It’s strange, but I don’t recall ever regretting reading a book. Sure, there were bad (poorly written etc.) books, but I don’t know if I’ve ever actively wished that I’d never read them.
It’s strange, but I don’t recall ever regretting reading a book. Sure, there were bad (poorly written etc.) books, but I don’t know if I’ve ever actively wished that I’d never read them.
Have you ever wanted to ditch a book half-way through but just couldn't give yourself permission and then you finally finish and you're mad at yourself that you made yourself stick it out all the way through, regardless, for absolutely no benefit except to scratch that itch where you still think you are a direct descendant of Horton from "Horton Hears a Who" and "Horton Hatches the Egg" ("I meant what I said and I said what I meant/An elephant faithful one hundred percent cent!")??
My book like that is "A Little Life". I lost count over how many times she wrote the phrase "I'm sorry" in that, but it was at least in the triple digits - and I bet she was sorry - what a horrible horrible book...
I share this same sentiment. I've certainly read some poor quality works, but my take is that there is always something valuable to gain in nearly every book. As a personal challenge, I almost always commit to finishing a book too just so I can find that nugget of new information or perspective.
It’s strange, but I don’t recall ever regretting reading a book. Sure, there were bad (poorly written etc.) books, but I don’t know if I’ve ever actively wished that I’d never read them.
Have you ever wanted to ditch a book half-way through but just couldn't give yourself permission and then you finally finish and you're mad at yourself that you made yourself stick it out all the way through, regardless, for absolutely no benefit except to scratch that itch where you still think you are a direct descendant of Horton from "Horton Hears a Who" and "Horton Hatches the Egg" ("I meant what I said and I said what I meant/An elephant faithful one hundred percent cent!")??
My book like that is "A Little Life". I lost count over how many times she wrote the phrase "I'm sorry" in that, but it was at least in the triple digits - and I bet she was sorry - what a horrible horrible book...
I share this same sentiment. I've certainly read some poor quality works, but my take is that there is always something valuable to gain in nearly every book. As a personal challenge, I almost always commit to finishing a book too just so I can find that nugget of new information or perspective.