I do. Even if I HATE a book I make myself finish it. It is so stupid. I waste my time reading something I don't like instead of trying something new. I think I just keep hoping that it will get better eventually, especially if it has good reviews.
How about you? Do you keep reading or move on to the next?
pomelo / 5509 posts
Yep, once I start a book I feel like I have to finish it. If I really, really hate it though, sometimes I'll cheat and sort of "skim" through it.
pineapple / 12802 posts
Sometimes? If it is a book I've borrowed from a friend I do FORCE myself so that I can at least tell them I finished it. There have been a few books I've read to completion because I couldn't believe how awful they were and there MUST be some redeeming quality at the end (there hasn't been yet).
The books I don't finish tend to be dry and I just get bored even though it's a topic I thoroughly enjoy.
ETA: I think part of my reason for finishing books even if I don't like them is that I don't like to admit that I didn't finish a book. It feels like a failure of sorts, especially if it's a book a lot of other people enjoyed.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
Not anymore! I used to, even if I absolutely hated it, but I decided this year that my free time was too short to waste time on crappy books! So now I don't 
eggplant / 11824 posts
No. I will finish bad movies, but for some reason I just can't force myself to finish bad books. I'm always like "I don't have the time for this book!" but then I'll take the time for a terrible movie haha
coconut / 8234 posts
Nope! There are way too many awesome books in this world for me to waste my time on something I'm not into, but I do give it some time. I didn't finish some popular books: Eat, Pray, Love (barf) or Life of Pi (yawn) or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (took way too long to get interesting).
coconut / 8234 posts
@yoursilverlining: Ha! I won't finish a bad movie either (unless I'm in the theater!) I give a movie 15 minutes before I move on to the next.
nectarine / 2600 posts
Not really. I mean if I'm just very "meh" about it, I might skim through and just read it really fast. But if it's something I just can NOT get into I'll just give up. This only happens once in a while!
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