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How long do you give a book before you DNF?
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Feb 03, 2024 09:58AM
I'm starting to not give it as many pages as I used to. A lot of times I'd wait until I'm half way through to see if it gets better, but I'm starting to give it less. Time is too precious to read a book I'm forcing myself to get through
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Usually about 100 pages! If there’s not anything keeping me intrigued, then I’ll DNF
For a standalone book I would usually stop after like page 100. For a series, I might read one or two books just to make sure I’m really not missing anything.
if it's a standalone it depends on how thick the book is because if it has for example 600 pages I would read more pages than a book with 250 or 300 pages and if it's a series than the first book or the first two books depending on the length of the series
By page 100 I usually stop reading, if the story is still slow.The only exception from the rule was Donna Tartt's "A Secret History", because my best friend kept telling me to keep reading, it would become really good.
By page 350 it was still boring, so I stopped.
I was so delighted with Sara Donati's first volume in a series called "Into The Wilderness" as I got very attached two her two protagonists.You can imagine how disappointed the next few sequels were for me when Donati made their daughter the only protagonist.
I felt cheated.
For Legendborn (DNF’D 25%) after I hit the check mark I couldn’t go on , so I’d say I get through 25# before dnf’ing
I DNF early and often. If it doesn’t catch my attention by like 3% I’ll stop
Depends a lot on why I’m DNF-ing. If I’m bored and it’s part of a series that gets good reviews I’m much more likely to try and push through to book 2 of the series.
If I’m finding the content distasteful or disturbing (eg romanticising r*pe) then I will DNF much more quickly.
I used to loathe DNF-ing and try to finish anyway, but nowadays I think there are so many good books out there why waste my time on something I’m not enjoying…
I’d say about halfway. Sometimes a book can start off slow so I try to give it the benefit of the doubt. If it doesn’t get better by at least halfway then I’m done with it lol
The WW II thriller "Night over Water" by Ken Follett started out very slow and after page 110 or 120 gets really thrilling. The first 100+ pages are necessary to introduce the many characters on that plane. I'm glad that I held on. However, when I tried to read his historical novel on the cathedral builders, I regretted that I finished it (and am amazed how many people liked it!). I think in English it was called "Pillars of the Earth".
for me it's not about time, ill give it a couple of chances but if I'm just not feeling it ill dnf
around halfway usually- and if i get over half way i’m counting it on goodreads for wasting my time idc haha
it depends, usually i get at least halfway so i can count it as read on goodreads (bc that's how i count it, wompwomp) but also i js don't like to dnf and i only ever do if i j get busy and end up in a book slump mid-read
I count every single book I read on Goodreads, even the ones that I've stopped by page 100. Just to warn others of the bad reading experience.
if a book is especially hard for me to get through bcs it's not enjoyable for me, I try and decide if it's a dnf before I get to 50% completion. otherwise I feel that I need to get through it bcs I've already gotten so far
Mark wrote: "20 pages. Life is too short":) :) :)
60% because a plot usually develops around 60% so i give quite some time to prove itself.
About 150 pages, I’m not good at dnfing if makes me feel bad, so I usually just go back about a month later and finish it
5 to 6 chapters... though, I like to finish what I've started...
I really don't like to DNF a book and i try my best to push through it but for me its 30% to 40%.
I don't like to give up on a book either, but if it's a real stinker, I'll quit somewhere between pages 50 to 100.
Berrin wrote: "60% because a plot usually develops around 60% so i give quite some time to prove itself."Sorry, but after 100 pages I stop wasting my time (and that's often 25%, because most crime novels that I read have 400 pages).
usually I stay until about halfway through (and if I last that long, I'll mark it as 'read' because I deserve something for my efforts)
Depends. Unapologetic racism, romanticized rape, and/ or violence towards kids gets an immediate DNF from me. Doesn't matter when it happens.Lately I've pulled a few DNFs when the book was hurting my mental health- they were just too dark for what I could handle at the moment.
I usually just slog through. It is very rare that I DNF for boredom.
I try to make it halfway at least. Usually I just finish the book, the only time I majorly DNF'd a book was because I wanted to read another one.
ehhh probably as soon as it can't keep my interest to the point where i cant even make it through a couple of pages without zoning out, not retaining anything etc..i at least try to give a book a chance but its like 'when you know, you know 'when a book isnt for you.
You guys are generous. I know when I finish Chapter 1, if I’m going to continue. Life is too short and there are a lot of wonderful books just made for us
Depends, I can dnf a book after just 1 or 2 pages (if it's really terrible), or I can dnf after 50%
It depends usually around fifty or so pages if it's boring from the start. If it gets boring in the middle or it's not the first or last book of a series I usually give it around a hundred pages before I'll DNF it.
There were lots of wonderful novels written for me in the 1960's to late 1990's. Since the millennium I struggle to find good newly published books. Maybe they are all written for younger pople?
for a standalone 100, and 200 only if people had high praise for it and i want to see the hype. (in some cases to hate because let's be real 200 and i still don't see any appeal....) but even that's a bit of a reach. for series i'll trudge all the way through especially if i liked the previous books.
sometimes it only takes a page or 2 and I am like "how did this get good ratings?" really depends on my mood. I often get to about 75% and lose interest...
sab wrote: "for a standalone 100, and 200 only if people had high praise for it and i want to see the hype. (in some cases to hate because let's be real 200 and i still don't see any appeal....) but even that'..."I held on for 350 pages in Donna Tartt's "The Secret History", but she still didn't get to the point by then.
Some books are bestsellers and everybody you know recommends them to you and when you finally read them they are blah.
As an author myself, I strive to finish every book and leave a rating. That said, the 100-page mark is usually where I find myself completely engaged or wavering.
I make every effort to finish the books I pick since I only ensure to buy books I have a personal interest in reading. I read several books every month and it does cost a chunk of money. The only occasion I would stop reading is if a book becomes appalling content-wise.Besides that, reading is a commitment and you must finish what you started.
If the book doesn’t grab my attention by the third chapter, and I absolutely in my soul cannot get into it, I start another one
I used to be hard for me to dnf a book but as my collection has grown I've started to dnf a book if I just can't get passed the 2nd chapter. It really does depend though, it has to be completely boring or something not pulling me in for me to DNF it.
Depends.. either no more than 1/3 or 100 pages depends on the length of the book but definitely not more than or close to 50% because at that point I’ve spent so much time and energy on top of being too curious to know how it ends even if I don’t like it.
my wife who is a HUGE bookworm says to get to page 10. or 14 percent the decision time. (pending on the book layout and the layout)
I just DNF a book that was an ARC on BookSirens. I didn't read the blurb and just thought it was a romance from the cover. It was about a witch who makese boyfriends to order (can look like anyone, mc picked her ex). Makes them out of cake. Then the characters have sex with their cake bf. I felt bad marking it DNF, so I tried. Three pages in. The cake bf gives her a piece of his arm to eat as foreplay. Too much trauma for me.
I try to stick to genres that I am really interested in but sometimes you come across a dud. If the book hasn't 'grabbed' me within the first few chapters, I'm outa here. Then there are others that start off good but lose the plot half way through. Those are the worst because of the time already invested in them.
It used to be variable but then I thought 25% was reasonable. Subsequently I learned about "the 50 page rule". That is perfect for me. If I am not vested 50 pages in....it is designated as DNF.
I always try to finish but well sometimes it doesn't happen, BUT I sometimes come back to it months later even a year later and I find it in my bookshelf and give it another chance and 99% of the time its more interesting the second time around.
I had my first DNF about a week ago. It’s still on my kindle. About 50 pages in I couldn’t read anymore. There r too many books to get to. She is a well known author but it left me wondering if I should read any more of her books
