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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Apparently I'm more difficult to please than you. Almost certainly I'm more easily bored. I admit that I have not enjoyed an awful lot of books that I've read. And no, it's not something I can predict with reasonable accuracy before reading. More often than not the book just doesn't engage me enough on any level to stay interested in it. The same with many series (not all, though).
Generally I try to finish every book I read, unless it's egregiously bad or boring (imho, of course).
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I used to suffer a lot from boredom as a kid, young adult. But now I have far too many interests, and many take me away from reading. I do try to pace things, and ensure I don't read too much of the same thing or genre for long.
It seems I still finish books, even if I get somewhat bored ... and even if it takes me 10 years to do so. Boredom is often a mood thing for me though.
In a very real way, I don't feel I read with the same expectation I used to have. Perhaps that makes me more tolerant with what I read. Nothing much surprises me anymore, and most of my big reading thrills were years ago. In some ways, I feel I read for nostalgia, even though most of what I read is new. I don't expect a bid thrill anymore, so mediocre is good enough, and just the joy of reading is enough, providing nothing jars. So if a book is quite good, it is a nice pleasant surprise ... almost a bonus.
No doubt life's journey has brought me to this place.
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Well, naturally everyone's hopes and expectations are different, and that's all to the good, because otherwise we would all read the same handful of authors.
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Though looking out there now at all the releases, just at Amazon, I feel quite overwhelmed by what is available. But yes, great we have plenty of variety ... I think ... don't they say less is more ... ha ha ha.