📖 **When The Solution Is Worse Than The Initial Problem**
I was advised by a friend to intersperse fiction books in between my reading of non-fiction material. He said that it would help with concentration and removing boredom. Taking his advice to heart, I have started doing exactly as advised. This has led me into a quandary. The latest fiction book that I chose is over one thousand pages of historical fiction. The choice of book came from an online recommendation. I am currently on page two hundred and eighty-eight and it has been a struggle getting this far. Ostensibly a 'palate cleaner' my current choice is boring and can in no way be described as a page turner. The easiest solution would be to stop reading and move on; however, I find that really difficult. I know it is a personal flaw and something that I need to address and change. In the meantime, I will continue to struggle and hope the thousand-page mark comes quickly.
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@bibliolater @bookstodon Would skimming the less engaging parts be acceptable to you? That would be a lot faster and let you get to a book that you actually enjoy that much sooner.
It looks like I may have to employ that method. I cannot remember when the last time I did not finish a book that I had started. I might have to start with this one.
@jmccyoung I always assume the first few pages are going to be badly overwritten - seems to be the bit authors always write, then rewrite, then rewrite... so I'll give a book the benefit of the doubt till past that... @bibliolater @bookstodon
@marinheiro @bibliolater @bookstodon I will admit that one factor was that it was a new book and I already had five other books out, so when I had doubts about it I thought, I will throw it back into the pond for someone else to catch.
@bibliolater @bookstodon As I've gotten older I've been increasingly willing to abandon books partway through. I recently read just a first page and stopped there because I could tell it wasn't for me; that said, I usually give them a lot more of a chance, but I've sometimes stopped even as far as a third of the way through.