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The only reason I mentioned slow readers

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Jul 11 2013, 11:54pm


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The only reason I mentioned slow readers [In reply to] Can't Post
is because those of us who read quickly have an easier time skimming through things and getting on to the "good" parts. I know more than one slower reader who gave up on LOTR in that section because it seemed like they were never getting anywhere and their reading speed meant that they really were there a long time.

Of course, people who read faster can also bored and given up along the way as well. Smile

And it's taken me many years and many re-reads to stop being bugged by Tom. He does sort of show up, sidetrack the story and then never come into it again.But he makes the Old Man WIllow and Barrow-downs bits possible, so... *shrug*
Silverlode

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Subject User Time
What makes you put down a book? Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 11 2013, 10:09pm
    Terrible writing, bland story or uninteresting characters... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 11 2013, 10:49pm
        Same here, with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. / Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 11 2013, 11:43pm
        Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell... Morthoron Send a private message to Morthoron Jul 12 2013, 1:22am
    Most curious, what their #2 Most Abandoned classic is...! // dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Jul 11 2013, 10:50pm
        That didn't surprise me at all. Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Jul 11 2013, 11:09pm
            It's a shame really Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Jul 11 2013, 11:47pm
            Kind of, but I disagree somewhat... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 11 2013, 11:48pm
                The only reason I mentioned slow readers Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Jul 11 2013, 11:54pm
                    I just skip over it... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 12 2013, 12:01am
                Most people I know who didn't finish LotR Inferno Send a private message to Inferno Jul 12 2013, 12:45am
                    My issues... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 12 2013, 12:55am
                        Bombadil CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jul 13 2013, 3:04am
                            I'm fine with buffets :) bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 13 2013, 3:16am
                                Mockingbird CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jul 13 2013, 3:23am
                                    I had to read TKaM in school... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 13 2013, 3:48am
        I admit, to my great shame zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 12 2013, 4:43am
            if only Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 12 2013, 4:45am
    Interesting Ataahua Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 11 2013, 10:58pm
    Interesting question. Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Jul 11 2013, 11:04pm
        Well I've thrown a maths book across the room... Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 11 2013, 11:44pm
    I've thrown a few across the room in my time Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 12 2013, 12:01am
        A shame about Brooks Inferno Send a private message to Inferno Jul 12 2013, 12:51am
            I read Shannara in middle school... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 12 2013, 1:00am
            that's not why I don't read any of his other books Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 12 2013, 2:37pm
    Not finishing Poisonwood Bible... arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Jul 12 2013, 12:42am
    I wonder how far most of these people abandoned Moby Dick. cats16 Send a private message to cats16 Jul 12 2013, 1:39am
        i've really been Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 12 2013, 1:46am
            Let me know what you think of it... cats16 Send a private message to cats16 Jul 12 2013, 2:09am
            LOL! I felt the same about The Da Vinci Code zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 12 2013, 3:50am
                great yavanna in her arbor! Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 12 2013, 3:57am
                    LOL! // zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 12 2013, 4:44am
                Amateurishness CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jul 13 2013, 2:43am
                    funny Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 13 2013, 2:46am
                        Just found this little Easter egg... Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 14 2013, 8:10pm
                            an easy way to discover easter eggs... Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 14 2013, 9:00pm
        Yes, Moby-Dick is very like a 19th century Wiki... Morthoron Send a private message to Morthoron Jul 12 2013, 2:01am
            There's a Dorothy Parker quote that appeals: Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 12 2013, 2:24am
                Perhaps Finnegan's Wake? :) cats16 Send a private message to cats16 Jul 12 2013, 2:30am
                It was a book by Mussolini Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 12 2013, 2:30am
                I have the answer.... Morthoron Send a private message to Morthoron Jul 12 2013, 2:31am
        I studied it as part of a class on epics Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 12 2013, 2:38am
            At first I thought you were replying to the post about Finnegan's Wake! haha cats16 Send a private message to cats16 Jul 12 2013, 2:56am
                yes Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 13 2013, 4:48pm
                    I'm not sure if you heard... cats16 Send a private message to cats16 Jul 13 2013, 5:11pm
                        I hadn't heard - thanks for letting me know! Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 13 2013, 10:11pm
        Moby Dick is one of the 3 or 4 books I've ever quit on // NottaSackville Send a private message to NottaSackville Jul 12 2013, 1:32pm
            Do you remember how far you made it? Just curious. // cats16 Send a private message to cats16 Jul 13 2013, 3:12am
    Some reasons for putting down a book zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 12 2013, 4:25am
    The only books... Lothwen Send a private message to Lothwen Jul 12 2013, 6:17am
        so funny! Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 12 2013, 12:42pm
            Oh yes Lothwen Send a private message to Lothwen Jul 13 2013, 7:36pm
                wow! Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 13 2013, 7:44pm
                    I read the books... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 14 2013, 8:01pm
                        I quite liked that element of the HP books. Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 15 2013, 12:16am
                            Yes, but now... bborchar Send a private message to bborchar Jul 15 2013, 12:56am
    When the author suggests not finishing books you aren't enjoying NottaSackville Send a private message to NottaSackville Jul 12 2013, 1:25pm
    I don't often put a book down without starting it again DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 12 2013, 2:06pm
        When I stopped reading Poisonwood Bible Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Jul 12 2013, 9:15pm
    I rarely abandon a book but have done so with two.... Eruonen Send a private message to Eruonen Jul 12 2013, 2:58pm
    I have little patience, I'm afraid Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jul 12 2013, 3:07pm
        Lily, as an author, how do you handle the need to Eruonen Send a private message to Eruonen Jul 12 2013, 3:56pm
            You're right Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Jul 12 2013, 4:32pm
    Not finishing a book is rare with me Elberbeth Send a private message to Elberbeth Jul 12 2013, 7:10pm
        who is Maciliel Send a private message to Maciliel Jul 12 2013, 7:25pm
    When the author is commited to do something I hate, yeah Marionette Send a private message to Marionette Jul 12 2013, 7:46pm
    To do what? Misto Send a private message to Misto Jul 12 2013, 9:00pm
    Not disputing your taste, but CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Jul 13 2013, 2:55am
    A few reasons. RosieLass Send a private message to RosieLass Jul 13 2013, 5:58pm
        And the one book I actually *threw away* and didn't just put down was... RosieLass Send a private message to RosieLass Jul 13 2013, 5:59pm
    Characters with annoying "accents" angelclaw Send a private message to angelclaw Jul 14 2013, 7:56pm
    Ice Cream. grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Jul 15 2013, 2:41am
    Life's too short... Greenwood Hobbit Send a private message to Greenwood Hobbit Jul 15 2013, 5:29pm
    some of what you said and... ByThorinsBeard Send a private message to ByThorinsBeard Jul 15 2013, 11:14pm

 
 
 

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