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16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 13 9:01 - No, not a camp!
I've been trying to finish The Wizard and Glass now for the past month and a bit. I am really struggling to get it finished. Its about 800 pages and the book was disappointing in the fact that its set before the other books in the series, a somewhat tedious prequel. I find myself trying to read it outside of my commute to get it finished but I just can't bring myself to it!
General book queries for everyone:
- Do you find you have to finish your current book before you move onto the next?
- Can you put a half-read book down and then pick it up a month later and still be engrossed/well informed of the narrative? Does/Will this ruin your enjoyment of the read?
- When picking a next book do you stick to the same genre or do you try something radically different?
I've been trying to finish The Wizard and Glass now for the past month and a bit. I am really struggling to get it finished. Its about 800 pages and the book was disappointing in the fact that its set before the other books in the series, a somewhat tedious prequel. I find myself trying to read it outside of my commute to get it finished but I just can't bring myself to it!
General book queries for everyone:
- Do you find you have to finish your current book before you move onto the next?
- Can you put a half-read book down and then pick it up a month later and still be engrossed/well informed of the narrative? Does/Will this ruin your enjoyment of the read?
- When picking a next book do you stick to the same genre or do you try something radically different?
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16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 13 12:04 - i can only read one book at a time, if i read more then one
i will get the stories mixed together =P.
im not sure for if i start a book i have to finish it or it will annoy me, so i would have to say no i couldn't.
i will get the stories mixed together =P.
im not sure for if i start a book i have to finish it or it will annoy me, so i would have to say no i couldn't.
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16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 13 12:27 - When I read that I was the same, the further through it you go the better it gets, then you are on the home stretch and the story moves quicker. It is an odd place to stick a prequel but it does tie in overall, you wouldn't be able to leave it out exactly.
Concentration wise, I definitely have trouble maintaining a book when it reaches a lull, I have 3 books on the go at the moment, I never seem to take the time to sit and read them instead of being online or watching tv etc. I really should! Perhaps when I have a commute I will do it.
I can half read a book and pick it up later, I did it with the book you are reading :) after a few pages it carries on fine and I remember my place.
Genre wise, I never really stick to the same genre anyway. I picked up a silly conspiracy type book, then a religious book then a sci fi ish book, then one set in ancient Egypt.
The trouble with that series is the next book isn't like the book before it, and so on with the ones after.
Concentration wise, I definitely have trouble maintaining a book when it reaches a lull, I have 3 books on the go at the moment, I never seem to take the time to sit and read them instead of being online or watching tv etc. I really should! Perhaps when I have a commute I will do it.
I can half read a book and pick it up later, I did it with the book you are reading :) after a few pages it carries on fine and I remember my place.
Genre wise, I never really stick to the same genre anyway. I picked up a silly conspiracy type book, then a religious book then a sci fi ish book, then one set in ancient Egypt.
The trouble with that series is the next book isn't like the book before it, and so on with the ones after.
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16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 13 12:47 - I usually only really read one book at a time, but will read one fiction book at the same time as a non-fiction, poetry or other things if needed.
I rarely give up on books, but thats because I strive to get through things so I can have a complete view of them and can pass fair judgement. Unless its taking me more than a month and I've no actual desire to read any further. I have better things to be doing.
The next book totally depends on what I feel like at the time. Usually I don't read the same type of thing but go on to something completely different. Makes things more interesting that way.
I rarely give up on books, but thats because I strive to get through things so I can have a complete view of them and can pass fair judgement. Unless its taking me more than a month and I've no actual desire to read any further. I have better things to be doing.
The next book totally depends on what I feel like at the time. Usually I don't read the same type of thing but go on to something completely different. Makes things more interesting that way.
spiegel
16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 13 17:48 - I seem to end up with around 3 books on the go (currently Jane Eyre, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, and Ashes). Even if I find a book interesting, I have trouble sitting down and reading it until I get to about the last third, at which point I’ll postpone all other endeavours to marathon read.
If a book is half read and sitting on my shelf for a month, it’s probably not getting finished anytime soon...
I tend to read comic books between novels, although that’s a change in literary medium, not genre. Other than that, it’s simply what I feel like reading at the time.
If a book is half read and sitting on my shelf for a month, it’s probably not getting finished anytime soon...
I tend to read comic books between novels, although that’s a change in literary medium, not genre. Other than that, it’s simply what I feel like reading at the time.
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16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 14 4:07 - I start reading alot of books but I only finish about maybe sixty to seventy percent of them. When I actually decide to finish a book I stopped reading months ago I end up just rereading the whole damn thing. But it really depends on the book. If I only had a few chapters left and it was a really really long long book I might just recap the last few chapters. I'm not that crazy.
I'll pretty much read anything, genre doesn't matter. At the moment the books that I'm actively reading (meaning I've read them within the past week) are Lieutenant Hornblower and Breaking Dawn (someone shoot me please). During that week though I did manage to squeeze in several graphic novels and picture books. But those are like snacks mostly. Little tidbits to tide me over for ten, twenty minutes or so.
Sometimes books were just meant to not be read. There are just too many, you gotta learn to pick your battles.
I'll pretty much read anything, genre doesn't matter. At the moment the books that I'm actively reading (meaning I've read them within the past week) are Lieutenant Hornblower and Breaking Dawn (someone shoot me please). During that week though I did manage to squeeze in several graphic novels and picture books. But those are like snacks mostly. Little tidbits to tide me over for ten, twenty minutes or so.
Sometimes books were just meant to not be read. There are just too many, you gotta learn to pick your battles.
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16 years, 9 months ago at Aug 14 4:26 - If I stop reading a book, I have to give it about a month and then just start over from the beginning. I can't stand picking up in the middle, because I will never remember everything.
If I'm reading a classic novel or something that has considerable literary merit, I'll read it all the way through at some point in my life. But if it's a genre-based book, if I don't like it I won't bring myself to finish it.
When I pick another book to read, I usually go for the classics. Rarely will I read a fantasy or science fiction novel unless I have a very good recommendation from a friend/book lover.
If I'm reading a classic novel or something that has considerable literary merit, I'll read it all the way through at some point in my life. But if it's a genre-based book, if I don't like it I won't bring myself to finish it.
When I pick another book to read, I usually go for the classics. Rarely will I read a fantasy or science fiction novel unless I have a very good recommendation from a friend/book lover.