Re: Reading books backwards Re: 1984

[Joshua Bell]

"Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I take that to an extreme... I can't pick up another book until I've
> > finished the previous book even if I absolutely hate the book I am
> > reading.

I'm not quite that extreme, but it is definitely a sign that a book is truly
bad when I can abandon it in mid read. Only a few have been that hideous.
Same thing applies to a book series; usually I'll humor the author and/or
person who suggested it and read the whole thing. Stopping in mid series
isn't quite as dramatic, though.

> > It becomes a major hinderance in reading.  I am far behind
> > in reading, and stuck on Blue Mars (have been for a long, long time).

> _Blue Mars_ was at least 20% too long, I thought.  Good luck on it.

Did anyone manage to read the followup collection "The Martians" ?

Joshua