So I just finished a book yesterday that I had in my possession for three weeks. In fact, I still have it. It's due back at the library today, along with two others that I have yet to read. Yes, three weeks ago I took out three books, ambitiously telling myself I would read one a week (I've recently been upgraded to "educable"! How I love Sylvan Learning Center!). Yet it took me until yesterday to complete one.
My project for the day is to read one of the other two. In its entirety. I am proud to say that I am up for/to the challenge. I daresay that I hope to not only complete a second book but to — now sit down, because this is a lot to handle — start the third.
I'm a little scared, though. The first of the three books really, well ... how do I put this without making anyone cry ... well, it ... sucked. Blew. Bit. And otherwise was just not good. At all. And no, I will not divulge its title or its author. I will only say that her last name begins with an "H" and that it is a book of short stories, published in 2001. So armed with that arsenal of information, you should have no trouble at all finding it on Amazon.com, bn.com, or atrociouslytritetripethatremindsjodiofcrapshewasforcedtoendureinacollegeshortstoryclass.com.
I don't know why I felt compelled to finish the book when it caused me interminable anguish. I don't know why I continued past the second story when the first made me groan miserably and bleed copiously from the ears. I just felt sorry for the book, I guess. And the black and white photo of the author, on a page at the very end of the book, well ... she looks like such a nice, decent person. Too bad her book fucking sucks.
So I'm off. I can't wait to see what Nancy Drew discovers today!
fresh-baked at 12:32 PMHappens to me too, if I'm reading a bad book I can't seem to stop until I reach "the end". I continue reading while I'm muttering obscenities under my breath, but nevertheless finish the deed. So can I ask a question? Why do we feel compelled to finish bad books that don't give us even the minimum amount of pleasure? Do we hope that, after countless pages of gibberish, things are going to improve? Do we think leaving it halfway is disrespectful? What, what is it?
Offered by: Leni on October 30, 2002 3:45 AMTrixie Belden's better than Nancy Drew.
Offered by: Joan on October 29, 2002 8:52 PMCongratulations on your educable status!
Offered by: Sally on October 29, 2002 3:11 PMI just finished a book too; I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. My heart was pounding akin to an insane engineer piloting a runaway locomotive; Each footfall of the lead character reverberating the building anxiety in me. My pulse racing now as the epic hero nears his goal until I can no longer bear the excruciating pressure in me. Loudly I cry, the words rising up off the tome before me and forcing themselves down deep inside and back out of my own throat, "Run, Dick! Run!" The silent respite afterwards as my panic subsides going as quickly as it first emerged; Our avatar has once again prevailed and all is right with his domestic partner, Jane, and their companion canine, Spot.
Offered by: Thomas on October 29, 2002 1:57 PMatrociouslytritetripethatremindsjodiofcrapshewasforcedtoendureinacollegeshortstoryclass.com is a dead link jodi. better fix it.
Offered by: alex kidd on October 29, 2002 1:52 PMGood luck on finishing the book! I do the same thing. When a book is due, and I havent even started reading it, I will read it all that day, and then turn it in late at night. That way its still considered on time, but I got to finish it:)
As for the book sucking, many books do. I love books, dont get me wrong, but its kind of hard to find a really great one now. The last one I read was Stephen Kings From A Buick 8, and it was really really good. IF your into that sort of thing:) Stones From The River, is another great one. Okay, Im done now!
Offered by: Amanda on October 29, 2002 12:50 PM
