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Originally Posted by PKFFW
These days I don't care how long a series or even a single book is. If I'm not really enjoying the book after about 100 pages I let it go. Too many other books with the possibility of more enjoyment for me to waste time forcing myself to read something I'm not really enjoying much.
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What genre do you primarily read? It's kind of important.
If you read romance/crime/mysteries or something like that 100 pages can be 1/3 of a book most of the time.
I read epic fantasy primarily and 100 pages is more like 1/8, 1/9/ or 1/10 or less most of the time. I don't really expect from the writer to bedazzle me in what is basically introduction to the world and characters. Sometimes they do but usually I give them more leeway and I have more patience.
And I don't buy this argument of there is always so much more to read. Yes, but at what price? It's not even the case of money, it's too many choices (which scientists proved lead people to being miserable) and not being able to really get lost in the book, because maybe a better read is right around the corner. Besides, there will always be more books to read than we have years on this planet. That doesn't mean much. Giving up after 100 pages is just gonna leave you with bunch of unread books.
I personally know my taste so well, that for example this year, I've read 4 two star books out of 50 titles, and no one star books. That's 8% which is pretty good imo. And no DNFs either. I choose what I know there is a high chance of me enjoying it.
I don't really get people who constantly DNF their books, or give low ratings most of the time. It's like they don't really know themselves or what they like and want.