tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post456096539728867362..comments2024-02-29T09:03:10.981+00:00Comments on Beautiful Bookish Butterflies: Bookish Musings - DNFAmanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-44820947206977050602014-08-23T18:35:06.838+01:002014-08-23T18:35:06.838+01:00I never used to DNF, even when I hated a book. But...I never used to DNF, even when I hated a book. But now that I have so many books waiting to be read, I am less likely to waste my time on a book I am absolutely hating. <br><br>I definitely feel ten times worse if I DNF a review book. And I feel guilty if I end up hating it. But I am getting better about it, I can't love every book I read.Reviews from a Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-11980368843630209052014-08-21T16:41:40.323+01:002014-08-21T16:41:40.323+01:00I always try to leave it and start something else,...I always try to leave it and start something else, but I hate having two books open at the same time if I know I don't have any intention of finishing one, so I end up just leaving it, not reading anything for a while and getting into a slump because I'm just so frustrated with what I'm reading.<br><br>I'm glad you get it, not that you feel like that but at least I'm not the only one thinking they have to finish it just because I was lucky enough to get one. I will starting thinking differently about DNF books but I know that I'll still be the same with review copy's.<br><br>Well there was a book a few years ago that I really did not like one bit and I was a little bit more harsh than I should have been, since they I just try my hardest to explain the reason's for not liking it. I don't go easier on review books as such but I get what you mean haha.<br><br>You'are welcome, you are one my favourite book bloggers :)StacieSnapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894518924876371938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-63407208126695358042014-08-21T16:36:06.169+01:002014-08-21T16:36:06.169+01:00Yeah I know what you mean, sometimes I just cant h...Yeah I know what you mean, sometimes I just cant help but feel like I owe it to the author to at least finish it haha.<br>I would prefer for someone to hold their hands up and just say it isn't for them.<br><br>Haha I think I will be embracing the DNF a lot more now. I never said I couldn't do discussions, I just get side tracked very easily and end up talking about something very different.<br><br>Don't worry about the long comment, they are the best :PStacieSnapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894518924876371938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-20499342987778749752014-08-17T19:54:18.066+01:002014-08-17T19:54:18.066+01:00This is a great discussion topic. And one that I h...This is a great discussion topic. And one that I have also struggled with. Starting with plain old DNFing. I do it a lot, but because I also don't like admitting defeat at the hands of a book, I get around it in my head by saying I'm just going to try this other book and then come back to it. Then I don't come back to it. I'm okay with it, though, because I spent some time calculating how many books are currently on my TBR list, how many I read per year, and how many years I (generously) have left and figured out that I'm not even going to finish half of them. While I value the time an author has put into a book, I also value my own time and if I don't want to spend it on a book... well, I won't. <br><br>That said, I feel very differently about DNFing a review book. That I don't do. Which is also why I don't use Eleweiss or NetGalley and very rarely accept review copies of books on my blog - because not only do I feel as if I have made a promise to finish a book, but I also find that feeling like I *have* to read a book, particularly one I'm not enjoying, can make me resent it. <br><br>I have a hard time giving negative reviews to books. If it's not a review book and I don't like it, I'll sometimes just not review it. If I do review it I'll usually (with a few exceptions that I really, really didn't like) try to balance negative and positive and to consider my own experience and how that played in to how I feel about the book. If it's possible I just didn't like it but it's still a good book, I'll try to make that clear. But I think, as much as I try to give honest reviews, I probably do go easier on review books. It's a tricky conundrum for book bloggers, and one I think we all struggle with, even when we've been doing it for years! <br><br>Also, totally off topic, I just noticed that you have my blog in your "blogs I follow" slideshow and I wanted to say thank you so much! That means so much to me. :)M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08691493691478096242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-21730435372618972262014-08-17T01:34:32.850+01:002014-08-17T01:34:32.850+01:00I used to struggle with DNF's, but I don't...I used to struggle with DNF's, but I don't anymore. If it's not for me and if I've left it while, it's a sign and I too used to feel about this with some authors, but in the end, I thought about it if I was the author, would I rather someone said they couldn't finish it and that it wasn't there thing, they were sorry and hoped other people liked more, or would I want someone to force themselves through a book they disliked, just to tell the world in a more than likely, more negative light, because they finished it? I would prefer the first, so that's what I do. I point out in short why it wasn't for me, what made me unable to continue and why I think others might like it. With review copies, I'm the same. I explain it wasn't for me and that I hope they have better luck elsewhere and the publishes understand, they take note and appreciate the honesty. Don't worry about not finishing them, you can't read every book in the world, and life's too short to worry about finishing a book you dislike. Take the plunge, be brave, embrace the DNF. And you say discussions you can't do, you could have fooled me. Forgive my essay comment though ;)Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.com