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It’s only in the last few years I’ve been able to set a book down if I’m not into it/hate it /at the wrong time & place for it. Previously I felt almost guilty not to finish a book - like I was letting myself & the book down!
#BookClub choices I really try to finish, but hanging on to the grim end can often leave me with a reading block.
There are some books that I still finish as a bit of an endurance exercise - usually when they are beautifully written but just not for me.
My bestie & I do a weekly readalong and we found #YoungMungo a really hard slog. At times we contemplated #DNF as it’s so tense, such a toxic set up and unrelentingly miserable - but the writing allowed us to finish it and then - vitally - reach for another read with delight. Flying through #OurWivesUnderTheSea.
What about y’all?
Do you abandon a book or cling on by your fingernails to the bitter end?
@h5e @drneevil Yeah same! I've actually made a separate Goodreads shelf for "paused" books - where I know I do want to continue reading, but my headspace or whatever doesn't allow for this one right here right now.
And I also have an "abandoned" shelf for books where I do just decide they're not worth even my future time, but only a handful of books hit that.
@aishasie @h5e I have the abandoned shelf but paused is a brilliant idea!
Going to tell my friend about it on Thursday because I think we’ll both find it useful! We are using both goodreads (for years) and StoryGraph (more recently).
And then I can remove the ones in my currently reading list that have been sat there for years!
Niamh (LeedsBookClub)
Hanneke
Aisha Sie