tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post2952500434560727906..comments2023-10-21T08:45:53.140-05:00Comments on Baja Greenawalt's Cozy Book Nook: Books I Couldn't FinishLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102907186589066829noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-48276978549679152472010-11-08T21:49:35.875-06:002010-11-08T21:49:35.875-06:00DeLynne: I remember you telling me about Ned Kelly...DeLynne: I remember you telling me about Ned Kelly last winter-- that is funny: such a long book about a short life!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102907186589066829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-70045469742477091532010-11-08T21:45:46.408-06:002010-11-08T21:45:46.408-06:00I voted! Four choices for me: boring, stupid, grue...I voted! Four choices for me: boring, stupid, gruesome, and distracted<br /><br />It is very unusual for me to not finish a book. After years of reading historical and regency romances, I stopped reading 3 or 4 in a row from boredom so I quit that genre. <br /><br />I love science thrillers and have a high tolerence for gruesome but several years ago one beginning scene was to eeyew for me. <br /><br />I stopped a book last winter that was just too stupid. <br /><br />Last spring, I stopped one non-fiction book about the eiffel tower and world's fair that was really interesting but got distracted by fiction-- maybe I will get back to that one-- hopefully sooner than three years. haha, E!<br /><br />Leslie, I have that same problem with violent images since becoming a parent but more with real news than fiction.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102907186589066829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-22527908517552067442010-11-08T09:26:51.358-06:002010-11-08T09:26:51.358-06:00I have put a book down because it was just really ...I have put a book down because it was just really dumb - I am waaay not into the unrealistic romance stuff (I hate that Titanic movie) and I have put a book down because of that. It gets sooo annoying, kwim?<br /><br />And I've put a book down because by chapter 3 the characters are still making the same pot of tea. Let's mooove on, shall we???<br /><br />Also, if it's too obscure. Like they talk about their feelings sooooo long in the beginning before you know what happened...that tries my patience too. Or you don't quite understand what happened, but it's major to the plot.<br /><br />But probably the fastest way to get me to put down a book is if it is too bloody/violent, etc. Murder/war/executions/graphic rape, etc.<br />Maybe it's having kids, but in the last few years I cannot deal with that type of thing, and reading is particularly bad because I get very caught up in a book and those images/ideas get stuck in my head.<br /><br />It doesn't happen too often, but occasionally it does.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655136952400905041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-60873128076325991612010-11-08T08:03:59.982-06:002010-11-08T08:03:59.982-06:00+JMJ+
Here's something funny . . . =P
I wa...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Here's something funny . . . =P <br /><br />I was looking through the unread books in the clothes closet and found one I <i>had</i> actually started but decided to set aside! It was <i>King Solomon's Mines</i> by Rider Haggard, and it's been there for almost three years! How bad is that??? =(Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-2339275862789967022010-11-07T16:43:12.763-06:002010-11-07T16:43:12.763-06:00Sam, I am glad I am not the only one who likes Pik...Sam, I am glad I am not the only one who likes Pikner but struggles to finish his books. Thanks for the hint, I might look for that other one.<br />En, the irony did not escape me! Don't hide those unread books, though. Get them out there, loud and proud. Anyone who gives you are hard time is just jealous.<br />Carin I might try that other Ned book, but I did mention my delicate sensibilities...Man Booker prize might overcome squeamishness...DeLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855086449854653526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-953646691382256382010-11-07T14:30:16.501-06:002010-11-07T14:30:16.501-06:00If you're interested in Ned Kelly, I'd rec...If you're interested in Ned Kelly, I'd recommend highly True History of The Kelly Gang by Peter Carey. And if you're looking for confirmation of my suggestion, it won the Man Booker, and a bunch of other awards. Brilliant book. Violent though.Carin Siegfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278383926500248048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-69187817174987955112010-11-07T11:05:54.103-06:002010-11-07T11:05:54.103-06:00+JMJ+
LOL! I'm sure you've noticed how i...+JMJ+ <br /><br />LOL! I'm sure you've noticed how ironic it was that the post you had trouble completing was about books you're having trouble finishing. ;-)<br /><br />But since you got the writing done, who is to say that you won't finally get closure on the reading? This is a hopeful sign! =)<br /><br />I did have a problem with unfinished books for a while. Topping the list was <i>At the Back of the North Wind</i> by George MacDonald, which I had to keep starting over several <i>years</i> because I'd start, stop and forget everything that had happened. =(<br /><br />Lately, however, I've been pretty strict with myself about finishing books. My dark, guilty secret is my pile of un<i>started</i> books. =P I have far too many and should stop buying books! I try to mask the fact even from myself by keeping them in separate places: on the bottom of my bookshelf, in a clothes closet, in a drawer, and even in a box on the floor! My family just might call an intervention soon and send me to Bookaholics Anonymous. =PEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-83196612596190875102010-11-07T07:47:27.227-06:002010-11-07T07:47:27.227-06:00I love Stephen Pinker. My degree was in psycholog...I love Stephen Pinker. My degree was in psychology and I covered a lot of the cognitive stuff in his books. Even so, I do find them to be dense and often have to read a chapter and then put it down for a few days before tackling the next. I always read them alongside lighter stuff.<br /><br />If you ever did want to try another Pinker, How the Mind Works is my favourite.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com