What do you do if a book isn't interesting?
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Re: What do you do if a book isn't interesting?
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Usually, I don't have this problem though and will try to stick it out.
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Normally, I can tell from the first few pages whether the book is worth reading. If it's a classic book and I am still put-off by it, I will simply close it and give it to someone else who I think will find it more enjoyable.
However, with newly-published authors and books, things are quite different.
First of all, as a part of the industry myself, I would rarely be so harsh as to discard a book after a few pages, because this could be ruinous to the author. I like to give them a chance and try and commit as much as I can.
Secondly, if you are a reviewer, you need to do your best and focus objectively rather than thinking how the book relates to you and your own experiences.
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If I've read 50 of its pages and still find it uninteresting, I just abandon it.tonya10057 wrote: ↑17 Aug 2012, 15:45 What do you normaly do if a book is not very interesting to you?I try to read as much of the book as possible,then decide if I want to read it or not.
-George Bernard Shaw
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