tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post3112283980859303170..comments2022-12-07T04:18:19.495-06:00Comments on a little and a lot: That's a Deal-Breaker, LadiesJesse Farishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415283192220270619noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-4864411502739593012009-05-28T00:06:53.131-05:002009-05-28T00:06:53.131-05:00Twilight series. I made it through the first one b...Twilight series. I made it through the first one but just couldn't take it anymore after that. There was no depth there for me.Tesneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854099582426075371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-76598633384896679112009-05-21T15:46:05.305-05:002009-05-21T15:46:05.305-05:00Reminder, friends, these are not books I necessari...Reminder, friends, these are not books I necessarily DISLIKED. I just had to abandon them for various reasons. (And I will admit that one of the various reasons may or may not have been boredom. BUT that is different than dislike!)Jesse Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415283192220270619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-92215230659065680982009-05-21T14:58:08.899-05:002009-05-21T14:58:08.899-05:00i definitely agree about "wuthering heights". my ...i definitely agree about "wuthering heights". my feelings towards that book could only be described with one word: hate. what was she talking about in that book? it is THE definition of boring. we had to read it in high school.<br /><br />i do have to disagree about "a tale of two cities". it is one of my all-time favorites. i can see, though, how it would not be everyone's cup of tea.clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06560787726248236470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-81128698052521877412009-05-21T01:05:39.576-05:002009-05-21T01:05:39.576-05:00Ugh, Wuthering Heights. I had to read that for sc...Ugh, Wuthering Heights. I had to read that for school. Thank you Cliff Notes! I could not get through it, and I'll read just about anything. I also couldn't do Great Expectations. It was not great.... at all.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917486904819727910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-88322390180953668532009-05-20T21:38:45.462-05:002009-05-20T21:38:45.462-05:00Dude, I am WITH YOU on the finishing projects thin...Dude, I am WITH YOU on the finishing projects thing. I (used to) sit and watch the end of a show just to see what happened cause i wouldn't give up. then I got over it and time became a valuable thing. so I totally feel you on the giving up the books lately. life is too precious to spend your head buried in the pages of mediocrity. ;) at least you're ATTEMPTING to read. I gave up on that venture months ago.Ashley @ pure and lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055470489277299472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-58535960547222626512009-05-20T17:01:32.212-05:002009-05-20T17:01:32.212-05:00Sounds perfect! So if i had to pick one from that ...Sounds perfect! So if i had to pick one from that list for your Jubilee that I freaked out over, it would be Tale of Two Cities. martha has said that is her favorite book, and she would also probably say that she likes to read about 1/10 of how much i do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076302256675045071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-90228574697554824022009-05-20T14:59:24.280-05:002009-05-20T14:59:24.280-05:00Ok, Guinn girls, I KNEW you were going to have a h...Ok, Guinn girls, I KNEW you were going to have a hissy over my unfinished books. I love books too! I know they are probably really good! But that's why it kills me that I couldn't get through them. I just...couldn't!<br /><br />Perhaps I need a Book Jubilee of sorts...after 7 years, I'll give a book a 2nd chance?Jesse Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415283192220270619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-47670069777543155512009-05-20T14:57:39.715-05:002009-05-20T14:57:39.715-05:00I love 30 Rock... great episode! My biggest deal-b...I love 30 Rock... great episode! My biggest deal-breaker and maybe most embarrassing is "New Moon" from the Twilight series. I seem to do better with finishing books while I am at the lake. So maybe on your trip to Atlanta you can finish yours?!Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758628293182198839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-80471336574710199342009-05-20T14:06:39.411-05:002009-05-20T14:06:39.411-05:00Must... Read... A TALE OF TWO CITIES!!!!!!! Come o...Must... Read... A TALE OF TWO CITIES!!!!!!! Come on. It's definitely not beach material, so jump back on and read it. you MUST.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935242653330343526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-56940241809202190882009-05-20T13:58:51.528-05:002009-05-20T13:58:51.528-05:00umm i was reading your deal-breaker books, and num...umm i was reading your deal-breaker books, and numbers 2-5 YOU SHOULD FINISH ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm serious! Every single one of those books! Angels & Demons is so much better than DaVinci Code and I read it 2nd. Tale of Two Cities is a spirit-compelling book with a clear portrait of the Gospel. Searching for God Knows What... just had a conversation about that book today and a major concept found in it. and Wuthering Heights...are you kidding me? I wish I could perpetually be reading that book. Sorry to be such a ______ (i dont know what) but all four of those books I am VERY passionate about and you MUST FINISH!<br /><br />recently, i found myself in a book that was taking FOREVER to finish: Saturday by Ian McEwan (who wrote Atonement). I kept going and drudging through and it was awesome. The ending brought it all together. <br /><br />One book i will admit I have bought but not finished (or even come close) is the Beatrix Potter biography. <br /><br />But those others... YOU WILL THANK MEAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076302256675045071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-76207547947920348582009-05-20T13:49:30.753-05:002009-05-20T13:49:30.753-05:00I've been trying to trudge through another Charles...I've been trying to trudge through another Charles Dickens classic... David Copperfield... and I don't think I'm going to last much longer... I keep putting it down for weeks at a time and coming back. Maybe I should throw in the towel.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181107114497178898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-17597030972532730432009-05-20T13:38:24.337-05:002009-05-20T13:38:24.337-05:00I didn't finish "Wicked" - the book ...I didn't finish "Wicked" - the book about the play (or play was about the book I think... anyway). I was really looking forward to reading it... LOVED the play, and it was just too dark and just plain WEIRD. Oh fooey.<br /><br />I did like Angels & Demons, although it took me making myself sticking with it until over halfway through the book and several "huh?" moments before I was sucked in.Tealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178675291321116801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-71053874112922741562009-05-20T13:31:38.003-05:002009-05-20T13:31:38.003-05:00I know what you mean. As an English major and lov...I know what you mean. As an English major and lover of all words written, I feel AWFUL when I don't want to finish a book. I continue for a while and try to slog through but eventually...it has to go. <br /><br />I can't remember the title...but I bought a book that sounded really good and it was awful...man, I wish I could remember the title. I've also taken them back to the bookstore when they are that bad. If it is something I'd be ashamed to have on my shelf, I will take it back or throw it away. I don't want anyone else to have to read it either! :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375539923540548343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12292273.post-6145054780287137262009-05-20T13:11:23.628-05:002009-05-20T13:11:23.628-05:00i stop reading a book when it is sad... i like fai...i stop reading a book when it is sad... i like fairy tail endings so when it gets too sad to handle i quit reading and make up my own ending. i do the same with movies. i didn't finish little women (that's my public flogging). i walked out of armageddon. the list goes on... on a more serious note - i didn't finish "purpose driven life"ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342905901377325228noreply@blogger.com