Last night I was showing Trish my new collection of rock related books to read that I received from Troy and Mike mentioned that he’s interested in reading the Tom Petty biography. I made the comment “Just another one to add to the pile.” meaning that I’ve lent Mike a few books over the past years that I’ve noticed he never finishes.
He then explained the reason that he never finished a variety of them is that it just didn’t hold his interest so he didn’t feel like finishing them. Both Trish and I realized that we don’t operate in this manner. We finish a book even if it is a hard read or loses my interest. I don’t know why Trish does this, but I guess I do it because I wonder if it will end up becoming mindblowingly amazing once I’m done it. I liken it to the first time I saw 12 Monkeys in the theatre and I thought the movie was so boring that I was ready to leave the theatre TWICE. But in the end, the movie was actually very clever and I’m glad I sat through it.
Granted, reading a book should be more of an investment than watching a 2 hour flick, but anyhow, that’s how I roll. I read the entire book.
So Friday’s poll is this: Do you finish every book you read, or do you give it a try and if it’s not keeping your interest, you set it aside?
iplaying: Life’s Been Good – Joe Walsh (But Seriously Folks…)
2 replies on “Finish a (Good) Book”
I always read the book, even if it’s boring. I guess some may think it’s a lost of time, but I like to think I learn something in everyone of them. Even if it’s crappy, at least I’ll be able to debate why and how it was that crappy.
I have rarely ever started a book that I haven’t finished. I usually have a good queue of books to read and when I get a really dull one, I make sure to have something really exciting to read afterwards. It gets me to plow through some rather lengthy stories very quickly so I can move on.
There has been a rare occasion when I didn’t finish the book, but I got so frustrated at not knowing the end that I eventually returned to finish the book (usually after reading something else.)
Here’s another good question in relation to reading. How many people get books from the library? I mean it’s free. All you have to do is walk to the library and pick up the book. I remember when I was a kid, I was pretty bad for those late fees, maybe that pushed me away from the library. $0.05 / day really adds up after a year!