What book have you tried to read many times but could not finish? - Page 4

GeoffC · 03-02-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Don't we risk scaring people away? It isn't exactly recommendations

I doesn't seem to fit into the llounge .....

Ea · 03-02-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

I doesn't seem to fit into the llounge .....

No, I agree. I've been thinking for a while that for a forum where all members are supposedly readers, we don't really have a forum for reading - or, perhaps 'readin recommendations' needs a different description and/or name. As it is, I wouldn't put a thread like this in 'reading rec.'. Then there's only the lounge left.

Edit: Delete that last line. I just remembered I put the Lovecraft discussion in the 'reading rec.' forum because it was the most likely place for a discusison about reading. However, it's not obvious when you read the description, so perhaps it could changed to reflect better that it could also be a forum for discussing readin, not only about recommendations.

zerospinboson · 03-02-2009, 04:04 PM

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Safran-Foer

It came recommended by a friend of mine, but I can't help finding his writing style too obviously formulaic and calculated, to make me empathize with the obviously-naïeve kid..
I've tried picking it up again after a while two or three times (I got through about 2/3s of the book before finally giving up), but every time I start thinking the same thing/getting the same vibe within the first few pages worth of reading.
Is it me? If so, I would be so ashamed

MichelleR · 03-02-2009, 06:47 PM

Pride and Prejudice -- I want to love it, really, but everybody is so pompous. They're all proud and prejudice and I'm guessing it won't happen.

But I love the miniseries.

lilac_jive · 03-02-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MichelleR

Pride and Prejudice -- I want to love it, really, but everybody is so pompous. They're all proud and prejudice and I'm guessing it won't happen.

But I love the miniseries.

If anyone tells me they don't like the miniseries I'll have to beat them over the head. *sigh* Colin Firth...

But that's the whole point of the book, everyone is proudful and prejudiced. Even those who think they aren't.

Spartacus2112 · 03-02-2009, 08:15 PM

There have been many books that I have been unable to complete. I tried many times as a child to read but found it boring at times. It really was not until I became an adult (which some doubt) that I realized how enjoying reading a book is.

dragonbone · 03-05-2009, 03:50 AM

I think I have finished every book I ever started except for a lost book or something like that.
However...... The Sound and the Fury was something I just couldn't get into. I just couldn't stand it. I tried 3 times, but finally gave up. Too many other nice books to read, why torture myself!
I loved Lord of the Rings and read it many years ago, (before fantasy became popular with the masses). It took me a few months, but by the time I reached the end I was hooked on fantasy.

Donnageddon · 03-05-2009, 04:14 AM

Oddly enough, given my prejudice against looooong books, I have read LOTR twice (but then it really is 3 fairly long books) and The Stand. Enjoyed them both immensely.

But I will not even try to read the last few Neal Stephenson books (even though Snow Crash is a desert Island book for me).

I am too afraid of that much commitment.

Tattncat · 03-05-2009, 11:24 AM

War and Peace. What can I say.

quickhand · 03-05-2009, 01:18 PM

Finnegan's... goddamn... Wake. The furthest I've made it into Finnegan's Wake is 8 pages (after several attempts). Anyone that makes it further deserves a nobel prize.

busy91 · 03-05-2009, 04:31 PM

The Autobiography of a Yogi.

I don't know why, it was an interesting book, I started it 3 times and never finish. It is not too long, about 600 pages. One day I'll tackle it again.

Daithi · 03-05-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by quickhand

Finnegan's... goddamn... Wake. The furthest I've made it into Finnegan's Wake is 8 pages (after several attempts). Anyone that makes it further deserves a nobel prize.

I'm an Irish-American that takes pride in his heritage, and I have to agree with you.

Daithi · 03-05-2009, 07:14 PM

Quicksilver by Neil Stephenson. I haven't finished yet, and I plan to try again but I just haven't gotten around to it. Diamond Age and Snow Crash are two of my favorite books, and I also liked Anathem, so I don't know why I can't get into Quicksilver.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 03-05-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Quicksilver by Neil Stephenson. I haven't finished yet, and I plan to try again but I just haven't gotten around to it. Diamond Age and Snow Crash are two of my favorite books, and I also liked Anathem, so I don't know why I can't get into Quicksilver.

The first time I read Quicksilver it took me quite a while to get into it, and even now I've read it and the following two a few times (or perhaps because of it) I find the start of the book very slow going. The yeti tried reading it three times before he finally got into it!

It does pick up pace and start to pull you into it eventually, though.

GeoffC · 03-06-2009, 06:56 AM

I forgot to mention Harry Potter - I couldn't get past page 1 of book 1 (whatever that be)...

03-05-2009, 03:50 AM	#52
dragonbone must love dogs Posts: 480 Karma: 1079 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tokyo Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone 32GB 3GS, iPad 64GB WiFi	I think I have finished every book I ever started except for a lost book or something like that. However...... The Sound and the Fury was something I just couldn't get into. I just couldn't stand it. I tried 3 times, but finally gave up. Too many other nice books to read, why torture myself! I loved Lord of the Rings and read it many years ago, (before fantasy became popular with the masses). It took me a few months, but by the time I reached the end I was hooked on fantasy. Last edited by dragonbone; 03-05-2009 at 09:28 PM.

03-05-2009, 04:14 AM	#53
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Oddly enough, given my prejudice against looooong books, I have read LOTR twice (but then it really is 3 fairly long books) and The Stand. Enjoyed them both immensely. But I will not even try to read the last few Neal Stephenson books (even though Snow Crash is a desert Island book for me). I am too afraid of that much commitment. Last edited by Donnageddon; 03-05-2009 at 04:16 AM. Reason: grammatical error. I am an idiot

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03-02-2009, 04:04 PM	#48
zerospinboson "Assume a can opener..." Posts: 755 Karma: 1942109 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Local Cluster Device: iLiad v2, DR1000	Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Safran-Foer It came recommended by a friend of mine, but I can't help finding his writing style too obviously formulaic and calculated, to make me empathize with the obviously-naïeve kid.. I've tried picking it up again after a while two or three times (I got through about 2/3s of the book before finally giving up), but every time I start thinking the same thing/getting the same vibe within the first few pages worth of reading. Is it me? If so, I would be so ashamed

03-02-2009, 06:47 PM	#49
MichelleR Just Me. Posts: 35 Karma: 37810 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MN Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook Touch	Pride and Prejudice -- I want to love it, really, but everybody is so pompous. They're all proud and prejudice and I'm guessing it won't happen. But I love the miniseries.

03-02-2009, 08:15 PM	#51
Spartacus2112 Evangelist Posts: 468 Karma: 1147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lawn Giland Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	There have been many books that I have been unable to complete. I tried many times as a child to read but found it boring at times. It really was not until I became an adult (which some doubt) that I realized how enjoying reading a book is.

03-05-2009, 11:24 AM	#54
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	War and Peace. What can I say.

03-05-2009, 01:18 PM	#55
quickhand Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 1202 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Hanlin V3, Sony prs-505, Hanwang n516	Finnegan's... goddamn... Wake. The furthest I've made it into Finnegan's Wake is 8 pages (after several attempts). Anyone that makes it further deserves a nobel prize.

03-05-2009, 04:31 PM	#56
busy91 Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 264 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC Device: Kindle 2, Nook Color	The Autobiography of a Yogi. I don't know why, it was an interesting book, I started it 3 times and never finish. It is not too long, about 600 pages. One day I'll tackle it again.

03-05-2009, 07:14 PM	#58
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Quicksilver by Neil Stephenson. I haven't finished yet, and I plan to try again but I just haven't gotten around to it. Diamond Age and Snow Crash are two of my favorite books, and I also liked Anathem, so I don't know why I can't get into Quicksilver.

03-06-2009, 06:56 AM	#60
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I forgot to mention Harry Potter - I couldn't get past page 1 of book 1 (whatever that be)...

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