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Originally Posted by rhadin
Books that I have started but not finished are finished, by which I mean they will never be looked at again. I delete them from my Sony so they aren't taking up space and so I don't inadvertently start reading them again. The reason I stop is either the book is downright dull or so riddled with errors that the book would best serve everyone if it simply self-destructed or it is so badly written (e.g., meandering everywhere and getting nowhere) that self-destruction is actively prayed for.
There is one exception: Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch, which I won in both hardcover and ebook form. Sadly the writing is dense, so I can only take a few pages at a time. I go back to it about once a week and read 20-30 pages. At that rate, it will take me 40+ weeks to finish the book (it's 1200 pages), but I'm interested in the subject matter and the approach is good, perhaps a bit more than I really want/need to know.
BTW, for those of you who like good nonfiction, I highly recommend Moral Combat: Good and Evil in World War II by Michael Burleigh. It is a fascinating book viewed from the perspective of each of the major participants. The book is described as: |
i don't think i could stand not finishing a book, especially one i borrowed. since kindle only lets you borrow once in forever, i do try to finish all that i borrowed, so i won't waste the lending. plus, i usually just stop at a sex scene and pick up some other time xP
EDIT: just checked the uni lib database for Asimov's works and it's sad that for such a famous author, they only have 5 books, and 2 are biographies. sheesh.