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ElaineG Reading Standers by Dale Brumfield

12 Oct 2012, 06:44 AM | Post: #41

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RE: How much do you read before deciding whether you are going to like a book?

If I find after the first two chapters that I am really not getting on with it, then I leave it for a few months, then go back to it, and if I can't get back into it then, I give up. I try and give a fair crack of the whip, in case it is just me me who is not in the mood for that particular genre or author at the time.

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sujay Reading The Glass Guardian by Linda Gillard

12 Oct 2012, 08:29 AM | Post: #42

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RE: How much do you read before deciding whether you are going to like a book?

I try to give a book a good chance before giving up, but have found a couple recently that I thought from the blurb would have been a lot better than they were in reality. Like Elaine I will usually go back and try again after a few months, but if I can't get into it a second time I usually give up and move onto something else.

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12 Oct 2012, 09:51 AM | Post: #43

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RE: How much do you read before deciding whether you are going to like a book?

(12 Oct 2012 08:29 AM)sujay Wrote: Like Elaine I will usually go back and try again after a few months, but if I can't get into it a second time I usually give up and move onto something else.

I have gone back to some books which I just couldn't finish first time around, years later, and found that I liked them. My reading tastes can change over time and depending on what mood I'm in.

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LindaGruchy Reading The Chandelier Ballroom by Elizabeth Lord

12 Oct 2012, 08:46 PM | Post: #44

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RE: How much do you read before deciding whether you are going to like a book?

Sometimes I'm too tired or distracted to enjoy a book in the evenings if I'm starting it. I find some books take a couple of chapters for scene setting.

The real turn off for me is if I want to start editing it.

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Ray Kingfisher Reading Skeleton Crew - Stephen King

12 Oct 2012, 08:56 PM | Post: #45

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RE: How much do you read before deciding whether you are going to like a book?

It varies a lot for me. Minimum is about 5 pages, sometimes if it doesn't grab me I give up then.
However it's not uncommon for me to read halfway, or even more, then give up if I'm not enjoying it.
Life's too short and there are so many books out there I'd like to give a go.
I read about 90% of Deception Point.
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