How do you decide when to give up on a book? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by 1019throw@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

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I read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and take enjoyed it. Read another book, then started reading Devil and the Dark Water by the same author. I got about 25% through and just decided to drop it for something else. I'm not an avid reader so i never know if I should stay committed or not.

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[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'll give it 100 pages. If I find I'm not excited to read it the next night, I'll drop it. Too many books to waste time on something not resonating with you. If a book is good, it'll happen before you have finished 100 pages. If the "good parts" only happen after the first 100 pages, I'll drop it. Life's too short.

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