tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post4601308597428728629..comments2023-07-21T03:00:15.795-07:00Comments on Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News: Book Lovers: Stop Reading Books You Don't LikeJeri Danskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-41232770175052538382011-11-27T18:34:47.913-08:002011-11-27T18:34:47.913-08:00Anonymous, I remember exactly one book I had a har...Anonymous, I remember exactly one book I had a hard time getting into that I stuck with anyway, and was glad I did. (I was traveling, and didn't have any other reading options at the moment.)<br /><br />But I've given up on plenty of books - including book club books - with no regrets.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-48813919546751053002011-10-18T08:32:36.044-07:002011-10-18T08:32:36.044-07:00I recently started a book that "looked good&q...I recently started a book that "looked good" on Amazon. I really hated it ... but it was one for the book club. I put it down for a spell and read a couple of "easier," more entertaining books, then went back to it. Turned out, it got better and I got the the place where I didn't want to put it down! Glad I stuck with it. I've heard the 50 page rule and have also found, if the book is JUST not interesting to me to give it up. Where did we learn we HAVE to finish a book? It was very hard, at first to stop reading the uninteresting books. I'd even tried to get back to a couple of them after a break...still no good. After stopping reading the uninteresting books, it's gotten easier to let them go. I like the comment about wasted time with a bad book vs. a good time with a good book! Freedom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-35810794590679253872007-06-22T00:24:00.000-07:002007-06-22T00:24:00.000-07:00Hi Matthew,You are very welcome! I can't remember ...Hi Matthew,<BR/><BR/>You are very welcome! <BR/><BR/>I can't remember when I realized I could choose to give up on a book - but it was indeed very liberating. I don't always wait for 50 pages, either!<BR/><BR/>Leveen's book was NOT one I gave up on - lots of interesting stuff there.<BR/><BR/>JeriJeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-29859722051363398342007-06-21T19:52:00.000-07:002007-06-21T19:52:00.000-07:00Reading Leveen's book and adopting the 50 page rul...Reading Leveen's book and adopting the 50 page rule (and a 20 minute movie variation) was a breath of relief. I now feel quite comfortable giving up on most books if they're not "doing it" for me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great post, and for the link!Matthew Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040056737828893994noreply@blogger.com