[Joykins]

Catch-22 - it was sporadically amusing (Major Major Major Major still gives me a giggle) but I lost interest around the middle. Catch-11.

Atlas Shrugged - I finished this, but Rand's messaging is so heavy-handed I did skim Galt's 23892894793297034790 page speech near the end a bit because I GOT THE POINT ALREADY.

Lord of the Rings - I prefer to think of this as 3 books, 2 of which I have read. This is a series I've picked up and put down sporadically since I was 11 and had chicken pox and a lot of time on my hands. I plan to read _Return of the King_ without being feverish one of these days.


The Casual Vacancy, Fifty Shades of Grey , Eat Pray Love, Wicked, Ulysses, Moby Dick - never started these so haven't had the opportunity to abandon them.

War and Peace - I read an abridged translation (likely an abridgment of the Garnett translation, given the age of the book, which was busy gathering dust on my parents' bookshelf). It was so good I literally could not put it down. Finished it in a matter of hours. I haven't really tried an unabridged version, although I plan to try someday when I have a LOT of time to kill.

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - another reading experience (along with Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) I was kind of enjoying but interrupted by a library due date. I do hope to pick it up again someday, even though it was kind of slow going.

I do have a "DNF" shelf at goodreads, I keep it for books I don't finish within a few months.