I generally try to finish them but some books are just too hard. I don't think it's worth forcing yourself to read something you don't enjoy as it just means it will take you longer to be able to read something you do enjoy.

If I get bored enough and its not getting any better..Then yes, I'll quit and go on to something else...It makes me mad when I get 3-4 chapters in and have to quit b/c I feel like I've wasted my time..Usually it'll start getting boring in the 2nd chapter and I try to give it an extra chapter or two to see if it picks up

I once bought Ice Station by Matt Reilly, an airport novel, I figured it would fill in the 9 hours from Sydney to Hong Kong, it's the only book I had to give up on after about 3 hours of grim determination, it is utter rubbish, I spent the remainder of the flight staring at the seat in front of me, which was much more enjoyable, there was no way it was going to suddenly twist into a brilliant story

There's not enough time in life for any of us to read all the excellent books out there. I learnt that if an author couldn't grab you on the first page then they weren't that good. It's taken me a lifetime to NOT finish a book, but reading IS one of life's pleasures.

when i was a teenager i used to make a point of sticking with a book until the bitter end. then cam the realisation that life is too short for bad books. and the book i have to thank for that? "Interview With the Vampire" by Anne Rice

its not a book but the movie the illusionist is an example of y i always finish throughout the movie its pointles and boring but at the very end theres a twis and if ur quick enough to catch it it makes u rethink the whole thing

Sometimes I've had to push myself with films, and given up after watching over an hour - two examples are Heart Of Darkness, and Portrait of a Lady. Now I have my very own 30 minute rule, and give up after that; sometimes 20 minutes. With books it's the 50 page rule, but so far I haven't given up on a book yet.

so far I've only given up on one book although there have been a few that I probably should have given up as they started badly and didn't improve, i think in those cases i was just hpoing that they were slow starters.

As for movies, if it is a dvd then it has 30mins max to draw me in if it is at the cinema then I usually think I've paid to watch this so I will stay to the end. TV shows get until the first set of adverts, if they haven't got me by then they never will.

Is it coincidence that with the invention of the internet and the ability to have facts and data accessible at the touch of a button that human beings are losing the disciplines of perseverance, determination, concentration and focus?

I'd say it has more to do with people having more choice so they don't have to watch or read something that isn't grabbing their interest, there is also the fact that a lot of what is being produced now is complete and utter rubbish.

I often feel too guilty to give up on a book ... but then I look at all the books I own, and my 'to be read next' shelf in particular and agree, life's too short for bad books!!

i will give up on a book if i really cant get into it, atho the one i'm reading just now, when i first started it i gave up because i couldnt get in to it but i'm really enjoying it now, so maybe try it again in a few weeks and see how you get on

Yes, I just went thought that with a book called "Amandine"...I gave up after about 1/4 of the way though the pace just didn't pick up...I figure it should have hooked me by then instead of me wanting to throw it across the room!

I always finish a book once I start it. I feel like some books it takes longer to get into it. Sometimes I am disappointed, but I don't like not finishing a book.

well i perservered as i just couldn't leave it unfinished, and lets just say i was as disappointed with it as i thought i was going to be!!!

Don't give up reading the book cuz if you give up you will keep wondering what will happen at the end.

Ya and when someone else reads it and they tell you about it you'll think dang it that was a good book afterall

Sometimes I really just have to stop reading a book because it's too boring but give the book some time cause it might start to get good

i ALWAYS finish a book

Help please, how can I read a book herre for free? Am a new member.

i usually do but usless its really bad i finish a book

If I am struggling with a book I give it up for short while then try again. After 50 pages if I am not taken with it I quit. There are so many good books to be read

why force yourself when you can move on to another?

Hi NNanooJ

um...u cant read books for free on this site its more like a worldwide reading group where we meet to discuss books x