tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post3846896968239015476..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Two DNF's - The Locals by Jonathan Dee and Once, In Lourdes by Sharon SolwitzLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-52291237154503008642017-08-16T22:51:53.032-05:002017-08-16T22:51:53.032-05:00They certainly weren't the right books for me ...They certainly weren't the right books for me at this time; maybe in a different frame of mind but I don't I'll ever pick either one of them up again.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-55897161568813739992017-08-16T22:50:19.978-05:002017-08-16T22:50:19.978-05:00I once read 180 pages of a book really not liking ...I once read 180 pages of a book really not liking it much at all. But I persevered and in that second half of the book, I fell in love with it. Which makes me always think that all books might be like that so that's I hardly ever give up on any. But I don't have the patience for wasting time on books I'm not liking. Too much time visiting my bookshelves lately, seeing books that I really do want to read!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-48385364644668762162017-08-16T22:48:09.054-05:002017-08-16T22:48:09.054-05:00The old me, or even the me in a different mood, wo...The old me, or even the me in a different mood, would have pushed through both of them and resented them for taking time away from books I might have liked better, even if I had ended up liking them. I'm tired of feeling that way about any book.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-80085650267039411962017-08-12T18:49:31.780-05:002017-08-12T18:49:31.780-05:00That's weird about the first book. It definit...That's weird about the first book. It definitely sounds like the same book but at the same time the length difference and all the other issues that don't match up with the blurb are just weird. I'm thinking Once in Lourdes probably isn't the book for me either. Hopefully your other books were good reads!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-55867395618895766982017-08-11T08:14:45.354-05:002017-08-11T08:14:45.354-05:00I rarely DNF a book, but every once in a while, it...I rarely DNF a book, but every once in a while, it's necessary. The last one for me was The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter. I swear the author spent the first 50 pages (may have been 100) at the same crime scene! I mean, come on. Get on with the story. Granted, it could have just not been right for me at the time, but it was definitely annoying at the time. Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-35586704922089016292017-08-10T11:28:14.456-05:002017-08-10T11:28:14.456-05:00The first book is intriguing--too bad it doesn'...The first book is intriguing--too bad it doesn't deliver.The discrepancies are very weird.<br /><br />The second book doesn't appeal to me at all.<br /><br />Sometimes what sounds good is just a dud.<br /><br />Happy reading--hopefully your next book will be a winner.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-78368272558960836072017-08-09T10:34:11.965-05:002017-08-09T10:34:11.965-05:00I selected Lincoln for book club and already two p...I selected Lincoln for book club and already two people told me they didn't like it but you know what, I don't care. I don't select books based on LIKE I select discussion books and I believe there will be plenty to discuss. <br /><br />Weird about The Locals. It's making the rounds but is it possible that you got the wrong book?Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.com