Comments on: Life is Too Short – Booking Through Thursday

By: JaneGS

JaneGS — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:19:42 +0000

With age comes impatience, I think. When I was younger, I wouldn’t have dreamed of not finishing a book. Now, I’m much more ruthless. If the writing is bad or offensive, I’ll fling it (metaphorically, of course) across the room. If I lose interest, it will die of neglect and be replaced on my reading table by something worthier.

By: Marce

Marce — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:33 +0000

This was the reason I started borrowing and going to the library, not having guilt or feeling like I wasted money. The 2 I put down this year I bought, ugggh.

My response.
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-to-short.html#comments

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:45:41 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree with you. Life is too short to keep reading a bad book. I either put it back on the TBR pile (if I suspect my mood is to blame), or abandon it and never look back!

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:04:31 +0000

It’s been ages since I left a book unfinished — I tend to want to give them as much of a chance as possible. But if I felt it was truly “bad” or a waste of time, I’d lay it aside. I do agree that sometimes it is not the right time for certain books and I might get more out of them another time.

By: Alayne

Alayne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:45:44 +0000

Very nice answer. Here is mine: http://thecrowdedleaf.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/booking-through-thursday-november-12-2009.

By: Nise'

Nise' — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:40:37 +0000

Since many of the books I read come from the library, it is easier to put it down and grab another one.

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:47 +0000

I agree about bought books–if I spent money on it, I want my money’s worth.

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:51 +0000

I do the same thing…library books I’m willing to stop reading if I don’t like it. With books I spent money on, I read to the end. However, if I’m not liking one, I will put it aside and try again at another time. I’m a moody reader and maybe it just wasn’t the right time to read it.

By: Annabel

Annabel — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:45:40 +0000

I still read almost all books I start properly right through to the end. If they’re not engaging I tend to resort to skimming rather than leaving them unread. I can’t think of the last book I started and didn’t finish.

However, there are loads of books I’ve acquired, not read and decided that I’m never going to read – these get disposed of one way or another.

By: Novroz

Novroz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:13:15 +0000

I did the same! I often borrow books from library that ended up unread…but that’s the good thing about library