Reading a work of fiction should never be an ordeal. I feel no need to continue with a book once I decide I am not enjoying it. Fortunately this does not happen that often, but it does happen. We all have different tastes which is a vary desirable thing. But I have never been of the "take your medicine" or "read this its good for you" school when it comes to books. We are now so spoilt for choice that there is no need to waste time finishing a book you're not enjoying. Nor, unless you are buying from the price fixing Cartel, have you spent so much on a book that you should feel some compulsion to finish it.
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