If I had to commit to finish it before starting a book (or anything!) I'd read a lot less books overall (or try new things). This applies to a bunch of other things too. If I'm taking a class at the gym and I'm just not feeling it, I reserve the right to walk out at any time. And I totally do! If I had to commit to exercising for an hour or whatever I'd most likely wind up exercising *less*, not more. I'm only really comfortable going to a party if I know that I can leave at any time. I've let a hobby practically take over my life and then just stop. Maybe someday I'll return to it, but I don't know. I'm such a quitter.
When you put it like that, it makes perfect sense. I feel a bit too British at times so put up with things I'm not having such a good time with just because it'd somehow feel it wasn't the done thing to stop. All in my head, I'm sure. Maybe I'll be better at stopping reading books I'm not enjoying from now on, who knows.
TOES 
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Have you ever stopped reading a book because you really don't like it?
- 31/03/2012 10:47:46 AM
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Yup. GRRM's stuff *NM*
- 31/03/2012 02:53:47 PM
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Me too. I tried twice.
- 31/03/2012 04:18:50 PM
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i sometimes can't believe i managed to read those books... so much vile stuff in there 
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- 01/04/2012 06:53:50 AM
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- 01/04/2012 06:53:50 AM
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More out of boredom than dislike, but there have only been a handful. *NM*
- 31/03/2012 04:12:32 PM
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yes. mostly when i was in high school... couldn't read erikson, i got to p100 and still didn't care
- 01/04/2012 06:49:45 AM
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You can laugh all you want Legolas, but I agree
- 02/04/2012 06:42:36 PM
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Reading anything Victorian or older in Dutch translation tends to be a bad idea, agreed.
- 02/04/2012 10:24:54 PM
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Of course! All the time!
- 02/04/2012 11:28:58 PM
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Re: Of course! All the time!
- 05/04/2012 08:24:10 AM
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All the fucking time.
- 10/04/2012 04:28:13 AM
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