tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post6035201166268546326..comments2023-08-21T18:11:11.784-04:00Comments on Carrie's Busy Nothings: Books in QueueC.G. Koenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-47671015747793640102022-12-27T23:09:07.577-05:002022-12-27T23:09:07.577-05:00I've considered the idea of the "not fini...I've considered the idea of the "not finished" shelf, Elizabeth, but there's a part of me that just cringes at the thought of giving up. I still have this hope, however faint, that maybe one of these days I'll go back and have a different experience with a book I started on, oh, 15 years ago. HA!C.G. Koenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-30423808360897834362022-12-23T12:51:35.906-05:002022-12-23T12:51:35.906-05:00For me, it depends on why I'm reading it. If i...For me, it depends on why I'm reading it. If it's something to aid my spiritual life, or something I personally really need to work on, then I will try to soldier through and finish it. If it's fiction, I'll easily give it up if it doesn't hold my attention (or if the writing style just drives me nuts). There are too many good stories to waste time and energy reading bad ones. The hardest decisions for me are the 'curiosity' nonfiction reads. want to know what they have to say, but they often get too academic so I'll just start skimming and picking out the highlights. I figure, I know where to find those books again if I ever want to finish them. I've also heard the idea of creating a "not finished" shelf on Goodreads, so you could periodically review what's there and decide if you want to give it another try. Elizabeth Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681448814813694801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-63702912245333928922022-12-22T22:14:54.431-05:002022-12-22T22:14:54.431-05:00Cheering you on as well, Jane, in your reading que...Cheering you on as well, Jane, in your reading quest! C.G. Koenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-51785041136745593392022-12-22T18:13:53.650-05:002022-12-22T18:13:53.650-05:00I have a shelf (or 2) with books I intend to read....I have a shelf (or 2) with books I intend to read. I have a friend who just checked off book 186 for this year and very well could reach 200 read by New Years Day. I, like you, would like to read a book every month that I enjoy. I enjoy..I joined a book club to make that happen. I have not liked the last 3 books at all.and last month didn't read past chapter 2. This month I'm being a good sport and reading even though I don't like it. Normally, I won't give my time to something I don't like. I can't get that time back so I rarely get talked into doing something as time consuming as a book if I don't enjoy it. I am cheering you on in your quest to read more. May 2023 be a year of clearing out those unread books and shelving them in your library of read books. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775351927084346997noreply@blogger.com