tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post2650482980595125903..comments2024-03-28T20:04:18.471-05:00Comments on Somewhere Only We Know: DNFing????Somewhere Only We Knowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301973028870770126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-80641709612936258002012-12-09T09:20:27.982-06:002012-12-09T09:20:27.982-06:00I'm probably similar to Christine (commenter) ...I'm probably similar to Christine (commenter) - I don't request review copies or participate in tours because I know I would feel guilty if I don't like the book - so I'm pretty much of no help to you :-( <br /><br />But PR people literally send out hundreds of books. If you don't like it and don't want to read it - then don't. You can send an email to the PR person "if you want" to let them know it's not your type of book and you won't be discussing it - but I guarantee, they really won't care.<br /><br />All that said - I do push through books I don't like - I can't help it, and I've come to terms with the fact that's just me. I'll skim pages if I have to (ummm ... China Mieville), and if I still can't hang (ummm ... Wolf Hall), then I'll leave it unfinished. But this only happens like .. once ... ever. If I'm having a hard time with a book, I'll just read more than 1 at a time - one I'm enjoying and the other one. I've stopped doing "in my mailbox" type posts (or delay what I put there) because I honestly don't even want to mention a book if I might read the first few pages and then decide I don't want to continue. Then I won't feel I have to talk about it.<br />Tanya Patricehttp://www.girlxoxo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-29077705474457142172012-12-05T14:16:07.189-06:002012-12-05T14:16:07.189-06:00I solve the DNF by reading 2 books at a time. And...I solve the DNF by reading 2 books at a time. And just push through the one I am not liking.<br />I just started my blog, so I don't have many reviews up yet. But I have requested a few books to review.<br />Christine, I didn't let you win if you weren't reviewing books. I have won several from there, and hardly posted any real review for any book I read. But like you I am finding that I don't win as often.<br />Alisa Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174175573250752502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-81429081991081441072012-12-04T08:35:24.008-06:002012-12-04T08:35:24.008-06:00I don't ever want to have to feel this kind of...I don't ever want to have to feel this kind of pressure! I don't have a whole lot of followers on my blog, so I don't feel comfortable requesting review copies from publishers and I wouldn't do NetGalley anyway because I don't have an eReader. The ARCs I have gotten I've won either through GoodReads FirstReads giveaways or through publisher contests - all of which they "encourage you to review," but don't require it, so I don't have to get all stressed out about it if there's a book I end up not liking. (On GoodReads they do somehow know if you review or not though, because I used to win books like crazy when I was all caught up on my reviews, and now that I've gotten a bit behind, zilch. But that's OK with me, I just hope I can get myself back on the "good list" someday!)<br /><br />Anyway, I am like you though and HATE not finishing something. I've been trying prevention instead of cure for this problem and have been quite diligent to not even pick up a book I'm not excited to read. If I have to talk myself into choosing a particular book next, it's a no-go. If I'm not feeling it, I just don't start it, so I won't have the "it's pretty bad, but I want to find out what happens" dilemma going on. Granted you can end up not liking a book you were really excited about, but for me it's always the books I was not that stoked about to begin with. Once I've started something, I usually do push myself to finish, but it always takes me way longer to read something I'm not totally invested in.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-58068400394323038152012-12-03T23:31:33.402-06:002012-12-03T23:31:33.402-06:00I typically give a book 50-100 pages before I deci...I typically give a book 50-100 pages before I decide to put it down. And while I do not put down a lot of books, I have been putting more down recently. Some of them is because I just didn't like it or wasn't in the mood. What I have done is actually created a shelf on Goodreads for "books I have half finished" and "books I just couldn't finish" that are exclusive, meaning that they aren't on my "read" or "to read" list. That way I remember that I didn't finish them.<br /><br />As for reviewing DNFs, it really just depends on how far I got in them or if they are for review or not. If it's a galley, I typically write up a review explaining why I couldn't finish it. If it's a book I picked up for fun and I just didn't like it, I might include it in my Mini Review posts but otherwise I'll just write a little blurb on Goodreads and move on.<br /><br />I am a lot like you--I have a very difficult time leaving something unfinished. But when my time is super precious to me, I have learned to not read a book if I am not feeling it. Just don't feel guilty about it. Reading is supposed to always be fun, not a chore. Always remember that.<br /><br />And as for review requests, if you don't get around to it or don't like the book, it's not the end of the world. Every book isn't for every one. If you feel guilty about ARCs, check out the site arcycling.blogspot.com. They take ARC donations to pass on to others. <br /><br />I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!Jennifer @ A Librarians Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570884873457416016noreply@blogger.com