I used to have this thin about finishing every book I started. Then I met my match, the Black School, which I had THOUGHT would be an homage to a Manly Wade Wellman short story and turned out to be this awful "Satanist Horror" novel. The turning point came when the HERO describes a five year old girl in the most obviously sexualized way I have ever seen a child described without actively using the world "Lolita", ever. The hero isn't supposed to be a pedophile by the way, he's just, you know, describing the kid like you do... NOOOOO!
So, yeah, after that one and a few other books, I decided that life is too short to read shit.
But, I also understand what you mean about putting stuff aside and getting back to it later. I had to do that with the Dark Materials series. First time I tried to read it, I just didn't get it. I waited about a year and tried again, and loved it.
The library will still have that book later if you decide to give it another chance.
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Date: 2010-02-25 07:31 pm (UTC)So, yeah, after that one and a few other books, I decided that life is too short to read shit.
But, I also understand what you mean about putting stuff aside and getting back to it later. I had to do that with the Dark Materials series. First time I tried to read it, I just didn't get it. I waited about a year and tried again, and loved it.
The library will still have that book later if you decide to give it another chance.