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A comment on Nancy Pearl’s Rule of 50 for dropping a bad book.

Re:Nancy Pearl’s Rule of 50 for dropping a bad book by djtriptych on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @01:21PM (#17451994)
This is funny because books are about the only thing I really feel compelled to finish whether I like it or not.

I've abandoned countless side projects, instruments, sports, meals, friendships etc when they stopped holding value for me.

But once I crack open a book I really feel like I have to finish it before I can get on with my life. I don't start a lot of books anymore but they tend to stay on my todo list until I've literally read every word..

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Re:Nancy Pearl’s Rule of 50 for dropping a bad book by Nannooskeeska on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @01:37PM (#17452143)
I'm the same way. If I lose interest in a book partway through, I'll stop reading it and go on to other books for a period of time and finish it later. I currently have 6 books in my "Reading" list on Goodreads, 5 of which I started at some point in the last couple of years and haven't finished yet.
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