The Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books. The hop is a place for bloggers to connect. It is an opportunity for us to share our love for books, support each other and make new friends. A question is posted each week for bloggers to answer in their posts. The Hop lasts Friday to Monday each week, readers can hop now or throughout the weekend. A Mr. Linky is provided at the Crazy-For-Books site and over 300 bloggers participate weekly. So give it a try! Find some new blogs to visit and enjoy finding others that have as much love for reading as you do...The question this week is:
When you read a book that you just can't get into, do you stick it out and keep reading or move on to your next title?
My Answer:
I have always been one of these people, that once I start a book I have to finish it. It will bother me to no end if I don't! So, I generally only agree to review books that I honestly think I will like or that will benefit me or my readers in some way. I'm very selective and I think that helps to not have too many books that don't grab me or that I just don't like. That's not to say that it doesn't happen. I've suffered through a few along the way, but I felt I owed it to the publisher who asked me to do the review to give it a chance, that's not to say when I finished it that the review was what they wanted because I didn't like it LOL... But I tend to complete them one way or the other, I'm kind of OCD in that way...
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ReplyDeleteHey there, stopping over from the blog hop. I'm already a follower.
ReplyDeleteI do not finish every book I start, and it was one of the most liberating moments of my life (about twenty years ago or so) when I realized that I didn't have to. Life is too short, and there are too many great books out there...I give it fifty pages or so, and then I toss it into the "to be passed on to somebody else" pile.
Becky (The Book Frog)
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I also need to finish books, it will bug me if I don't. However, like you said, I try to be selective and make sure I pick books I will enjoy rather than just picking because it might be interesting. This keeps me from having to put down a bunch of books.
ReplyDeleteI agree... the more selective you are in what you review or what you choose for pleasure, the less chance you have of getting a book that just isn't s good fit for you!
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time stopping once I start too!! I get a little guilt complex!
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The Delusional Diaries
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If you give a bad review, do you find the publisher doesn't ask you anymore, or are they more understanding than that?
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