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Originally Posted by BlackVoid
Greg Egan - Distress : gave up after 50 pages
Raymond E. Feist - Magician: Apprentice : gave up after 200 pages, so childish and so slow
Richard Herley - Refuge: gave up after 50 pages
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I'm not sure about these other books, but I know that you stopped Refuge much too soon. It was a very good read. Once you get to chapter 5 it really takes off. 50 pages took you what, 15 minutes?
I give most books till about 1/3 of the way in. For example, Star Drgagon I could not finish. And, I read more than 1/3 of it. It actually started better and got worse as it went on.
I think you need to give the authors some time to develope the story, the back story, set up the situations, introduce you to the characters. I think things 50 pages is quite enough.
Just my opinion of course.
BOb