I have finished one, two and four, and though I have not abandoned the other two, I have taken them off the shelf in the library and put them back:
Link to full story is below, but there is not much more to it. Catch 22 is the only surprise, but I just checked, and it is also over 500 pages, so length looks like a contributing factor in abandonment. Duh.
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/424-what-makes-you-put-down-a-book
- Catch 22
- Lord of the Rings
- Ulysses
- Moby Dick
- Atlas Shrugged
Link to full story is below, but there is not much more to it. Catch 22 is the only surprise, but I just checked, and it is also over 500 pages, so length looks like a contributing factor in abandonment. Duh.
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/424-what-makes-you-put-down-a-book
Atlas Shrugged is truly dreadful, and not just because of the politics.
ReplyDeleteMaybe. I've got Anna Karennina queued up for my next transatlantic trip.
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