Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket

Re:Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket by codetrotter on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:52PM (#35364295)

I tried to read Infinite Jest, and it just pissed me off. It was such an annoying text to try and read. I think I read at most 10 pages.

Likewise, I have “rage quit” reading other books in the past as well.

It’s solid advice. Don’t waste time reading something you are not enjoying. Same goes for movies.

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Re:Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket by rpacut on Thursday March 30, 2023 @02:40AM (#35368917)

The first time i picked up Infinite Jest it was a drag for 200 pages and I dropped it.

Tried it second time. Went through those terrible 200 first pages... and suddenly I was on the 900th wishing hard it wasn't about to end. One of favourite books to this day.

I'm general, this is an online problem: how long do you want to persevere on any given book if it's not immediately gratifying? I often take into consideration whether I enjoyed other author's works and friends suggestions.

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