At what point do you decide to stop reading a book? What does it take for you to give it up? Have you ever been glad you kept reading when you almost didn't?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
When Do You Give Up?
I've been reading The Third Translation by Matt Bondurant for almost a month now and just cannot seem to get into the story or the characters. Usually I give it until 100 pages before I make the call and I'm at 102 right now. I was expecting more action and adventure but it's more a careful product of some intense research into ancient Egypt. The subject does interest me, but I wish I had more realistic expectations at the start. I think I'm going to put it aside.
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I used to give books until page 100, but since I'm a slow reader and I've tasked myself with reading a book every 10 days, I've become more cut-throat. Lately, the things that make me stop reading are no hook into the plot within a day's worth of reading, boring writing, or a very unreasonable world-building mistake.
If I keep reading a book despite some of these things, it's usually to see how an author decides to resolve other issues. Sadly, I don't think there's been book that I pushed through that was worth it.
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