Feature and Follow #54 – to DNF or not DNF
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How do you handle a book you don’t like? Do you DNF or do you power through?
Most of the time, I will power through – although I have no idea why! I have only DNF’ed one or two books ever, and I am waiting to hear back from the publisher and / or author on the second book. There is a bad problem with the formatting, and I just can’t make myself read through missing letters and incomprehensible spacing. If I really don’t like a book that’s part of a series, I’ll stop reading that series, though – but it is very hard for me to stop reading in the middle of a book. Even if I am bored, or don’t care what will happen to the characters next, or I think the plot is so full of holes it’s incredible that anything sticks at all…
How about you? Do you DNF or not DNF? If you do, what is your point of no return? Do you have a set number of pages? Or is it if something you just can’t or won’t read about happens?
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Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
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I DNF, I have to many books and not enough time for books that drag on and on. I have suffered through some like Undercurrent (that is a recent one) but for the most part I just give up on them. I have a 50 page rule that I usually go by, if I can’t get into a book by 50 pages then I give up. (I have gave some other books longer than that but not usually)
Hey Stormi 🙂 I think the 50 page rule is a great idea – I’ll try to apply that myself. Because, yes, there are so many books out there I want to read, I shouldn’t be spending my time reading books I don’t really enjoy.
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I know it has helped me weed out some boring books! I figure I can always go back and try again if I want but if I don’t like what I am reading, then I don’t like reading! 🙂
The book has to compete with my dyslexia, my boys jumping all over the place, and my busy mind. If I can’t stay on the lines then I close the book and quickly look for another one. But every once in a while I can’t quit even though it’s a huge struggle to keep going like my current read. There’s a whole lot of horse talk and lingo and a few bible quotes and I’m shaking my head asking one of my favorite authors to quit it! I smiled that you will finish the book, but quit the series.
I think it’s a good thing to be able to put a book down if it isn’t completely sweeping you off your feet.
And for me quitting a series is progress, I used to feel like I should see a whole series through, not only a book or two…
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I have always had difficulty with DNF’ing but as I’ve gotten older and my TBR pile has grown, it has become slightly easier.
“So many books, so little time” LOL
That’s definitely true, and I am starting to be afraid I won’t actually live long enough to read all the books on my TBR :O
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Well, I wasn’t going to go there and get all maudlin, but YUP! lol
I never used to be able to (“but what if it’s JUST about to get good?!”) but now I don’t have a problem with it. In the beginning I could only force myself to set a book aside by telling myself I just wasn’t going to read it *right now* and I can always come back to it… but now I know that most books I DNF are forever, and I’m okay with that.
That’s a good idea, Charleen, maybe I’ll tell myself I’m not going to read it right now 😀
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I agree! It just feels wrong to give up on a book. I will though, if it is THAT terrible.
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I will dnf a book, but I at least try to give it a chance. Its hard for though. I have no patience!
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I had a horrible time with one ARC. Every time there was suppose to be an F in a word, it was missing. I spent more time trying to figure out what words were suppose to be than reading, so I had to DNF it. I still might pick up the book at a later point of time.
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I think that has to be the same book I have set aside for the time being, Lizzy. I sent in my Netgalley feedback, and the publisher contacted me shortly afterwards with a new copy where the F’s seem to be in the right place 🙂
What was the book called? I can’t remember now.
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DNFing is hard for me as well, but it’s happened too. It is rare though for it to happen but I usually try powering through. Unless it’s just next to impossible.
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I agree with you 100% Jessica! It’s hard for me to give up on a book, even knowing that I probably will end up not enjoying it…
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I just can’t help it either, I have to power through!! I read a book the other day that wasn’t great at the start, but I loved it by the end. I’m glad I stuck it out.
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It is a very good surprise when that happens, Naomi, and that’s one of the reasons I have such a hard time DNFing.
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I will put the book down if I am bored! Other wise it might take me months to get through it!
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Good answer! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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I’m like that too. It’s much easier to just not read the next book in a series than to stop in the middle of a volume. I’ve got a serious finishing complex so unless I super-D-duper hate it, I usually power through as well. 😀 Happy Friday!
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Great answer! I completely agree with you, however, I read at least 100 pages allowing enough time for something to occur and capture my attention before I DNF a book. I do hate to DNF them though 🙁
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I’m the same way. I hate not finishing a book and have only DNF a few. I may not read the next book in the series if I don’t like it, but it’s really hard for me if the book I didn’t like is in the middle of near the end of the series. I feel like I owe it to the series to finish that too LOL.
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I always power through as well. I just feel the need to! Great response. I’m a Bloglovin follower.
I can think of a few books that I DNF.
Bonfire of the Vanities was one and that was a bad one to have that happen to as it was a class assignment.
Contact was another. It was way to technical in the descriptions.
And then there are those that are still hovering in limbo on my currently reading list. However, they are still there and have not been shelved or given away. So there is still hope for them.
I love the movie Contact (I watch it whenever it’s on!) and I’ve toyed with the idea of reading the novel – thanks for the warning/tip X! 🙂
I have always been a power through-er. I don’t like leaving things unfinished and books are no exception. However, lately, with all the books on my plate to review, I just don’t have time to force myself to read a book I don’t like. If I truly love a book, I can usually knock it out in a day or so. But when I read books I don’t- I tend to drag them out for 3 or so days. Which takes away from another book I could have started. So I’m going to read about 30-40% and if I’m dead bored, I’m going to start DNFing.
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I definitely DNF. In the past 8 months I’ve DNF’ed 11 books so far. I just think it’s a waste of time to read books that you have no interest in for whatever reason. Life’s too short to read a bad book.If it doesn’t catch my interest by at least the 100th page then I’ll DNF.
I’ve only DNFed one book thank goodness and even then I saved it on my shelf to maybe one day go back to it!
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I believe I DNF pretty quickly. Most of the time, I don’t even add it to GR in fear of judgement.
Ohh I’m the same way, I very rarely DNF books and have only done so maybe twice. I have no clue why I feel the need to power either?! Curiosity mixed with needing closure? LOL Like you, I will give up on a series if the books get worse and worse but I have a hard time giving up a book while reading it.