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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
The problem is that it usually takes me a good amount of time reading a book to figure out if it is worth it. I abandon so many after several chapters, and I don't like that. If I didn't read professional reviews first, I'm sure it would get worse.
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Even though I spend very little time picking books to read, I almost never abandon a book. (Every once in a while I'll pick up a classic that I feel I should read, and I'll find myself putting it aside ... again.) I'm not forcing myself to finish something I hate, either.
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I recently abandoned The Manchurian Candidate, which I picked because of its famous title, without further investigation. The book turned out to have a brainwashing theme that was, to me, psychologically preposterous. Maybe if I would have read some good reviews, I would have known better.
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I haven't read the book yet, but the original movie version is terrific. If a story's good enough, I'll happily suspend disbelief.