Comments on: Do you finish every book you start reading?

By: Becoming A Fiction Writer » Blog Archive » I finished an Irvine Welsh book, but the dialogue still bugs me

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:22:57 +0000

[...] to read. If you’re a loyal reader with a good memory you’ll know that a while ago I abandoned Irvine Welsh novels because of his (as perceived by me) overuse of Scottish dialect that was difficult to understand. [...]

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:31:28 +0000

So what you’re all saying is I’m wasting my time by trying to finish every book I start … and you’re probably right. Perhaps I have to go for Heath’s method of tricking myself that I’ll get back to it later …

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:16:53 +0000

I hasten to think of the last book I actually FINISHED! I have bookmarks in so many books on my shelf (and packed away in boxes) it almost seems remarkable that I have ever finished one. I must say though, that I always persevere with Fiction, it’s generally non-fiction that remain unfinished. Except for “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”. And it took me about five goes to get through “A Clockwork Orange” too, really glad I finished it though and before I saw the film too.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:10:46 +0000

I don’t finish every book. Life’s too short to spend reading something that’s not entertaining me (since I’m not in school anymore and don’t have to read anything).

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:24:36 +0000

Trainspotting the movie was hard to get through – great story, but heavy content.

I’ve got a copy of A Brief History of Time on my shelf, so by default I can not say truthfully that I’ve finished every book I started. That book holds the record for best-selling book never read to the end.

By: Heath Tully

Heath Tully — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:18:26 +0000

I tend not to concede defeat, but instead just put the book back in the shelf and tell myself that I will get back to it later.