What's the last book you quit reading? - Page 4

Bill Dodds · #46 Feb 22, '12, 10:03 am

And, of course, one the drawbacks of the Kindle is if you don't like the book you can't toss it across the room. (Too often.)

bluerose · #47 Feb 22, '12, 3:55 pm

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Originally Posted by Bill Dodds

And, of course, one the drawbacks of the Kindle is if you don't like the book you can't toss it across the room. (Too often.)

Ah... proof that some books SHOULD be read in padded rooms!

jennstall · #48 Feb 27, '12, 2:10 am

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson.

This is one of those books I meant to read years ago and I'm a fan of all three movie adaptations, but I just found the pacing and the prose really dull so I quit.

David2010 · #49 Feb 27, '12, 11:45 am

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
by Douglas Adams

I couldn't stand this book.

Normally, I read everything cover-to-cover. I am anal about that.
And no matter how bad a book might be, I try to finish it.
This is the first and only book I have never finished reading. I made it about 1/4 of the way in, and came to the realization it is a complete waste of time. So rather than waste even more time finishing it, I threw it out and moved on to something else. Unfortunately, I will never get that wasted time back.

christofirst · #50 Feb 27, '12, 12:11 pm

About a quarter of the books in my library have a bookmark in them somewhere, set aside for "later". The latest to be so distinguished was a biography of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre by Father Antonio Maria Coltraro. It was written in 1807, in a style of wording and hagiography that I found difficult to connect with. I'll finish it later...

Bill Dodds · #51 Apr 9, '12, 10:03 am

Might be "Go Down, Moses" by William Faulkner.

I'm trying to get through it.

Sara Balzano · #52 Apr 9, '12, 10:21 am

I often find myself putting down techno thrillers before I can finish. They bore me to tears, yet I cannot seem to get away from them. The last one was Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. I liked the movie, so I thought I would like the book, but I did not.

Biblelove13 · #53 Apr 9, '12, 12:32 pm

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The Innocent Man by Grisham. I read a bit of the back and forth between the author and the prosecutor and other people involved in the story. I lost my trust in the book being an accurate rendition of what happened.

Me too! I quit on page 223. I read Street Lawyer, loved it, and decided to try this one. Big mistake! I too disagree that Ron Williamson is innocent. It's been documented that he is seriously ill mentally. I don't think his account of the events that unfolded are unreliable, and I question why Grisham wants to defend him.

Biblelove13 · #54 Apr 9, '12, 12:34 pm

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Originally Posted by David2010

Normally, I read everything cover-to-cover. I am anal about that.
And no matter how bad a book might be, I try to finish it.
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Agreed. In all my life I can only think of three books that I just couldn't bring myself to finish.

laircy · #55 Apr 9, '12, 1:12 pm

Water for Elephants. It's not that I quit it, but I sort of lost the motivation to keep reading it. I like it, too, it's just that I have other books I should be reading for my classes. I might try to continue.

Inwe86 · #56 Apr 12, '12, 4:10 pm

The Literal Exposition on Job by St. Thomas Aquinas. My spiritual director gave it to me to read, but it was too deep for my poor brain. We have since simplified.

Luna Lovecraft · #57 Apr 13, '12, 1:36 pm

A Suitable Boy by Vikam Seth. I think I made it to page 700, but after plowing through more than 40 pages to devoted to describing a pair of wedding shoes, I donated it to the library.

Gigglin4God · #58 Apr 15, '12, 4:27 am

If Loving You Is Wrong. The true story of Mary Kate {sp) Letourneax. Just stopped it because waff my mind couldn't keep on it. The book is about that teacher in school that was messing around with one of her students and got pregnant 2 by her between jail times and upon being released from prison, the young strident was of age and could marry her if he wanted and did so.

Kithrus · #59 Apr 15, '12, 5:40 am

I stopped reading the sword of truth series because it was by far the worst plot corrupted manuscript I have ever read.

yuck

PrayerShark · #60 Apr 15, '12, 5:52 am

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I stopped reading the sword of truth series because it was by far the worst plot corrupted manuscript I have ever read.

yuck

Dare I ask how far into the series you dragged yourself?

Did you get up to the book where Richard self-validates his right to kill a bunch of innocent people protesting against violence and war?

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Originally Posted by jennstall

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson.

This is one of those books I meant to read years ago and I'm a fan of all three movie adaptations, but I just found the pacing and the prose really dull so I quit.

This really surprises me as the majority of people I know who've read the novella find it far superior to the films. In all frankness, the film adaptations are horrible; they completely miss the point of the story.