike out on the review 😁😃😊

[nabiwabisabi]

usually i try to keep going but when it feels like an actual painful chore to keep going, i dont

[Ｎｏｅｌ ◇There Must Be Some Kind Of Way Outta Here, Said The Joker To The Thief◇]

I am reading for more than a year so
I haven't read anything THAT bad yet,
But Stay out Of the Basement by R.L Stine was a bit weird but I read it :D

[Krysta]

It really depends on the book and if I can push my way through. Sometimes I can't push through and I stop an pick it up at another time, and other times I speed read through or read the last sentence to get me interested. It really depends on how badly the book is written I guess.

[Shelby]

Depends. There was a book that took me almost two months to get 100 pages in so I quit but if it just slows me down a bit without feeling like I’m rereading a page or making me want to stop reading I’ll keep going, especially if the overall concept is something I’m normally interested in

[Ranya]

it depends, if the book is bad i close it and never look at it again, if it's average but not bad i'll try to finish it.

[Tim]

I ditch it immediately

[Erica]

I am horrible about continuing. I cannot handle not knowing what happens. maybe it gets better, maybe not. I may put it down for a time, but I always end up finishing it eventually.

[undead swan]

Abandon

[ray_rose ੈ✩‧₊˚]

one ick and im gone- (usually, there are exceptions)

[Natalia]

I usually finish it, just because i am already immersed in the history

[Alice]

Sometimes I'll quit after giving the book a few chapters. Other times I'll read on and a. regret it b. feel good about giving it time to evolve.

[Michael]

I'll usually push through.

I quit immediately if there's:

1. racism/ white supremacism
2. graphic/ exploitative non-consensual sexual content.
3. graphic/ triggering substance use. I'm in recovery. No book is worth my sobriety.

[Kaytie]

I rarely DNF because unfinished stories really bother me, even if I don't like the book, but there have been a couple where I just wasn't invested enough to finish.

[Pooohbooks]

I usually finish it because I don't like leaving things in the middle...

[Anne Marie]

If I am listening to an audiobook, I am way more likely to finish it even if I hate it. If I am physically reading it and I am less than 50% in and still do not like it, then I will DNF. If I am over 50%, I push through.

[felicia.books]

It depends on how far along I am with the reading

[luna_inthesouth]

i have a terrible habit at not being able to leave anything half done ! so i do my best to finish them at last

[Bailey]

I always have to finish it lol

[Dave]

I guess it depends how far I'm into the book before I realize I don't want to read any more. Usually, if I'm not captivated by page two, then I put it aside and move on. I'll skim the first page before I even buy a book. It's gotta have a good start! Heck, if the author can't write the first page well, why would I want to stick around?

[Kayla]

@Dave, for me curiosity is at its peak.
Now I am reading a book that displeases me with the extremely explicit description of erotic scenes.
I have a little more and I will finish it.
Curiosity really works for me.
I can't help myself.
I skipped the problematic passages and just enjoyed the story.

[Lady Caroline de Bourgh]

It really depends on how far into the book I am and how much I paid for it

[Nikki]

for me it depends but recently if I dont like it snd just cant get into it I abandon ship and move on

[Deborah]

For the past 15 months, I’ve had a steady diet of ARC’s, so I’m obligated to give a review for those. Of 395 ARC’s I have only DNF two. I don’t submit a review for a DNF; I simply notify the author why I didn’t finish reading their book. Prior to ARC’s, I read books on recommendations, so there was no risk in the purchase. Currently, for non-ARC’s, I read books on KU and if I don’t like it (DNF), I simply return it to KU. For non-indie authors, I read their books on Cloud Library, and if I DNF, I again return it. For those I do like, then I purchase them (usually expensive) for a reread.

[Lalrinawmi]

Honestly I just abandon the book. If it does not capture my attention, I don't see a point in continue reading it.

[Wyetha]

I feel so bad if I have to quit a book before I'm done. But I have done it. I'm reading two now that I don't care for. One is an ARC book that I'm trying to finish, the other I left at 56% 3 months ago.

I don't believe that I should be halfway though a horror novel before anything happens. Decisions, Decisions.

[Kayla]

@Wyetha, what is an ARC book?

[Ram]

Wyetha wrote: "I feel so bad if I have to quit a book before I'm done. But I have done it. I'm reading two now that I don't care for. One is an ARC book that I'm trying to finish, the other I left at 56% 3 months..."
Please do quit reading a book if you don't feel to continue.
It is not necessary to finish the book.
I quit reading three books like that
One is An Autobigraphy of a Yogi due to its complex words, and Sapiens and Brief History of time because I want to read those 2 in paperback.

[Siya]

Kayla wrote: "I'm dying of curiosity. It's just that I skip the longer and more boring paragraphs."
same bro same

[Awjtf]

Ditch the book! I have too many good ones to read. Why waste my time?

[Christophe]

There are so many good books I want to read. By the time I reach page 79, I make a final decision on the not so good one I'm reading and if by then I still don't like the characters or the storylines, I move on to the next one on my reading list.

[Kayla]

@Cristophe can you tell me what book it is?
To can get an idea.
If it's possible!

[Sylvia]

I just abandon it and start with a new one immediately. I have a loooonnggg list of books waiting to be read, so I cannot waste time on books that are not to my liking.

[Kayla]

@Sylvia
You have 1197 books read.
How long did it take you to read them?
I'm just curious.

[Rew]

if i dont like it i simply stop there os no grey when it comes to books either u like it or u dont

[Jessica]

I always finish it. Though it takes me way longer than it should to finish due to lack of interest and the dread of reading another page. Thankfully I’ve only experienced this a handful of times.

[Tim]

I move on

[the elala]

for me it depends on how horrible and annoying the characters are

[Sylvia]

@Kayla
Definitely more than 10 years. My earliest goodreads reading challenge was from 2012, so yeah they accumulate.

[Kayla]

Thank you very much for the answer @Sylvia!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Jim]

I usually abandon it. if I don't like it, it means I am not curious/don't care what happens