I definately agree with you there. But, as I said earlier, on the flip-side, had I given up on The Outsiders (the first 50 pages sucked) I would have missed out on a really good book.
But in most cases, if the beginning sucks, the ending does too. -Michael PS: And Lord of the Rings...ick. I hated those books. I forced myself to read them, but how they were written I just couldn't get into them. And they're like a 6th grade reading level...so I'm not sure what it was. I loved the movies...but the books...ick. On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:22:28 -0400, ajs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't give boring books much of a chance. The set-up, setting has > to appeal to me, the premise of the story has to appeal to me. The > story does not need to move quickly, or be an "easy read", but I do > want some substance. > > I don't want pages and pages of show-off prose that tell me absolutely > nothing about where the story is headed, or poor grammatical style, > (which is one of the reasons I couldn't get into TSN either) > > "Wait, it gets better!" just doesn't keep me reading. Just show me > the deep and profound scene and let me move on ;) > > Ariannah (guitarati) > > On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 13:56:49 -0000, Michele M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I am currently reading the Shipping News via a bookring and I am > > about 100 pages into it. I can not get into the story. > > > > My question is how far into the book will you read before giving up? > > > > Michele > > > > Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > Archives and email list settings: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Michael R Brant "Dance Like No One is Watching" - Mark Twain "A man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." - Mark Twain "Pain is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional" - Unknown "Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether!" "I didn't say you're stupid, I'm just thinking it!" "I may be fat - but you're ugly, I can lose weight!" My Blog: http://abstractsecant.com My Personal Website: http://mikerbrant.com Cool Site I Run: http://togzone.com On BookCrossing: "Books Just Wanna Be Free" to see what I mean, go to http://bookcrossing.com/friend/mrbrant ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
