Sunday Salon (07.12)

Filed Under (Sunday Salon) by Morbid Romantic on Jul 12, 2009 @ 10:23 pm
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The Sunday Salon.com I don’t know if any of you know this, but I have a strict policy that I never put a book down or abandon a book. If I begin a book, I see it through to the end no matter how terrible it is. This may be some weird OCD thing in me, but it always keeps me motivated enough to read any book from front to back. Granted I may put down a book and not go back to it but once a week, or return to it after a month pause, but I always finish the book.

I have read some awful books, which I won’t insult by naming here. Some that I’ve read, too, haven’t been terrible books but not things I would pick to read. These are both very tedious and it seems to take me twice as long to read a page as it would otherwise.

I would feel like a quitter! I would also feel very guilty. But most of all, it is the feeling like a quitter thing that would bother me the most, and the feeling that I gave up on something would make me feel like I have let myself down. How silly is that? I can’t make excuses for myself, though. Now, I don’t feel obligated to finish a book because I get review copies and such. This is entirely a personal thing.

Am I alone here? Am I the only one who can’t bring myself to put down a book because I’d feel like a quitter?

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    . Carmen R on 12 Jul 2009 at 11:36 pm #

    You are not alone, I too can not put a book down though at times I wish I could. No matter how bad it is I just can’t seem to stop myself.

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    . Bernadette (1 comments.) on 13 Jul 2009 at 3:33 am #

    I’m sure you’re not alone…but I’m not one of you. I feel my life is too short and there’s so many great books out there that I feel worse if I get to the end of a book and hate it all – especially as I tend to read slower when I’m not enjoying a book – which means I’m missing out even more time that could be spent reading something better. But everyone to their own I say…you do what gets you through the day :)
    .-= Bernadette´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon 2009-07-12: Week in Review =-.

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    . Kristen (5 comments.) on 13 Jul 2009 at 6:41 am #

    I never completely abandon books either but I freely admit to a serious case of anal retentiveness. ;-) Good thing I’m generally a pretty quick reader.
    .-= Kristen´s last blog ..It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? =-.

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    . debnance (3 comments.) on 13 Jul 2009 at 7:06 am #

    You can do what you like, but I will never feel compelled to finish a book I don’t like. I’m a grownup. I can read or not read. I can even *SHRIEK* throw away a book if I want.
    .-= debnance´s last blog ..TSS: Nothing =-.

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    . Monique (1 comments.) on 13 Jul 2009 at 8:51 am #

    I use to be this way. But I have gotten over it. Now I can put a book down that I think is terrible. I even have a rule where I will read at least 20% of a book before I put down.
    .-= Monique´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon: Starting Classics =-.

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    . Pam S on 13 Jul 2009 at 10:23 am #

    I am the same way. Whether it’s movies or books, I like to go from start to finish no matter how awful I find them. I just have to see if there are any redeeming qualities whatsoever, or at the very least find a part even worse than the previous one :) .