The book you like most discussion
How far into a book do you decide if you want to continue reading it?
Until I cannot stand it any longer. LOL
Until I'm done with it!I agree with Kira Life is to short to read a bad book.
I stopped reading A Fate Inked in Blood about half way the story was pretty good and I liked the 2 main characters BUT the heroine kept biting the insides of her cheek. It just started to really irritate me and I couldn't keep reading it.
Whenever I find that I’m bored I just stop reading. It’s different if I actually bought the book.
Caroline wrote: "Hi guys! Any tips on how to decide if you want to keep reading a book if you’re unsure?? Someone once told me read the first 100 pages and then decide.
What do you guys do??"
I probably make it about 40 to 50 percent through...I have a bad habit of reading books anyway just to say I finished them, though. I try not to write a review afterward to be nice. Ha!
If a book/series is not sparking joy I DNF it. I generally try to read at least 50% of a stand-alone book or at least the first book if it is a series before DNFing. That said I rarely DNF books because I do a lot of research, read reviews on Goodreads, watch YouTube reviews, before deciding to read a book/start a series. I never pick up a book for its cover. I do have authors that are spontaneous buy for me but otherwise I do my due diligence before deciding which book/series deserves a place on my TBR. Series I DNFd after reading the first book: Fourth wing, Legendborn, Ninth House. Series I have DNFd after reading two books: legends of the first empire by Michael Sullivan. I might come back to it in the future, who knows.
I'm with Tasha and Sybille: halfway or until it moves from improbable to outright impossible. Or until I realize it keeps putting me to sleep.
The moment it starts being boring or I don't like the style. If I really don't like something, I can and will ditch a book after the first sentence. I read for myself, not for anyone else, meaning, reading is not some task I gotta complete. If the book doesn't work for me, there are plenty other books out there.
If I’m not feeling it, then it’s a DNF for me. My tbr is out of control, so I don’t have time to waste on books I don’t like.
I don’t really stop reading a book unless if it’s really boring for example iron flame I had to stop at 38% because I couldn’t take it anymore my brain cells were legit hurting me.
Once upon a time I felt I had to read every word and finish all books. Now I have realized that I will never have time in my life to read all the books I want to read. I can DNF a book by page 50. If I’m not liking it but still want to know how it ends, I now skip to the end and just read the end. The REAL question is, have you ever read so much of a book that you feel you CANNOT DNF because you have gotten too far/put too much time in???
I've only had this happen once, the book was so bad I had to stop after about 30%.
About half or almost half of the book, but if everything makes me annoyed or I don't get any feeling from it, I leave it there.
I give a book 2 chapters, but I can usually tell by the start if I'm going to be into a book or not
First 50 pages or so for me. Depends on the length and whether it's in a series or not.
I usually give it a good try with 100 pages or so. I can usually tell if it's not my vibe. sometimes I feel a slump coming on mid read, and I'll do a "soft dnf" where I come back at a later time. I'm a mood reader, for sure.
i dont usually dnf but when i have its gotten maybe 4-5 chapters out of me before i quit
I'm kind of a mood reader with a HUGE tbr and sometimes I feel like it's something with me and not the book. So I stop after 2 chapters with a promise that I'll come back when I'm on the track to love the book the way it deserves. But yeah, there were times I hated some books enough to never continue. I still remember reading Diary of Oxygen Theif hoping for jaw dropping stuff ( just because it was written by anonymous ) and I felt pity for myself reading such ridiculous excuses a man makes to defend himself after treating women like shit.
I try to go at least halfway trying to give it the best chance to change my mind.
it depends on how long the book is. if it's romance that has like 350 I dnf at like 120pages. if it's rlly rlly bad Even sooner. if it's 700 pages long fantasy I try to stay for like 200 pages.
I try to go at least over halfway through the book to give it the best chance before I go and change my mind depending on how long the book is.
Depends. I'm stubborn so I'll usually slog through.I instant DNF if the content hurts my mental health- usually, that's racism, homophobia, animal torture, or something like that. Doesn't matter where this content happens- first page or last.
I DNF if I'm dreading reading the book because it's boring, slow, or some other non-offensive reason and I'm under 50 pages.
Around a hundred pages sometimes a few more.
30-70 pages. I've noticed that where the plot really starts, the first 29 pages r usually for background.if you can't get there within 70 pages:
bye
@michaelodd, those sort of things always add to the plot for me.
100 pages, that's when things pick up and I get to the point where I can't put the book down
Interesting conversation! If the book is non-fiction, sometimes I'll skip around to upcoming chapters to tease or excite my interest and then I return to the point where I last stopped. Sometimes with books that aren't working for me at the moment I leave them and try again (sometimes years!) later.
ooooh i hated the first half of acotar but i had the patience to keep going and loved the ending!!! so i always try to hang on till at least 50%
Totally depends. I like to give things a fair shot, so usually 50-100 pages. But I have dropped books at 20 pages as well.
I usually read about 50 pages first and then will put it down for a while. But I tried to return to finish since the book is usually on my bucket list to read. I am the type of person that likes to finish all books I start!!!
If I've first started a book, I read the whole book! No matter how bad it might be.
Lisa, I have DNFed a 400-page book at 300 pages.I did that once. I'd read and liked all books in her catalog, so I kept waiting for the book to get better. It didn't. It kept getting worse. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and quit.
I'm DNFing a book right now. I'm around halfway in and I'm done. It's annoying, and I have other books to read. I generally give books the half-way mark unless the writing is terrible. If the writing or editing is terrible, I put it aside and don't give it another thought.
When I'm in a bookshop and not sure about buying a book, I read the first 5 pages and if I like it, I will buy and read. Often I need more than the description on the cover to be convinced. With this method I have only books I'm interested in
I finish every book which I start . It may take a while as I'll read other books . I've I'll started so I'll finish approach to books .
I can’t DNF a book, even if I want to. It’s like an itch in my brain if I don’t finish.
I usually give it either a few chapters or 50 pages, that gives me a good enough idea. my adhd brain can't take any more torment than that lol
Most of the books I have been reading catch my attention in the first few chapters and want to read it. So I guess I would have to say if it doesn't grab me in the first few chapters, I may DNF it. If the book has an audiobook, i may try that to get through it, especially if it is a popular book that has pretty good reviews. But I also tend to stick with the genres I know I like and don't really branch out.
Sybille wrote: "Until I cannot stand it any longer. LOL"I agree. Sometimes that’s at 12%. But I’ve also had times when I’ve made it 80% through a book and just did not care to see the end.
About 20%, Or if I start falling asleep. 😁😁😁
I agree, I usually stop when I’ve just had enough. By that point I’ll be skimming just to get through it anyways.
I try to finish if I can but if it's too painful I stop about half way.
between 15/20%, the story should have begun taking off by this point, if I don't like how it's laid out(info dumps, poor research, badly written characters, sloppy direction, the overall vibe) it gets the chop. ✖️ Luckily, I haven't had too many DNF in my life so far. ❤️
Someone once told me read the first 100 pages and then decide.
What do you guys do??