How much do you read before..?

1/3/2009 2:27:38 PM	How much do you read before..?
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1/3/2009 3:37:43 PM	How much do you read before..?
mrjj Olympia, WA 62, joined Mar. 2008	About 3 pages. Life is too short to read bad books.
1/3/2009 6:17:52 PM	How much do you read before..?
lost_and_found Washington, NJ 57, joined Dec. 2008	You can tell after reading only 3 pages if you're going to like the book or not? Did you ever go back and realise you may have stopped reading it too quickly?
1/3/2009 7:06:59 PM	How much do you read before..?
mrjj Olympia, WA 62, joined Mar. 2008	I think you can tell pretty fast if an authors' writing style or subject matter doesn't work for you.. This goes pretty quickly into what is a good book and what is a bad book. And the answer is that it's entirely up to the reader. I've had people whose literary taste I really respect recommend books that just didn't do a thing for me. Were they wrong? Was I? Its entirely subjective.
1/4/2009 7:51:01 AM	How much do you read before..?
gentlebear1949 Apple Creek, OH 68, joined Jul. 2008	I generally read the first chapter,if by then it has'nt captured my interest,it's back to the library. However,I have seen some books,that by the third page,I knew it was a dud. In that case,sometimes,I'll go to the end and see what the ending's like.....If that sucks too,it's Good-Bye time for sure......
1/4/2009 9:37:56 AM	How much do you read before..?
alicekathleen Sacramento, CA 72, joined May. 2008	It varies. I find that I finish one new book out of three. Some I skim, the nonfiction. Some a few pages, some half way. But I want to tell you that I also walk out of movies, no hard feelings, if I don't like them. I have walked out after 15 minutes and with 15 minutes to go. If it does not engage me, not spending time on it, book, movie, or conversation!
1/5/2009 2:31:52 AM	How much do you read before..?
sonnabo Fairhope, AL 38, joined Dec. 2008	I don't know. I'm pretty stubborn I guess. I usually try to finish the book even if it's bad. I usually get about halfway before i give up
1/6/2009 1:18:15 PM	How much do you read before..?
hiker42 Colorado Springs, CO 64, joined Jan. 2008	I listen to audio books and will hang in through ome cd or cassette. I have struggled with a great book and a poor marrator.
1/16/2009 5:44:31 PM	How much do you read before..?
annamranna Bloomington, IL 62, joined Apr. 2008	I usually try to get through the first three chapters. That's usually the background and setting. After that, if it doesn't pick up I don't bother.
1/27/2009 1:42:18 PM	How much do you read before..?
lovelycapri Ferndale, MI 35, joined Aug. 2008	if i cant get past the friest chapter. im done
2/9/2009 10:43:57 PM	How much do you read before..?
yetihunter Sarasota, FL 61, joined Jan. 2009	I read books like I watch movies - I pass judgement a quarter way through and if it sucks I wait for good scenes or a point and take away the best parts of it. I'm a writer myself so I never give up hope that the author is trying for something. A book or a movie has to be verrrrrrrrrrrrrry bad before I give up on it lol
2/12/2009 8:27:08 AM	How much do you read before..?
darlinshel Clayton, NC 49, joined Jan. 2009	I try to make it through the first chapter. I read most books I pick up, but there have been a few that had me bored out of my mind and couldn't read more than a paragraph or two at a time. Those usually get set down somewhere never to be read by me again.
2/13/2009 5:38:00 PM	How much do you read before..?
andornot Moulton, AL 67, joined Dec. 2008	if I begin to lose focus, concentration with a book, rather than discontinuing, I tend to skim ...
2/28/2009 12:01:47 PM	How much do you read before..?
lynnielu Deerbrook, WI 27, joined Feb. 2009	That depends sometimes a book is so bad or confusing that I can't even get past the Prologue... but I try to make it to at least the end of chapter three.... if its no good by then I give up.
2/28/2009 7:04:28 PM	How much do you read before..?
wildmusician Brooklyn, NY 51, joined Jan. 2009	I'll try to get through the first chapter or two. If it doesn't hold my attention or I think the writer just isn't getting a point across, I just put it down and find something else to read.
3/5/2009 6:06:25 PM	How much do you read before..?
gambler1040 Beaumont, TX 54, joined Feb. 2009	I read through the whole book generally in the wild hope that some point it will get better. There have only been maybe two books that I can remember that I ever stopped reading because they were so bad i couldn't take it anymore. I most of the time can tell if i'm gonna be interested in a book by looking at it or recognizing the author.
6/21/2009 11:40:35 AM	How much do you read before..?
wrc434 Lynchburg, VA 34, joined May. 2009	I read till I start thinkin bout the last good book I've read & its a wrap after that... case(or cover) closed
6/22/2009 8:37:17 AM	How much do you read before..?
doreen55 Lansdale, PA 62, joined Feb. 2009	usally the firat 2 chapters unless I have be told it starts out slow
6/26/2009 1:41:59 AM	How much do you read before..?
bfandlf El Paso, TX 53, joined May. 2009	I lived in wahsington new jersey went to hs there. I'm 45 my name is tavis. [email protected] I'm now in texas.
6/30/2009 8:28:06 AM	How much do you read before..?
mmilesg Lima, OH 40, joined Jun. 2009	60 pages. It took 60 pages to get going into a book from a very well known author once, so I made that the standard. I was very close to just tossing the book, but I really did like their other books and just had to see when it was going to get good, because I knew it was, but it was very dull up to that point.
6/30/2009 1:09:02 PM	How much do you read before..?
swker Independence, MO 56, joined Jun. 2009	It depends on the book but a favorite author I may read the whole thing before I decide the book does or doesn't belong in the trash pile or sucks whichever
7/26/2009 9:02:40 PM	How much do you read before..?
ladybug5949 Melbourne, FL 68, joined Jul. 2009	100 pages. If it hasn't got any better by then, it ain't gonna get any better!!! But it drives me wild to have to put a book down without knowing how it ends so I usually go read at least the last chapter and try to figure out the rest of the book.
7/28/2009 6:51:24 PM	How much do you read before..?
funnytoo National City, MI 71, joined Jun. 2009	i've only ever stopped reading one book in the last five years, i struggle with others, but finish them... a female writer, and can you believe it?... i remember a line: women are evil, men are dumb! helped me through my divorce!
7/28/2009 9:08:10 PM	How much do you read before..?
lovethelake17 Henderson, NV 58, joined May. 2009	Generally, 100 pages. But sometimes, I can't even make it that far.
8/14/2009 11:50:24 PM	How much do you read before..?
eugune72 Lemon Grove, CA 45, joined Jul. 2009	first chapter at the most i always read the first chapter right at the book store if it isnt intresting o wont buy it.
11/18/2009 11:14:29 AM	How much do you read before..?
rider133 Amelia, OH 54, joined Oct. 2009	I can only think of two books that I did'nt finish reading because I couldnt make myself read anymore.One being The Catcher in the Rye, the other being so bad that even the name of it has been forgotten. I can usually tell after just a few pages whether or not I'll like it. but on a judge not a book by its cover philosophy I usually finsh a book before deciding it sucked
12/21/2009 5:50:06 AM	How much do you read before..?
halfawannabe Decatur, IL 31, joined Dec. 2009	I usually get like 10 chapters in, I've found quite a few books that were dry until I hit that one key point that makes it take off.
12/23/2009 11:33:11 AM	How much do you read before..?
romantic4life Toledo, OH 56, joined Aug. 2009	I try to pick out only the interesting books that are worth reading completely.
12/23/2009 9:06:05 PM	How much do you read before..?
halfawannabe Decatur, IL 31, joined Dec. 2009	Oh, but you miss so many interesting books like that, if I thought like that I never would have picked up a Piers Anthony book, or a Terry Brooks, and now they're two of my favorite authors.
4/13/2010 4:29:42 AM	How much do you read before..?
damnbignfine Fort Lauderdale, FL 51, joined Apr. 2010	I usually struggle through the whole book. Sometimes they are just slow. Prime example...Left Behind - Tim LaHey?? I stopped at book number 7 because the stories about Revelations and the Apocolyps was wigging me out...Biblical fiction is really scary.
4/16/2010 1:32:24 PM	How much do you read before..?
little_moma Manchester, TN 51, joined Mar. 2010	i read the first chapter..if it dont pick up i put it down to never pick it up again..
4/16/2010 7:49:51 PM	How much do you read before..?
lovebugs013 Chandler, AZ 32, joined Dec. 2009	i try and read atleast the first few chapters.. Ive had the first two chapters be pretty boring and then it picked up a bit and would get interesting. I try to give all books a chance, i love reading too much not to.
4/17/2010 5:46:23 PM	How much do you read before..?
missmaggot Santa Maria, CA 28, joined Apr. 2010	I at least read 2 or 3 chapters, if not a few more. Sometimes it may just take a few chapters for the book to get going.
4/20/2010 10:49:39 AM	How much do you read before..?
lovebugs013 Chandler, AZ 32, joined Dec. 2009	agreed!!!
6/17/2010 11:44:07 AM	How much do you read before..?
lilyofthevly Selma, CA 45, joined Jun. 2010	If by the first chapter I am bored, I just go thru the whole book by skipping pages hoping to find something good. That way i do not feel like I missed anything.
6/23/2010 8:04:53 PM	How much do you read before..?
cajunnightowl Ragley, LA 34, joined May. 2010	i've never not finished a book. If I have trouble getting into the story, I read enough to get the jist of whats going on then I put it aside. When the mood hits me to go back to it, I do and normally I wind up not being able to put it down.
6/26/2010 10:11:15 AM	How much do you read before..?
meanasue Hale, MI 62, joined Apr. 2010	If after the first few pages, i am not captivated, i just put it away.
7/5/2010 9:55:21 PM	How much do you read before..?
50butgreatt Nashville, TN 54, joined Mar. 2010	if i start a book ,, i have to finish it ,,, good or bad,, have to have a clear opinion on the whole book
7/26/2010 12:27:09 AM	How much do you read before..?
segundaloki Arlington, TX 63, joined Jun. 2010	Took me +6 months to read my first Edward Rutherford book. Can't remember if it was Londinuim(sp?) or the Forest. It followed 3 families from caveman times to the 1950's. When I needed a rest from it, I switched to another book and when finished with that went back to the Rutherford book. I think I read @ 3 other books. A few years later I read the Prince of Ireland by him and finished it in less then 2 weeks. All his books are excellent. Haven't attempted Ruska yet.
8/1/2010 9:53:20 AM	How much do you read before..?
rebecca291 Lake Wales, FL 26, joined May. 2010	I don't even have to turn the first page most of the time. If I'm not interested in what's going on after a few paragraphs I don't bother reading more, I know I won't like it. No book with a slow start is ever a good book in my opinion... And I have tested this. I've made myself read further a few times, a few chapters, even a few sequals once, and I've never liked a book that didn't have me hooked after the first page.
12/14/2010 3:33:11 PM	How much do you read before..?
bubblylilthing University Park, PA 33, joined Nov. 2010	It took me three tries and over a hundred pages before I got into Jane Austin's Emma . And then I ended up loving it.
12/14/2010 4:13:18 PM	How much do you read before..?
rangerguy3 Tavernier, FL 79, joined Jan. 2008	One of the things that I like about my kindle, I review the book on their web page then if I am not familiar with the author I try their free sample. then if I like it I order it. I have read over 80 books on my kindle this year some free and some I bought.
12/17/2010 5:37:20 PM	How much do you read before..?
foxygirl1 Adams, MA 42, joined Dec. 2009	If it is from an author I have never read before, a few chapters or so. If it is from an author I have previously loved, I will read the whole book.....and then be disappointed if it sucked. Case in point...I am a huge Dean Koontz fan, but the last book I read "Your heart belongs to me" was so horrible that I have taken a break from his books for like a year now. Total disappointment.
12/21/2010 2:11:04 PM	How much do you read before..?
flash1987 Raleigh, NC 63, joined Mar. 2008	Sometimes I stop at the introduction. Never past chapter one. I try to look at reviews when possible. I have learned the hard way that just because a book is a bargain (used or discount) doesn't make it good. Mark
1/5/2011 3:47:11 AM	How much do you read before..?
loverofthesea Upper Lake, CA 68, joined Sep. 2010	If I really don't like the book after I read it I don't read it again. Usually. I haven't quit on abook in years but a book by the Russian guy Feyor Dosteyaski (can't remember how to spell the dude's name obviously) did take a while to get through - it was depressing! Put Elmore Leanard in my hand and I'll stay up all night reading it. It is strange how you can feel so tuned in to an author after reading his/her books. I read so many Heinlen books I should be able to call him "Bob". Wish he were still with us.
1/5/2011 3:33:28 PM	How much do you read before..?
bookwormgirl Waco, TX 29, joined Dec. 2010	It all depends on the book. Usually, its how long the author can keep my interest.
1/12/2011 4:22:53 AM	How much do you read before..?
ladyog Erlanger, KY 62, joined Feb. 2009	Most of the time half way thru it...
1/12/2011 9:10:30 AM	How much do you read before..?
cachehiker Hyde Park, UT 54, joined Oct. 2007	Quote from loverofthesea: Feyor Dosteyaski (can't remember how to spell the dude's name obviously) did take a while to get through - it was depressing! I can and will plow through almost anything. Lately I've been plowing through existentialists (Hesse and Camus), beat poets (Kerouac and Bukowski), theology and history (Richard Hughes), and Electric Motors and Drives. No matter what, I will always read two books per year for work, no matter how dry they are. It pays off and this one is far better than most engineering texts. I can only remember two books in 20 years that I started and didn't finish, the Silmarillion by Tolkein and Bleak House by D*ckens. Bleak House was due to work, too much overtime and time on the road. Keeping track of characters in a novel of epic proportions is a gruesome task when you can't come back to it for days at a time. I was similarly overcommitted while trying to tame the terribly dry and disjointed Silmarillion. Who knows if I'll come back to them. Fyodor Dostoevsky is up next. Depressing? Yes. On the other hand, I often find unique viewpoints from tales of the desperate and destitute products of hopeless circumstances and dystopian societies. My guess is I'll enjoy it. [Edited 1/12/2011 9:11:13 AM ]
1/18/2011 10:39:47 PM	How much do you read before..?
trainsteve Antioch, CA 33, joined Oct. 2009	I read usually the first 50 pages or so. If it has caught my interest by then, adios to the book.
5/17/2011 2:10:43 AM	How much do you read before..?
icuddle Salem, OR 65, joined Dec. 2009	Less than one page. If the first paragraph isn't a grabber, I leave it.
5/17/2011 9:30:23 PM	How much do you read before..?
hobbymaster Howell, NJ 36, joined May. 2011	I don't. I never assume a book sucks until I finish it and can acurately tell someone from cover to cover it's kindling.
8/25/2011 2:19:37 AM	How much do you read before..?
lovelypisces227 Oakland, CA 32, joined Aug. 2011	I usually know by the time I finish the first chapter but I can only think of two or three books that I've started and not finished. I try to have high hopes for books and hope that by the end they'll at least be decent
8/27/2011 10:19:16 AM	How much do you read before..?
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