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June 5: Books I Decided to DNF (did not finish) too Quickly (are you questioning your DNF choices on any books? If you have a policy to not DNF, put a spin on the topic to make it fit you.)
I used to never DNF, but then I decided life is too short for books that make me unhappy. My policy is three tries. I don’t have many, though, because I just don’t start books that don’t appeal to me. Alphabetical as always.
Top Ten Books I’m Glad I DNFd
1. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure; Hirohiko Araki. It opens with a human sacrifice, and goes downhill from there.
2. The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky; Jana Casale. A book where nothing much happens.
3. Ulysses; James Joyce. I know this is a classic, but it’s just so jumbled and incomprehensible.
4. Lolita; Vladimir Nabokov. Some minds I just don’t want to understand.
5. Winter; Ali Smith. Too weird and disjointed.
6. The Sky is Yours; Chandler Smith. A bunch of whiny, self-centered characters. Ugh.
7. The Other Lady Vanishes; Amanda Quick. I just couldn’t connect with these characters, because almost all of them are terrible people.
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I shudder when I see a copy (or a picture of a copy) of Lolita, anywhere. A thoroughly disgusting book. And I could never get into Ulysses, either. I haven’t tried to read any of the others, but from your descriptions, I’m pretty sure I haven’t missed anything I’d enjoy. 🙂 Another interesting Tuesday post. 😀
Yeah, Lolita creeped me out from the start, and only got worse. 😦
On the plus side, I’m glad I’m not the sort of person who won’t try a book!
I gave it a try when it was RELEASED, lo those many years ago, and was utterly sickened. I have some subjects and genres I will not read, because I know how they will make me feel. These days, with my extremely limited reading time, I don’t want to waste a minute on a book I’m 99% sure isn’t for me. But if I were younger and had my evenings back again, I’d be more exploratory, perhaps. 😀
I’ve never read Lolita for that very reason! Great list 😊
My TTT: https://lifewithallthebooks.com/2018/06/05/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-wish-i-had-dnfd/
It was on some Books to Read before you Die list. 😦
Were they trying to hasten the process, I wonder?
Maybe!
I haven’t read any of these, and your thoughts make me want to stay away!
No book is for everyone, but I wouldn’t recommend any of them unless you happen to enjoy that particular type of story!
I liked Ali Smith’s Autumn but I haven’t read Winter yet. I’m OK with weird and disjointed sometimes, so I’ll just have to read it when I’m in the right mood I suppose!
I rarely DNF books so I decided to take on something totally different https://franlaniado.wordpress.com/2018/06/05/top-ten-tuesday-indie-reads/
I enjoyed Autumn, too, which made my feelings on Winter a surprise. But definitely try it, it may strike your fancy!
I 100% agree with Ulysses! ..thinking about it makes my head hurt!
I’m okay with a little confusion/ some twisty puzzles, etc. But there’s limits.
I like the title, The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky, but yeah from the synopsis it sounds like it could either be profound or terribly terribly boring.
I found it boring, but I’m sure other found it profound!
Yeah seems like a person by person thing. I doubt I’ll read it. Thanks for your input!
Amen to “Ulysses.” I wasn’t into that one either… BUT who knows? Maybe I will pick it back up again. I think that sometimes when I DNF a book it’s down to the time of year or what mood I’m in.
Oh, yes, definitely. Some books are meant for an age range, or time of year, etc.