When do you put your book down?

stop__dreaming · 09-06-2012, 09:25 AM

Do you like starting afresh when you pick it back up, therefore you're insistent on finishing at the end of a chapter? Or do you stop whenever you feel like it, whether it be half way through the chapter?

xg4bx · 09-06-2012, 09:27 AM

i always stop on a chapter break.

wyndslash · 09-06-2012, 09:29 AM

i stop when my eyes can't take anymore

GeckoFriend · 09-06-2012, 09:34 AM

I prefer to stop on a chapter break but that's not always possible. When I stop "whenever" I usually reread the previous page or two.

JSWolf · 09-06-2012, 09:51 AM

I like stopping at a chapter break when I am reading in bed. otherwise, I stop when I stop.

DiapDealer · 09-06-2012, 10:00 AM

I rarely get a choice in where I stop. The choice is usually made for me: by others or by sleep. I like to think I'd choose to stop at some sort of logical break if given the opportunity to make my own decision.

DarkScribe · 09-06-2012, 10:12 AM

I have never considered a "rule" for reading. I stop when I have to, start again when I can. My wife has to use a bookmark and can't understand how I can go straight back to where I left off even if the book has been closed.

Chi Cygni · 09-06-2012, 10:17 AM

I stop when I doze off and can't keep my eyes open anymore lol

edit: when it falls on my nose

soulfuldog · 09-06-2012, 10:18 AM

Always at the end of a chapter unless I'm either reading in bed and struggling to stay awake or someone rudely interrupts me!

Nexutix · 09-06-2012, 10:26 AM

Some books are so good, I read them until I become uncomfortable in my seat/bed. Or until sleep time.

din155 · 09-06-2012, 10:33 AM

If its upto me then at the end otherwise whenever wife can't take it anymore

. That is one of the reasons I don't start a book during the weekday or I hardly get any sleep before work.

sharphamster · 09-06-2012, 10:45 AM

Paper books, I still always stop on a page number that's an increment of 5. Pretty sure it's a childhood left-over from the nightly 'put it down and go to sleep' enforcement.

With Ebooks I often like to cliffhanger myself. No idea why.

Phogg · 09-06-2012, 10:49 AM

I put it down when my wife hits me.

AncientGardener · 09-06-2012, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by l_macd

Always at the end of a chapter unless I'm either reading in bed and struggling to stay awake or someone rudely interrupts me!

Same here. Or I wake up and the books fallen onto the floor

LovesMacs · 09-06-2012, 10:51 AM

It depends. I try to stop reading fiction at the end of a chapter if possible. At the very least, I try to stop reading anything (fiction and non-fiction alike) at the end of a paragraph.

09-06-2012, 09:25 AM	#1
stop__dreaming Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 1211098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol, England Device: Kindle 3	When do you put your book down? Do you like starting afresh when you pick it back up, therefore you're insistent on finishing at the end of a chapter? Or do you stop whenever you feel like it, whether it be half way through the chapter?

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09-06-2012, 09:27 AM	#2
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	i always stop on a chapter break.

09-06-2012, 09:29 AM	#3
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	i stop when my eyes can't take anymore

09-06-2012, 09:34 AM	#4
GeckoFriend Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 1164945 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: iPhone 7+, iPad Mini4, Kindle Voyage	I prefer to stop on a chapter break but that's not always possible. When I stop "whenever" I usually reread the previous page or two.

09-06-2012, 09:51 AM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I like stopping at a chapter break when I am reading in bed. otherwise, I stop when I stop.

09-06-2012, 10:00 AM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I rarely get a choice in where I stop. The choice is usually made for me: by others or by sleep. I like to think I'd choose to stop at some sort of logical break if given the opportunity to make my own decision.

09-06-2012, 10:12 AM	#7
DarkScribe Apprentice Curmudgeon. Posts: 427 Karma: 3286968 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Runaway Bay, QLD, , Australia Device: Kindle DX Graphite, Touch, Paperwhite, Sony, and Nook.	I have never considered a "rule" for reading. I stop when I have to, start again when I can. My wife has to use a bookmark and can't understand how I can go straight back to where I left off even if the book has been closed.

09-06-2012, 10:17 AM	#8
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	I stop when I doze off and can't keep my eyes open anymore lol edit: when it falls on my nose

09-06-2012, 10:18 AM	#9
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	Always at the end of a chapter unless I'm either reading in bed and struggling to stay awake or someone rudely interrupts me!

09-06-2012, 10:26 AM	#10
Nexutix Reading and reading Posts: 582 Karma: 8250144 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, Oneplus One	Some books are so good, I read them until I become uncomfortable in my seat/bed. Or until sleep time.

09-06-2012, 10:33 AM	#11
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	If its upto me then at the end otherwise whenever wife can't take it anymore . That is one of the reasons I don't start a book during the weekday or I hardly get any sleep before work.

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09-06-2012, 10:49 AM	#13
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	I put it down when my wife hits me.

09-06-2012, 10:45 AM	#12
sharphamster Anathema Device Posts: 283 Karma: 257456 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony T3/350, Kobo AuraH20/Mini, Axim X50v	Paper books, I still always stop on a page number that's an increment of 5. Pretty sure it's a childhood left-over from the nightly 'put it down and go to sleep' enforcement. With Ebooks I often like to cliffhanger myself. No idea why.

09-06-2012, 10:51 AM	#15
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	It depends. I try to stop reading fiction at the end of a chapter if possible. At the very least, I try to stop reading anything (fiction and non-fiction alike) at the end of a paragraph.