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Originally Posted by HarryT
In all honesty, I don't think there's any book that I regret reading. There are obviously books that I enjoy more than others, and there have been occasional books that the time I spent reading could have been better employed, but none that I feel the experience of reading has made my life worse.
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Note, I didn't use the words "regret reading." Though I do regret reading a couple in my list, it's more often just a feeling of… dang, I wish I had spent that time reading something better. Kind of like when I finish most movies and think, I want that two hours of my life back. :-)
And I just remembered another for my list: Under the Dome by Stephen King
Now, "The Stand" I didn't really enjoy either but I don't have that "this was totally pointless" feeling.
Fifteen percent is usually my take stock point where if I'm not swept away or already turned off, I have to think about whether to continue a book. I definitely abandon books a lot more now than I used to. But, sometimes one little plot point will grab me and force me to finish, even though I am not really enjoying the book. Like what was the reason for the dome in Under the Dome, and what happened to the painting in The Goldfinch.