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As a general rule I give a book 50 pages, If its still boring me after 50 pages I start thinking its gonna be abandoned. At 60 if its still has no redeeming qualities I let it go and delete it. If its a 'classic' and highly regarded I'll slog through 2 or 3 hundred pages trying to 'get it'. I nearly abandoned The Brothers Karamosov because of how slow it was moving after 50 pages but stuck with it anyway since it has nearly legendary status as the best novel ever written. I'm so glad I did. By page 200 I was hooked beyond getting loose and wished it was 5 thousand pages long!
Before I abandon a book I also consider how many pages it has to go. Recently I stuck with a spaceship named Mcguire because I liked the writing and I liked the main character but the story was a bit lame. I stuck with it because it was short.
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