The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

17 May 2005

That's it, I quit, I'm movin' on

How far can you get into a book before you decide, well, you're really not into this book? Syaffolee says:

[M]y "cut-off point" (in quotations because I don't stop reading) is approximately 100 to 150 pages in. If I'm not completely hooked by then, the book is not getting my recommendation.

I'm not quite so forgiving: it takes about 60 pages for me to decide whether a book should not be put aside, but thrown with great force. And I've hurled a few, though only a few.

Of course, if I wrote the book, I'll never make it past the Foreword. (I have written no books, and, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I never will.)

Posted at 8:11 PM to Almost Yogurt


I suspect my tolerance for bad books will deteriorate with age--after all, I'll have even less time to waste on something I don't like.

Posted by: sya at 9:32 AM on 18 May 2005