/lit/ - Literature

>>11574833
>laughs at redditors
>is a redditor

>>11574833
>the chads on r/books?
i genuinely laughed out loud

and no reading books in the way the author wants you to is basically cucking to him, i just flip through back and forth at random reading snippets and correcting mistakes in style. never read the entire book, about a third is ideal

>>11574833
I now feel OK about putting down a book unfinished

For most of my reading life, I would push through and finish any book I started even if I didn't like it or found it boring. It was probably from a variety of reasons. I didn't want to quit just in case the book got really good on the next chapter, I felt that since the author worked hard on the book I should stick it out, and I'm just a bit of a completist - I like to finish things I start.

I think the largest reason stems back to childhood. I grew up in a semi-rural area and I was the only reader in the family. Trips to the county library were just for me and it was made known that visiting the library was a privilege and just for me. I would check out the maximum books allowed when I got to go. I would make myself finish any book I got because I wouldn't have anything to read if I didn't.

Although it's taken me 40 years, I've begun putting down books that I'm not enjoying. I still give them several chapters, but I've given myself permission to stop reading a book.