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Wednesday, 11 January 2017

#JusJoJan Day 11

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Just Jot It January is led by Linda G. Hill.  


There's no prompt for Just Jot it January today as Wednesday is usually "One-Liner" day. As you probably know by now I don't do one lines. 

So I'll make a confession instead.  Yesterday I gave up on a book.  I hate giving up on a book.  In fact since I started reading books as part of 2 online book clubs last year I've always finished them.

I'm also slowing working through a  BBC big read list and last year I got stuck on Catch 22.  It took me ages to finish.  I kept picking it up and putting it down.  But I was determined to finish it.

What did I give up on?  The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.  Was it awful?  I couldn't really tell you as I only read a few chapters.  I just didn't like the main characters.  


It probably sounds as if I just gave up but the book had been hanging around since November.  (It's a library book and I've renewed it several times.)  One of the clubs gives several book choices each month and I try and read as many as I can.  But this means books I've been given are languishing on my TBR shelf.

I've now decided I will only pick one book from the list each month so with my other club that will mean 2 books per month.  I'm averaging a book a week. So that will leave time for my own choices.

And it also justified my giving up on a book that I didn't really like.
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7 comments:

  1. Deborah Drucker12 January 2017 at 06:10

    I do the same nowadays. I have found that if I can not get into a book, I return it. Or lately I had gotten too busy to read all the books I had checked out and renewed from the library, so had to return them unread.

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    1. Wendy12 January 2017 at 23:25

      I'm returned a couple this week that I hadn't read.

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  2. The Cynical Sailor12 January 2017 at 11:16

    I didn't used to give up on books very easily but with so many books on my "to be read" list, I stop reading quite early on if something doesn't grab me.

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    1. Wendy12 January 2017 at 23:26

      I try not to give up on the book challenges but sometimes it can be hard going.

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  3. Fun6012 January 2017 at 20:29

    Reading should be an enjoyable activity not a chore so you are quite right to give up on it.

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    1. Wendy12 January 2017 at 23:27

      I don't like to give up on the challenge books as I want to be able to give a proper review.

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  4. vvb32 reads12 January 2017 at 23:53

    I am learning to not waste time on books that are not working for me. Fortunately, I encountered this with only a handful last year.

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