YAholics Anonymous! discussion

Do you ever feel pressured to finish a book once you start it? What about if you don't like it? Are there certain requirements that makes you HAVE to finish a book?

---I personally do not like stopping a book. It makes me feel really bad because I believe that all books have the potential to be great. Although, I have DNF'd a couple of books, I don't like to make it a habit.

I'm the same way! I feel like I should read a book start to finish! I'm probably only DNFed 2 books in my life

Same here. I always feel like it will get better. Also I don't like putting so much time in and not even being able to say I finished!

I used to always finish book.I had the idea that if it was published it was good enought to finish(cause editors and others read something a "thousand" times before something is published). But lately I have started giving up on books,I stopp a book if it bores the h.. of me.if theres nothing interesting in it.

I'm pretty quick to give up on a book. There's so many other awesome books out there that I just can't finish a book if I don't like it. I do usually make myself read to at least 50 pages or 25% before I give up, unless there's something really offensive.

I also don't like to not finish a book and feel pressure about it is horrible. For me, all the authors are talented because they can think something beyond the imaginations and dare to show it to everybody.

Usually before I decide to stop reading a book, I skip some parts that I think aren't necessary. If this way doesn't make it better, than I've to stop reading the book.

~RininTa~ wrote: "I also don't like to not finish a book and feel pressure about it is horrible. For me, all the authors are talented because they can think something beyond the imaginations and dare to show it to e..."

I actually cannot skip parts of a book! I don't know what it is but I've never been able to do it. I always feel like I'll miss something important.

@Katie: the way that I do is actually more to skim-read rather than really skip all the parts. I try to find the main point of a page and skip the narrations or some of the explanations. I missed a lot of important things at first but when I practice it often, actually it help me to keep read a book that I doubt to finish :)

If I lose interest in a book, I just put it down. Go back to it later on when I'm in a better mood. I tend to give books at least 3 tries before i complete just give up on it. There are a few series and books I just couldn't force myself to finish.

~RininTa~ wrote: "@Katie: the way that I do is actually more to skim-read rather than really skip all the parts. I try to find the main point of a page and skip the narrations or some of the explanations. I missed a..."

That makes sense - I might have to try it. It would be a good method for review copies as I feel terrible not to finish them, but some just aren't for me. It would be helpful to skim through; I'm just not good at it.

I don't like to not finish a book, but if it annoys me enough I will. My time is too precious to fool around with stories I'm not fond of.

Trakena wrote: "I don't like to not finish a book, but if it annoys me enough I will. My time is too precious to fool around with stories I'm not fond of."

i agree

i do not finish a book if its boring. sometimes i trudge through even if it took a lot of effort. but other times i just jump to the next one. as such i have little time.