tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post223749944440436593..comments2023-10-03T07:28:18.822-05:00Comments on Brenda Bradshaw Blog: ~Yawn~Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-89045172213645836482008-03-21T11:04:00.000-05:002008-03-21T11:04:00.000-05:00I used to have to finish any book I started. The V...I used to have to finish any book I started. The Virgin (Susan Coon?) cured me of this. I didn't fall asleep when I read it, but the paperback book became very, very heavy each time I tried to read more. It was an awful experience. Now I start books all the time and it's more rare that I actually finish one.<BR/><BR/>Perfect Circle from EE's book club is one I've finished lately, but I probably only did so because it's in the book club - and it's well written.<BR/><BR/>Dunno what my issue is these days except I need a book that's easy to slip back into every time I pick it up.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-25444853151243585152008-02-25T14:31:00.000-06:002008-02-25T14:31:00.000-06:00I skim-read when I dislike a book. I hate to give ...I skim-read when I dislike a book. I hate to give it up entirely because I did, after all, spend money on it. And like you, I figure that it must have <I>some</I> redeeming features since it did get published, but I'm not willing to invest a lot of time in it anymore. So after a few chapters, I'll flip ahead, pause and read a couple of pages to figure out where we're at, then skip ahead again. <BR/><BR/>If at some point I get <I>really</I> intrigued, I'll go back to where I left off and take it up again, but this has only ever happened once or twice that I can remember.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there've been a few books where I didn't even want to bother skipping ahead. Da Vinci Code was one of them. The book everyone talked about, and I never read it. I got about 15 pages in and just got annoyed. Figured I'd just wait for the movie.<BR/><BR/>Still don't think I missed out on anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-33025732956715485482008-02-25T11:11:00.000-06:002008-02-25T11:11:00.000-06:00Seriously, I just stop reading after the first few...Seriously, I just stop reading after the first few chapters and donate it to the library. I never could get through LIfe of Pi even though everyone loved it so. If I at least want to know what happens, I will read the end. But life is way too short to read a boring book.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-66772186506260809692008-02-24T22:17:00.000-06:002008-02-24T22:17:00.000-06:00If the first 20 pages don't grab me, I skip to the...If the first 20 pages don't grab me, I skip to the middle to see where it's going. If I'm still not hooked, I'll read the last chapter to see if I'm happy where it ended up, because then I might be interested to see how it got there. If not, there's nothing left to do but burn its face off with my cigar lighter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-63855641478028100512008-02-24T21:00:00.000-06:002008-02-24T21:00:00.000-06:00Argh. Figures. I have the one that sucks. I guess ...Argh. Figures. I have the one that sucks. I guess I'll try another one on your recommendation, BT and beat you if it's bad too.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-1124991723724006652008-02-24T20:58:00.000-06:002008-02-24T20:58:00.000-06:00I toss the boring ones immediately. What's the poi...I toss the boring ones immediately. What's the point? I figure if it's meant to be, someday I'll pick it up again and get through it. <BR/><BR/>And THUD was one of his worst, especially of the recent ones. Try GOING POSTAL or MAKING MONEY, or better yet, NIGHTWATCH.Blogless Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983848259551488867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-28805067075077120362008-02-24T17:46:00.000-06:002008-02-24T17:46:00.000-06:00Dang! ATONEMENT is taking a spanking!I'm still not...Dang! ATONEMENT is taking a spanking!<BR/><BR/>I'm still not through this damn book. Not even half-way.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-88633435985643879182008-02-24T17:42:00.000-06:002008-02-24T17:42:00.000-06:00There are lots more, but that was the first to jum...There are lots more, but that was the first to jump out at me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-83228168770075197002008-02-24T17:41:00.000-06:002008-02-24T17:41:00.000-06:00Oh dear god, yes. Atonement--Boring as hell.Oh dear god, yes. Atonement--Boring as hell.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207575569304102281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-27760824734288460982008-02-24T10:55:00.000-06:002008-02-24T10:55:00.000-06:00Ooh, I think you got that quote from me! I say th...Ooh, I think you got that quote from me! I say that all the time.<BR/><BR/>And yet, I forced myself to finish a book recently that I really didn't like. I was quite surprised because I like other stuff I've read by that author. I only finished that book because I wanted to know "Who dunnit", but in the end, I was till disappointed even with that.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897165800930936073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-15747852772723855902008-02-23T18:35:00.000-06:002008-02-23T18:35:00.000-06:00there have been so many books that i felt that i "...there have been so many books that i felt that i "needed" to read for my literary education and then threw out the window after about 50 pages. "to the lighthouse." "you can't go home again." "beloved." "sister carrie." "atonement." just about everything by henry james and george eliot. i could go on and on -- "great" books that were about as interesting as a law book in greek.<BR/><BR/>then again, i forced myself to get past the first 50 pages of "one hundred years of solitude" after several false starts, and it just about changed my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-45271895240000573322008-02-23T14:13:00.000-06:002008-02-23T14:13:00.000-06:00Yeah...like everything I've tried to read by James...Yeah...like everything I've tried to read by James Patterson! LoL...my thing is: Like you, once I *start* reading, I'm compelled by some unknown force to *finish* reading, but if I slog through ONE book by an author, generally, they don't get another chance to disappoint me (Patterson is a select exception; he was recommended by sooooo many readers whom I generally agree with, that I gave him a second AND a third chance to impress me as he did the others. Unfortunately, it never worked out between us, and I've moved on.)Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049202849655223687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-30504899879901303182008-02-23T11:04:00.000-06:002008-02-23T11:04:00.000-06:00There have been quite a few where I had a hard tim...There have been quite a few where I had a hard time making it to 50 much less 100.L.K. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772597654874412965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-25135438369055948672008-02-23T04:49:00.000-06:002008-02-23T04:49:00.000-06:00The Lord Of The Rings is always a surefire bet - e...The Lord Of The Rings is always a surefire bet - especially if you read it backwards trawling for subliminal messages.<BR/><BR/>Neat blog, btw.Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8287965.post-20992770411471042312008-02-23T00:51:00.000-06:002008-02-23T00:51:00.000-06:00"Yes."Rarely do I read a bad book because my wife ..."Yes."<BR/><BR/>Rarely do I read a bad book because my wife reads a ton of good books, way more than I do, and I only read her recommendations (and a few others).<BR/><BR/>The one I really tried hard to read but only got about 100 pages in and got tired of was... um... Atonement. Yes, I must be strange indeed not to like a book that had such rave reviews from every corner. I did see the movie and loved it--loved it! But I found the book difficult to get through. I thought the prose was stilted and a little self-important, and I found all the characters annoying. And I was just too busy to read a book, even a book I acknowledge was very well crafted, that I wasn't liking that much.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there are others, but that's the most recent I can think of.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.com