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How long do you give a book before you DNF?
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Feb 10, 2024 04:06PM
normally around ~100 pages (for a stand alone book), if I'm just not interested at all. If I have a little interest but it's boring in parts, I'll try to get through like 2/3. If it's a series, I'll try to get through at least the first book and 1/3-1/2 of the second.
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I will DNF at any time if I'm just not feeling it...Some books you just have to be in the right mindset to enjoy,
I wait about 2 years before I decide not to finish a book... 😬I just have a completionism attitude..
Gabriel Garcia Marquez once said that life is too short to waste it on boring books.
so far I finished the book. if it is a serie and I didn't like the book I won't read any others in the serie. like Hyperion. but otherwise I just keep going. and sometimes it surprises you. example being redshirts. where the beginning of just weird but then halfway it all comes together and it was a fun book
100 pages… Sometimes that seems too generous…
Same here. 100 pages at the most, anything else is a waste of time. If the author didn't manage to make the plot interesting by page 100, it's the author's loss, not mine.
If I'm in the middle of the book and it didn't convince me then I DNF
A couple of chapters, sometimes not even that much. There are a lot of poorly written books out there. I won’t waste time on one that doesn’t capture my interest right away.
I have a book on my shelf that's been there for 20 years. I'll get to it soon. Lol
Good Question! I give it about 50%.When I'm over halfway through I feel like I just push myself to finish it but when I dislike it until the 30-40% mark and it doesn't seem to get better, I DNF it
I normally know about 15% to 25% through the book if I will enjoy it or not. Some books I know after the first couple chapters, it just depends. I know what I like and what I don’t and books can sometimes tell me quickly other times it takes a little bit.
I very rarely DNF a book, but when I do, I've almost always finished half. And at that point, why not just go all the way? Unless it's really cringe, or infantile beyond belief, wildly offensive politically, or consistently knocking me unconscious after a few pages...If it's simply dense material and difficult for me, such as nonfiction science, I endure and hang in, even if I have to read just a few pages at a time.
I don’t DNF I have to finish a book once I start it even if I don’t like it.
The general librarian's rule of thumb is to give a book 5 chapters before you reject it. I just read this in an amazon.com reader's review of "A Place of Execution" by Val McDermid.
i haven't dnf a book so far, but i think out of pure stubbornness i never will haha. that's why i'm extra picky with the books i'm buying atm
I usually make it about 20% in before I decide to DNF, but I also mentally differentiate if it’s a proper DNF (never going to pick up the book again) or like a soft DNF (I’ll come back to it, just not really in the mood for it). Hope that makes sense lol
I try to go for at least 50% but with some books it's been 20-30. I'm very stubborn and usually read the books till the end even if I don't like them so I try to give the books a proper chance. Some books were not worth it though
I decide if I want to finish after 2-4 chapters so I have a feel for the characters, setting, and start of the plot.
It could be the first sentence for me if i get bored (unless I bought the book then I WILL read it). I just really don't like wasting my time rrading books I know i won't like lol
i hardly hardly hardly ever dnf a book so I don't know but I been though 78% of a 'the cheat sheet' and i'm really surprised that I didn't dnf it yet.
Around the 50% mark I usually give up. If there is not plot or fleshed out characters by then it’s a NOPE
If I get to 100 pages and I don't care about anything or the characters, I ditch it. Life's too short to force yourself through books you find boring. That or the second the main female protagonist is revealed to be baby-obsessed or man-obsessed. Give women other stories.
It depends. I can push through to about 50% if I’m struggling with the story and characters. But if the writing is just plain bad then I’m giving up after about 2 chapters!! I feel like bad stories could possibly get better but bad writing? There’s no getting through that.
I have like a 50 page rule, if I don't notice the 50 pages go by that means I enjoyed the book so far. If I notice myself counting the pages, that means I'm not enjoying the book whatsoever.
Intresting question...depends on the book. Usually over 100 pages. I have given up after a chapter on a few occasions.
first few chapters, maximum 13 or I just skim through it or read from the middle and the ending but those are the books I usually end up dropping. if it fails to impress me UpTo chapter 5 or 6 it's a no
i try my best to continue reading untill it just completely gets off road for me, like if it just irritates me how the story's written and stuff then I finaly DNF it.
if I feel like I have to force myself to read the book, then that’s when I give up
when I'm half way through the book and it seems there will not be coming any twists, I would DNF instantly
When I feel like I’m about to dnf a book usually I just listen to the audiobook to help me finish it. Funny thing is that it usually always end up with me loving the book.
Angel wrote: "When I feel like I’m about to dnf a book usually I just listen to the audiobook to help me finish it. Funny thing is that it usually always end up with me loving the book."LOL, I've done this as well, and sometimes the other way around. The last couple years I've got a lot into audiobooks simply because I can listen to them while I work and sometimes by the time I get home my eyes are so tired from looking at a computer screen all day that it makes it difficult to read so an audiobook is perfect. But then sometimes the audio narrator doesn't fit the role or their performance is lacking so I will switch to the physical book.
I physically can’t log a dnf. I just have to know what ending this author thinks will make sense. If it’s truly terrible, then I just got a kick out of it. It’s like watching a bad movie just to laugh at it.
25% at most then if I really want it to work out then I'll give a smidge longer but then if it's not working and I've fought tooth and nail for it to work then it doesnt deserve to be read by the likes of me xoxo
at least like 20/30 percent because i almost never dnf like i think i’ve only done it once or twice but i could just tell from early on that they weren’t something i’d enjoy
25-30% or when I have to force myself to continue reading the book
About 25% on kindle or 100 pages in a physical book…why waste time reading a book I’m not interested in when there are so many better books out there? 🤷🏾♀️
I used to have the rule ‘you start it you finish it’ then I read The Catcher in the Rye. I can’t find the words to convey how much I loathe that book, but sufficed to say it cured me of that particular mind set. Now I DNF if:
- I put a book down and don’t think of it after.
- it’s a slog.
- always DNF if I get second hand embarrassment from the characters.
- throw book in bin INSTANTLY if a dog is harmed in anyway.
Exceptions to these rules:
- if they are part of a series that I’ve invested a lot of time and emotion too (I was so close to DNF’ing CC3. But SJM has my heart so I persevered.)
It's the moment when I realize I am not enjoying myself, that I would rather do almost anything than pick up the book. Sometimes that is 50 pages, sometimes it's 100.
I usually finish, even if I don't like it, unless I've checked it out of the library and can't renew it.
I attempt 100 pages. Sometimes I can't stand it and stop earlier.
I'll give a book 2 chapters at most before I DNF life's to short and my TBR is too big lol
I just did a DNF literally 30 seconds ago. It was…🤮. I never, ever want to even THINK of that book again. 🤮🤮🤮😭. Not because of violence, not because of swearing, not because of it being dumb. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. I think I was less than 50 pages in. Never again.
until I decide I'm no longer having fun with the book. that usually takes 50 to 100 pages
