A while ago I decided I was going to start my very first book club. I was so excited. I had been on a real tear lately with my reading and jumped right in with both feet. I posted a blog about it, put it on my facebook page, bought the book. Everything was going well! That is, until I started reading the book.
I couldn’t get into it. I have read about 20% and I have no desire to finish. I’m genuinely surprised because I love the author, but I just can’t get into this story. Now what? I had to make a choice. I could either 1. power thru, or 2. quit.
Even the thought of quitting something gives me anxiety. I am not the kind of person to throw in the towel. But, the more I thought about it, I realized that I said it was a ‘NO OBLIGATION’ book club. Shouldn’t that apply to me too? Why should I feel guilted into finishing?
So, I quit. I am moving on.
If anyone cares or is interested, I am going to read ‘A Marriage Plot’ next. If anyone has suggestions for the next book, I am listening….
I kind of want to read “Blood, Bones, and Butter. The Inadvertant Education of a Reluctant Chef”
Good for you! I used to feel like I could never quit on a book. Then I recently decided, you know what? If I don’t like it, it’s OK to stop reading. My time is to precious to waste on something I don’t like and am forcing myself to read just because I feel like I have to. I haven’t found anything to spark my interest since finishing Fifty.
As my sister said, ‘everything else feels like Dr. Seuss’. I’ll let you know how the Marriage Plot is.
Jeffrey Eugenides is one of my favorite authors!!! Let me know how the novel is–I haven’t had a chance to buy it yet.