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Let's say you don't like the book you are reading!!! Do you abandon that book or continue out of curiosity?
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Nov 22, 2023 07:47PM
I'll abandon it for oike a month
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I absolutely never DNF a book. I should really but I just can't.
☆ Lauren ☆ wrote: "I absolutely never DNF a book. I should really but I just can't."I feel the same way. I've only DNF maybe three times ever, at most. I try to be really selective when picking a book - makes it unlikely I'll not make it to the end.
This is where I’m at, to keep going or to start a new book. I’m currently reading grave expectations and it’s not terrible but it’s not adhd friendly it’s too detailed and I’m supposed to keep track of too many characters. I read reviews and it’s supposed to get better towards the end so I’m trudging through it, waiting for it to take off but I am not excited to get back to my book. It’s one where I find myself rereading the same sentence over and over I’m just not loving it, but I don’t want to miss out on it either.
Sarah wrote: "This is where I’m at, to keep going or to start a new book. I’m currently reading grave expectations and it’s not terrible but it’s not adhd friendly it’s too detailed and I’m supposed to keep trac..."That's a tough spot to be in. How many pages to go? If it's hundreds...whew, that's a hard choice. Depends how far you're in, too. After a 100 pages deep, you may just have to slog through it, and if it never gets better, give it a weak review here on Goodreads when you're done and move on. :-)
It usually depends. If it's nothing special then I just drop it. But I hate most dark romances I read and most of the time I end up reading the whole thing just to see how much more sick and twisted things can get
I had to learn to DNF. I noticed I was getting anxious when choosing my next read. I didn't want to get trapped in a book I didn't like or in a genre I just found I wasn't in the mood for. But then I realized no one was forcing me to finish. It's funny how we make up rules for ourselves. Now I can set aside a book to come to later or put one down and walk away.
Gots to see it through my boy. I may abandon the series but I’ll always finish the book I’m reading. (Okay I did dnf Zodiac Academy but in my defense wtf was that)
my book club has a saying "there are no book police" because it was killing me to NOT finish a book I started but at this point in life.... why force myself to finish anything we aren't interested in?
@Brittany you're right, but curiosity is killing me.I skip the boring passages just to get the story.
If i feel a book is not going to improve or it irritates me I will abandon it after a few chapters
I try to continue reading such a book to see if there is any redeeming quality found. If not, the I simply give it a 1 star out of 5 with my own thoughts on why it was bad
I read to the end,but I alternate with another book...something keeps me from abandoning it.:)Great question, Ms. Kayla Emma Robins!
Thank you! ✨
I usually continue out of curiosity, but I am not opposed to abandoning a book if I just cannot read it.
I have to finish a book! There are a few I had to power through because they did not interest me.
I've never completely abandoned a book. I might take a break from it and read something else (I'm usually reading 2-3 books at the same time) but it'll eventually get finished.
Depends... if I was recommended or gifted that book I usually finish it because I feel bad about not finishing it but if I pick it out myself or it's from the library then I usually just DNF it.
I abandoned People We Meet On Vacation. I still wonder if I should of finished it...
If I don't like the writing style or characters in the first couple of chapters I will DNF. It doesn't happen often. I read for fun as a hobby not a job so forcing myself to finish a book that I don't like is counterintuitive to my goal.
so if it's an audio book, I'll continue reading. If I'm over 40%, I'll just speed up the reading. if it's an actual book I'm reading, if I'm over 40%, I'll see if I can find the audio book version. under 40% means I just can't, or the book was very different from what I wanted, and I won't finish it.
I continue it to the end in order to gather every possible evidence for my 1/5 review haha!
I skim read. I see if there's anything interesting that would happen.
Depends if I think it has potential
Thefemalearrow wrote: "Depends if I think it has potential"I agree.
For the first time in a long time I abandoned a book midway. It was too horrible to waste my time. I actually need to drop it off at one of those free library stands.
For me it depends on how bad it really is?
i abandon it, but then I feel guilty, and it's like my task to complete that book so I can feel free. Otherwise, I keep feeling that I've a lot to do, so completing the book I don't like but I have, especially in paperback, feels like a task to me.
Honestly, I'll continue a book, because, who knows it might get interesting later on in the story.
I end up ditching it and then coming back a few months later when I feel absolutely bored and decide on impulse to read it.
Fighting my way through it. Especially when I spent money on that book
I give a book 7 Chpts to catch my attention. If it doesn’t then I will skim it just to see how it will end and then move on to the next.
I go through a couple chapters and if its still not getting my attention i just drop it and probably to never pick it up again😅
Depends on if I’ve read things by that author before, who recommended it, etc. a lot of the time I’ll skim through to see if it gets better, and just see the outcome. But if it’s a new-to-me author or no one recommended it then I’ll just call it a day lol.
I don’t like dnfing books so I’d probably just listen to the audio to power through!!
I tend to finish the book out of curiosity. It's a sickness ;)
Usually I abandon them. I'm not going to read a book I don't like or that doesn't keep me interested
I would abandon. because there are honestly so many books in the world, it's already impossible to read them all so why spend that time reading a book you're not into?
I try to make it to 50% before I give up. Usually by that point I can justify finishing it. I've DNF'd less than 5 books, so it has to be really bad for me to do so.
I used to finish them but now I have so many books I want to read that I'd rather just DNF them and not waste my time. Only the ones that I can't stand though
depends hate reading can sometimes be enjoyable however I have no shame DNFing a bad read.
I mostly suffer through it because I hate to leave anything unfinished but if a book is genuinely terrible I will abandon it. I’ve only ever abandoned two books though.
I DNF it lol. I have better books to read that are waiting for me and I won't waste my time on this one
It depends on how far into it I get! If I hate it immediately, I will quit early on. If I have already made it halfway and get bored, I will finish it in hopes something crazy happens and changes my mind.
Just got to know next book is releasing so, next one might be good? Speed read it.
Complete it😭
If it doesn't grab in the first 50 pages I abandon it. There are too many other great books out there. I can't say I abandon it completely, though. Sometimes you need to be in the right frame of mind for certain books so I put them back on the shelf and give them another shot at a later date.
Not out of curiosity there is nothing curious about it it's just so I don't dfn it
I cannot leave a book even if i don't like it. I need to read the whole thing ugg
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