Or throw it across the room. That’s always an option.
Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
-t - Feb 09, 2022 4:19:17 pm PST #27295 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Consuela - Feb 09, 2022 8:12:12 pm PST #27296 of 28067
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Or just skip forward.
meara - Feb 09, 2022 8:42:13 pm PST #27297 of 28067
I definitely have been known to stop reading a book and come back to it later when I feel like I can handle the awkward or bad, and have to do that a few times and/or lightly skim for several pages.
I’d put the book in the freezer but I pretty much exclusively read on kindle or iPad these days so not a great plan.
sj - Feb 10, 2022 7:51:59 am PST #27298 of 28067
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Put the book in the freezer.
I’d put the book in the freezer but I pretty much exclusively read on kindle or iPad these days so not a great plan.
It's an audiobook on my phone. So, not an option. I have to know how it ends because that's just the way I am. However, I may have to fast forward through some of it.
Toddson - Feb 10, 2022 7:57:04 am PST #27299 of 28067
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
That's one good thing about hard-copy books - you can easily flip forward. Also, if you really dislike them, they make a satisfying "thwack" when you throw them against the wall.
sj - Feb 10, 2022 7:59:04 am PST #27300 of 28067
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I haven't been able to properly hold a book open while lying down for very long since I injured my neck a year ago. So, I mostly read on my tablet/kindle, which are much easier for me to hold without pain or weakness.
-t - Feb 10, 2022 8:04:26 am PST #27301 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Listening at 2x or higher can be good in that situation. I've got myself into that many times - I really want to stop reading because the book is just bad but I do have to know what happens because I can't stand not knowing. It's a curse.
sj - Feb 10, 2022 8:06:07 am PST #27302 of 28067
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t, I've never tried that. I'll give it a try. My new to me car has bluetooth. So, I've been able to listen to my books through the car speakers while I'm driving, which is super nice.
sj - Feb 10, 2022 11:50:28 am PST #27303 of 28067
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks for the suggestion, -t. I found I could listen to the book at 1.3 speed without it sounding like the Chipmunks were reading it. It’s still not a good book but I’ll get to the end faster this way.
-t - Feb 10, 2022 12:43:30 pm PST #27304 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sweet.
One of the doohickeys that let's me know there are even more books out there I might want to read advised me that I might like something called The Belt. Sounded like some kind of exciting accessory-themed something or other, so I checked it out, but it's just set in an asteroid belt, which might also be good but wasn't what I was hoping for by then...