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In response to "So, if you are reading a book or watching a movie, and it is really bad" by amoxy

I gave myself a gift some years ago. I was always a finisher, esp. for books, since I was a kidlet.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Feb 2 '16, 15:40

I had read a few books in a shortish period of time that made me literally throw them across a room, they were so bad, writing so affected or annoying in other ways. what I'll do now if I find something feeling that way is skip ahead some, maybe a few chapters, maybe to the end - if there's more promise, I'll go back; but sometimes I can let 'em go. as K. says, life is too short for bad.

films aren't as common, as I usually choose those I'm pretty darned sure I'll enjoy; but I've done something almost as hard as books along the way, given up on tv shows I'd watched for a long time. sometimes, I'll go back for a few eps or the final ep. when they're going away; but, ahh, it is freeing to just stop.

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I've mentioned it before, but I left Timeline literally on the other side of the world. -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 16:26 1
- i did this with Go Set A Watchman last year at the beach - mr. plow Feb 2, 16:29
I think I'll try skipping ahead in a book that's losing me. I've always powered through or moved on. - Krusty - Most Right Poster Feb 2, 15:52
*flinches and ducks* -- nm - barnaby bear Feb 2, 15:42 1
- nah, never near the line of fire, bud. -- nm - b. Feb 2, 15:44

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I gave myself a gift some years ago. I was always a finisher, esp. for books, since I was a kidlet.

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