Do you DNF books? What's your policy?
I used to feel obligated to finish every book I started. Now I DNF anything that hasn't grabbed me by page 100. Life is too short. What's your rule?
I used to feel obligated to finish every book I started. Now I DNF anything that hasn't grabbed me by page 100. Life is too short. What's your rule?
I almost never DNF and I regret nothing. Sometimes a book that starts slow becomes my favorite.
I DNF liberally. There are 10,000 books I want to read and finite time. Not finishing a book is not a failure.
Page 50 rule. If I'm not engaged by page 50 I stop. Exceptions for books I know reward patience (Middlemarch, Ulysses — though I've never finished Ulysses).
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