Any Books You Just Couldn't Finish??

Gardengal55 · ‎01-05-2011

I have loved to read since elementary school. I enjoy all genres but mainly love mystery/suspense/science fiction. Have read the vast majority of Stephen King except the DARK TOWER series, and THE BLACK HOUSE written I believe with Peter Straub. The DT did not interest me at all and the BH I tried 4 times to read and just couldn't; for some strange reason it did not hold my interest.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN I struggled with. Was interesting in the beginning, dragged for me in the middle then finally picked up at the end. Have not seen the movie yet.

I really try to finish whatever book I'm reading, I feel like a failure if I don't...LOL. And I NEVER reread a book. I can see a movie 25 times, but can't reread a book.

How about you?

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Audio download, the reader did a GREAT job with accents. I was better than halfway through and realized...I didn't care...about any of it. Although I WOULD like to meet a man like Jaime. I love time travel stories and big books, so I'm not sure why I didn't care for this one. Maybe I'll give it another chance.

Another was Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (son of Stephen King). Again, better than halfway through and it was just too weird, bordering on stupid.

I almost never reread a book. In fact I can't think of any I HAVE reread.

I used to want to finish any book I started but realized life is short and there are lots of good books waiting.

Good topic. Thanks for starting it.

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Peaches McPhee · ‎04-19-2010

Occasionally. Life's just to short to read a book I don't enjoy. I joined a book club at my local library once, and found myself forcing myself to finish the book selections in time for the meetings -- the choices just did not interest me. I dropped the book club.

-- pro-aging --

Rochester, New York

redwingsgal · ‎03-10-2010

I could not finish The Shining! TOO SCARY!!! And I had aready seen the movie!

Just too much for me (at the time I was about 22y/o)

The only book I have ever reread was THE STAND. Second greatest book ever!!

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Alter Ego · ‎03-12-2010

I don't read as much as many on this board.

I will try very hard to finish any audible book, even if it's difficult to do. The last one, I increased the speed to get through.

I'm sure there are other books I never finished reading, but the one I specifically recall is Stephen Kings's book about the time traveler trying to stop Kennedy's assasination. I actually remember liking the book and am unsure why I stopped. But, once I did, I just couldn't pick it back up again.

I also thought I finished "Room", but truly don't remember reading what happened in the movie, so I wonder if I never finished that either!!LOL

RipleyGirl · ‎05-11-2015

"All Quiet on the Western Front" - too upsetting

I finished "The Shining" but had nightmares for quite awhile. Didn't help that I finished reading it in Colorado!!!

CANDLEQUEEN · ‎03-09-2010

I always finish books that I start, however there is one exception. I just couldn't finish Reconstructing Amelia.....I will try to re-read it at a later date, but just could not get into it......I re-read a lot of books, love doing that even though I know the storyline, in a lot of cases I re-read them much later on like years and years down the road, so if you read as much as I do, you don't forget them, but you forget the little things that happen in them.....I re-watch movies that I really love as well.

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

For me there are to many books out there to force myself to finish one I don't like. I picked one up a few months ago and within three chapters there were so many different characters I almost got a pen to write them down and sort out. Came to my senses and returned it to the library. I'll give a book a few chapters and if I'm not drawn in, back it goes.

freakygirl · ‎07-03-2014

oh gosh yes. like you, i've loved books since i was a child. i always had one and mom bought me whatever i chose. if a book doesn't hold my interest from the start, or it takes me days to pick it up again, then i just ditch it. just recently i couldn't finish 2 of jodi piccoult's books. it didn't hold my interest very long.

i never reread a book either, nor watch a movie more than once.