First of of all, let me clarify that I am not against DNF (a.k.a Did Not Finish) list. On the contrary, I support it. None should torture his/her self for books they dislike. In my case it's an irony, though. I am a believer of it, but so far in my in my book blogging journey, I only have put one book on my DNF list. Granted, I only have read around a hundred books, a much lower number compared to avid readers out there, so maybe it explains my low DNF ratio. Or maybe I am just lucky the darn book hasn't approach me yet?
The reason I write this post is because I feel you should never feel guilty about quitting on books. There's no point in hurting yourself with something silly like boring books. Having said that, the main reason why I rarely put books on DNF list is because I am one of the most curious persons you can find. Whenever I pick something to read, I will always be interested in how it ends, no matter how lame the book is. This, ladies and gentlemen, what keeps me going and my curiosity is pretty darn strong.
The book in my DNF list isn't boring per se, but it's extremely repetitive so turning the pages is an agony because I knew the same passages would be repeated once again. That, my friend, killed my curiosity. It's not that I gave up reading it, but I've had enough of it that I feel there is no need to continue at all.
I don't know what else will make me DNF a book. To me, writing style is very important and when it doesn't suit my taste, I think it's another recipe for DNF. Having said that, maybe I am just a patient reader that it takes more than a lame book to bore me.
Let's talk about you! How long is your DNF list? Are you easy to get bored? What is the recipe to your DNF list? Please share!
I don't know what else will make me DNF a book. To me, writing style is very important and when it doesn't suit my taste, I think it's another recipe for DNF. Having said that, maybe I am just a patient reader that it takes more than a lame book to bore me.
Let's talk about you! How long is your DNF list? Are you easy to get bored? What is the recipe to your DNF list? Please share!
Francesca · 532 weeks ago
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culturalbackup 6p · 532 weeks ago
Usually the books I select to reading are carefully selected, so I don't have a lot unread or badly scored books.
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Citra 66p · 531 weeks ago
culturalbackup 6p · 531 weeks ago
My favourite genres are fantasy & science fiction, but I read non-fiction books and history-related books (often about the history of my hometown, Warsaw), one of my favourite books are also historical fiction (ancient times, like Quo Vadis, it was published by Gramedia ;) ). I try to read books from countries around the world (I made a challenge for this) despite the genres. I'm not fond of romance and YA.
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dils · 532 weeks ago
One is Sophie's World. I read that when I was nauseous during the first trimester of my pregnancy. Then I coudnt read it anymore because I am always feeling queasy then. Now everytime I look at the book now I felt like puking. Heh.
Another some chick lit book that is SO BAD that I just couldnt bother.
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Citra 66p · 531 weeks ago