What book have you quit before finishing? - Page 6

sandy53 · ‎03-12-2010

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline. I just wasn't interested in Sicily and the Mafia. And I have liked her other books.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

I can think of only two. Like others I stick with a book even though it's not my favorite. But I draw the line at horror.

DH used to read Stephen King. Years ago he was reading Pet Sematary. I picked it up one day because I was curious. What a mistake! I read one chapter.

The other one was MEG by Steve Alten. I got a little farther into this one, but it was just stupid IMO.

Years ago I read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I picked it up because the cover looked like a book about Europe in the 1500's or 1600's. Dumb, right? Well, I WAS in a hurry. LOL! I started to read it, and right away realized what was going on. I read the first chapter, and even though I didn't like it, I wanted to see what happened to the characters I met right away. So I stayed with it!

catwoman48 · ‎07-02-2011

@Sooner, after suffering through Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and being so disappointed, I was not going to waste more time on The Goldfinch. I leave it to others with more patience. That said, I have never gotten through a book by John Irving or Annie Proulx (The Shipping News, mentioned here). Then again, I will read anything by Margaret Atwood or John Grisham. Different strokes for different folks!

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@catwoman48 wrote:
@Sooner, after suffering through Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and being so disappointed, I was not going to waste more time on The Goldfinch. I leave it to others with more patience. That said, I have never gotten through a book by John Irving or Annie Proulx (The Shipping News, mentioned here). Then again, I will read anything by Margaret Atwood or John Grisham. Different strokes for different folks!

@catwoman48 Yep, I can stay with good writing, but drivel and mindless rambling and I'm out. I've read many long "boring" books that were beautifully written, but this, nah.

teganslaw · ‎03-11-2010

Two more books I couldn't finish:

"The Exiles" by Jane Harper. I liked her other books, but this one was boring and I easily lost interest. Nothing happening for many pages.

"Becoming" by Michelle Obama. Another boring book. I thought it would have been more interesting. Her life either wasn't exciting or the book was written in such a way that I didn't care about her life. It could have been the style that was a problem as I didn't think it was well written.

"The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog."

Mark Twain

ritasNo1Fan · ‎03-12-2010

@Janey2 wrote:
Many, many books. I give myself about 40 pages and if it does not grab me I'm done. This is not school.

ME TOO. I guess I go to 100 pages before I toss it. SO MANY. The last one was APPLES DON"T FALL.

smoky22 · ‎05-30-2010

I just gave up on End of Story by A. J Finn. I loved his previous book Woman in the Window, and I gave this one 80 some pages before calling it quits. The story never became interesting to me.