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I know more avid readers than I do this several times throughout the year. They pick up a book, whether by an author they know or one that is new to them, and never reach the final page. To me, this is a terrible feeling. Not because I feel bad for the author or the publisher or anyone involved, but because somewhere along the line I read the blurb or a review or something that helped me decide that this was a book I’d like to read. So I become disappointed that I made a wrong turn somewhere.
Let me tell you what typically makes me stop a book before I finish because it has happened a lot more recently than ever before. For the longest time I had only one or two books I’d started and stopped. I just did a quick check and I think that number is five now. Three happened this year! So what makes me stop reading a book? It’s boring. A book by one of my favorite authors that came out last year that was quite a bit different from his previous work had whole chapters of description. Whole 25-35 page chapters! What is that? The protagonist. I don’t think I’ve ever read any books in which I hated the protagonist, but there have been a few that made me just want to throw my book out the window. Not naming any, though. Pace. Now I’ve mentioned before that as a writer I know nothing about pacing. Well as a reader I think I’m more knowledgeable. I shouldn’t be nearly halfway through the work before knowing what the heck is going on. I want to know the conflict and I want to know it early on.
There is one other reason I might stop a book. If I’m just trying out a new author and I’m not hooked by the first 50-100 pages, then I might stop and grab something off my shelf by an author I know I like.
I think there have been five or six books I’ve started and never finished, and I still haven’t gone back to any of them.
So tell me, what makes you stop a book before finishing? And how often would you say it happens to you? I’m sure your reasons may be similar to mine, but maybe you have more.
I don’t like to leave a book unfinished. I have forced my way through a good many. Until this year. I started reading a book and it was promising. I don’t even think I got half way through before I put it away. I was so aggravated with it that I almost threw my Kindle across the room just to get rid of the book. The story was very promising, but the author had so many mistakes that I just couldn’t bring myself to finish the book.
I’m the same way with series books. If I have read the first one I will plow through the rest of them. Again, this year I came across a series that I couldn’t finish. I read the first book and I didn’t want to put myself through the torture of finishing the series.
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When you say mistakes, like typos and grammar stuff or just bad writing? Only one series have I read at least the first book and cowed never to go back to it. Most others I’ll read, enjoy, and continue on.
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All of the above. I swear, it was typos, bad grammar, and bad writing all together. It was a self-published book and I don’t think the author edited it at all. It was like she wrote it and just threw it out to the wolves. Horrible.
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Haha I’ve never read a self-published book. You should email the author and tell them the he or she is why self-publishing gets a bad rap.
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She was actually at a comicon that I went to last month. I was going to tell her face to face, but she looked a little witchy…I was afraid she would put a hex on me if I told the truth about her horrible book.
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Ahahaha that’s hilarious!
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In response to your comment at 12:43…Isn’t your book self-published? Haven’t you read your own book?
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Probably the dumbest comment I’ve gotten on here. And I’ve gotten some bad ones. I was just going to ignore it, but what the heck, right?
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Books have to be well written. If a book is not well written I will not finish it. I recently bought a book at a thrift store by a very well-known author and read maybe two chapters before deciding I wasn’t going to finish it. I’m not going to name names, but the book was terribly written. It sounded like something a middle school kid would write.
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Two chapters is a bit early to stop.
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Maybe I was just annoyed at the time or not in a mood to read. But the sentences were so short and choppy, to the point of not flowing right. I may pick it up later, but I have other books I would rather read. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon… lol
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Or maybe you were biased against the book when you started and never planned on finishing? Who knows.
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I don’t think that was it. But anyways, I may still pick it up later.
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You shouldn’t. You hated it. Why go back?
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Because I am willing to give it a second chance. You said it yourself… two chapters in is too soon to make any real opinion, am I right? 😉
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I know. But once you stop, you stop. You’ve lost all interest by now.
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The first time I read To Kill a Mockingbird I read about a chapter and put it down. When I picked it back up and reread it, I couldn’t put it down. It is one of my all-time favorite books now.
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Never read it.
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I would recommend it, but oh wait…you don’t take book suggestions. 😉 haha so don’t read it. It’s a horrible book anyways.
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I won’t read it because you say so. I’ll read it because it’s on the Amazon list.
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But now you will probably not like it just because I said it was good.
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Haha of course. Cause we’re worst enemies.
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Exactly.
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But we can’t be. I don’t even know your name or your superpower.
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My real name? I have the ability to absorb any power I please. Even yours.
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No, your fake name. But I’m not a superhero. So you’re like the guy from X-Men First Class? Kevin Bacon. He absorbs energy. Which means you’re scary. Don’t be my enemy. I’ll die.
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According to the superhero name generator, my superhero name is Kick-Ass Storm. But you can call me Storm for short.
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There’s already Storm. No.
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I’m aware.
Maybe I’m not really a superhero.
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Only superheroes have worst enemies. We’ve now reached my point. We aren’t enemies. See, how easy was that?
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Not entirely true… But ok. 🙂 being a superhero was too much pressure anyways. I would rather just be a kick-ass girl who can outshoot most boys with a bow.
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You can shoot a bow!? Uh oh. Shouldn’t have told me that. I’m in love with Katniss. So now you remind me of her. Now I love you. Hahaha
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I can. 🙂 true story… I can also make arrows from scratch. (Ok maybe not cutting down the tree part) lol better watch it, I’m taken. Haha
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Oh my goodness. Do you have long brown hair and wear it in a single braid? I don’t care if you’re taken, you’re Katniss! Haha
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No I don’t.. I’m sorry.. Haha I’m not as cool as Katniss.
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No you’re just lying to keep away. Fine. Haha
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Lol I am.. Sorry, my fan club is just too big. It’s exhausting being this cool.
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This is rather disheartening. 😦 thanks for ruining my life.
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I’m sorry… 😛
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Leave me alone. First we were enemies. Then I was in love. Now I don’t like you again.
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I take or back… I’m not so cool… I don’t have a fan club… I’m just an ordinary person. Please don’t hate me… Or love me. Cause that’s weird. BUT… If you ever need to know anything about archery, you know who to ask 🙂
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Haha okay. Archery. That’s it.
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Geez now I want to write a novel where my heroine is an archer.
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Please do it. I’ll read it. And I want it signed. 🙂
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It’s a deal 🙂 after I finish my current project that is…
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When will that be? If you’re less than 50,000 words in, then it’s getting scrapped and my archery story us being written.
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I am less than 50k words in… I’ve been working on the same novel for years. I’m rewriting it for the 3rd time.
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Okay. My story wins.
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And should this story be modern times or like in some far off fantasy land? I’ve never written anything fantasy.
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Then no fantasy. Duhh.
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What then?
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Mystery. 🙂
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So a modern day mystery about a girl archer? Sounds exciting!
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Yes! Imagine the possibilities! Who may or may not resemble Katniss.
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And what would the mystery be about?
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I’m not writing the story for you.
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It’s been a long time since I wrote a mystery… But I suppose I’ll come up with something.
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Suppose? No. You must. Just don’t make it a stupid love triangle.
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Well there has to be some love story, but it won’t be stupid.
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Okay. I’m going to be asking for updates every week so get to writing! 🙂
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Okay. I have a few ideas. I hope I can live up to your expectations. 🙂
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No expectations. Just write. 🙂
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Not really…An agent or editor may stop reading after the first page. They can certainly tell if they should keep reading after the first ten pages.
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I don’t like to stop reading either. BUUUUT I’ve stopped reading two books recently. I just didn’t care. I didn’t care what happened to the characters and I didn’t care to see where the rest of the story was going.
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Yikes. Haha must have been bad characters then. And stories.
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I stop reading a book if it doesn’t capture me. I was once reading a book at how to write a TV Pilot and I just stopped within 30 pages. It was dry, more like a textbook. I don’t even like reading them lol. I just read another book about freeing the writer from within and IT was very slow. It took me two months on and off to read. But, I understand the message now, pretty much to trust your writing, voice and have your own style. Now, I’m going to get my kindle and pick a new book to read. If I don’t like it, I won’t finish it. At least I supported by buying the book, right?
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I’ve never believed in the whole “I supported your writing by buying your book.” To make that claim one should read it, review it, and tell others. Simply buying is not supporting anyone.
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I usually finish books I start, though it may take a while if I have to put it down for a while. I won’t finish a book if I find myself rolling my eyes every few pages because the dialogue or descriptions are just too cliche or ridiculous.
Sometimes I’ll put a book down and just forget that I’d been reading it (usually happens with dry characters), but that’s pretty rare.
And yes, I literally have thrown a book across my room in disgust. I think that has happened maybe five times.
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You’ve thrown a book across the room? How could you? I’ve had books under my bed and dropped off my bed but I’d never do that. You’re just proving you’re evil. Haha
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It was a paperback. I have no regrets.
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Do you burn books in your free time too?
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There’s a huge difference between throwing books and burning them.
No worries, they always end up back on my bookshelf in alphabetical order by author and divided into genre.
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And you probably rip out the pages too.
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Never done that. But it’s tempting with some books that are just that bad.
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Only textbooks.
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And Twilight.
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Ahahaha so true.
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That was one of the books I tossed across the room.
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Ahahaha I wouldn’t.
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Well that’s because we already know you’re not as violent as I am.
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At least you don’t meet female stereotypes. Haha
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Pfft. No. I’ll never be that.
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Eh. Your choice. Hahaha
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I’m not ashamed. 🙂
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I have put down books for all of those valid reasons you mentioned. In some cases there may have been nothing wrong about the book for me except the subject matter. I don’t apologize for it; nor do I blame the author in most cases. The most prevalent reason for putting down an unfinished book is boredom, but what bores me may excite someone else.
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You’re right. One book I hated has like a 4.5 Amazon rating with over a thousand reviews. They’re all crazy. Haha
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I stop reading a book if it is boring or poorly-written. I give it a fair shot, but if it lacks conflict, isn’t moving quickly enough, or has plot issues that are evident, I abandon it for a better read. I don’t feel badly, either. I don’t like wasting my time on reading something that isn’t engaging. I am reading a book now that has a good plot line, and I want to find out what happens. So I’m sticking with it. On the down side, some of the characters are just plain silly. There are a lot of sex scenes in the book. I have no problem with that, but the author uses the same phrases over and over and over again in descriptions of the lovemaking. I think she is using this tactic to slow down the action of the plot so the book doesn’t end too quickly. Not a good idea.
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Haha the sex stuff is funny. If any book I’m reading has more than maybe two, not detailed sex scenes, just where the reader knows what’s going on between the two characters, then I’d probably stop the book and ask myself what the heck I’m reading. Since almost all my books are mysteries, I’m not looking to be reading about a ton of sex.
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I write erotica so sex scenes are something of an interest to me. I think a sexual encounter should have the same arc as a murder or an action scene. Something is at stake rather than a wet patch, change has to result by the end of it.
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Okay.
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I agree with your reasons… typically, if I see even one grammatical error I toss the book without another thought, and an overwhelming amount of cursing also lands the book in the garbage. Some writers think they “need” the bad language -for authenticity maybe? But for me, it’s distracting, repetitive, unnecessary, and extremely frustrating. I wouldn’t hang out with someone who talked like that, and I don’t like to have to tell my books to wash their mouths out with soap, either. Good question!
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Haha tell your books to wash their mouths! That’s funny. My book had some cussing, but I don’t think it was excessive. Of course, another person could disagree.
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That’s a good point – it’s subjective, isn’t it? But I think it’s excessive if I spend more time being annoyed at the language than I do following the plot…
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True.
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I rarely stop reading books when I commit to it, but have a few times. Usually its just the writing style doesn’t stick with me. If I don’t like it after 30-50 pages I’ll stop reading. I have left a couple books half-finished because I had to read something for school and I can’t read two books at once without taking something away from them. I’ll go back an start it over when I have time.
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So then you’re going to subject yourself to what you don’t like twice? Hmmm. I wouldn’t. Lol
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I just meant I plan to reread the ones I stopped reading because I didn’t have time. Although now you mention it there have been books I didn’t like then tried to read a couple years later and LOVED them the second time through. I just wasn’t mature enough to enjoy them when I was younger.
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Hmmm. I have maybe one or two books that I stopped reading years ago. I don’t know. It’s looking rather dim that I actually go back and read them.
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Going by numbers alone, I’m most likely to stop reading a book because it’s so full of errors in grammar and punctuation that I cannot overlook those errors and read it anyway. So far, this has mostly happened with e-books. *shrug* That aside, I’m not likely to stop reading a book entirely, although I may set it aside for a while, as with one sci-fi novel I picked up a few weeks ago. It’s a good story, and I like the characters, but it isn’t as interesting to me as the other books I’ve read by the same author. I’ll get back to it eventually. The last book I stopped reading and will NOT pick up to finish later was okay for a while, but then there was a scene with graphic sexual violence (spaced out over several chapters, so I couldn’t even just skip that part), and I won’t read that.
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I don’t and would not want to read that, either.
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Two unfinished books that I hope to finish sometime soon: James Joyce’s Ulysses and David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. Sigh.
A book I finished recently:
http://pauljennynyc.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/summer-reading-list-beat-the-reaper/
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Ulysses is a book I’ll always want to read until I actually read it.
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Seeing as I’m kinda competitive, I don’t like a book winning so I read it till the end even if I am bored to tears … literally. What tends to happen is that it just numbs my brain cells more so I guess at times it’s a win-win situation because I realise I still had SOME brain cells that were alive before I got to the book which instills hope for my mind in the future.
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EVERYTHING you say has something to do with food or sarcasm or your brain. Hahaha
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I know, but it’s tough when all you have to work with are three things, and the 1 thing attached to you isn’t in tip top condition like others. I’m pretty sure you can guess which one 😀
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Oh stop it. I forgot to mention kangaroos. And vampires.
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Yeah .., thanks for reminding me. And food, oh hang on, did I mention that one already?
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No. I did. I think. You remind me of Homer Simpson. I never really watched the show, but isn’t he obsessed with food. Good thing you don’t look like him. Haha 🙂
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How do you know? Maybe I AM Homer Simpson. Photoshop is a miracle worker 😀 I don’t watch the show either btw. Just helps towards my “outcast” status 😉
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Hahaha nope. I’ve seen your pictures. Definitely not him. 🙂
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I told you … photoshop … Miracle worker. This is Homer Simpson. Look my smiley face is yellow 🙂
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Liar. Didn’t you say you don’t drink alcohol? Doesn’t he? Caught you. You’re much too pretty anyway. Haha 🙂
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Well thank you but seeing as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I know for a fact that there are many out there that find Homer irresistible in every way 😀
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Haha okay. I suppose that would be right.
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Of course it is. Just ask that lady of his with the blue leaning tower of Pisa on her head!
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Oh please. Doesn’t count. REAL people. I bet you have more people than that thinking that about you. But then they try talking and you scare them away. 😉
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Not true. They can talk all they want, it’s when I start talking and they run off scared. I’ve tried several scenarios to keep them there longer but it seems miming only ups the creepiness factor?! I know, what’s that about, right?
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That’s what I meant. Talking to you scares them away. 😉 I wonder how come I still talk to you after however long it’s been? Oh right, we’re the only ones on the same wavelength. Lucky you
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I’m just happy you haven’t met me in person, I think that may be contributing to you still talking to me, at least that way I can blur the lines between planes of intelligence and scary insanity 😀
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Ahahaha perhaps you’re right. So does this mean you’re pulling it off the table that you ever just up and fly to America to be weird with me? Ugh. Oh well.
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It depends. If you’re prepared to wear armour and spike your protein shake with some Prozac, we could consider it. It would be fun and when you wake up the next morning you could just chalk it up to a terrifying nightmare 😀
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On my goodness! Best idea ever! I’m waiting. 🙂
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Yay! It’s settled then. I am starting to save up now. I’ll even bring some extra Prozac because you know you’re going to need it!
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Come before December. Unless you wanna celebrate my birthday too. 🙂
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Ooh, okay. Then I can actually see a white Christmas and not look quite as ridiculous playing in the snow with Lulu & the rest in the middle of a hot Aussie summer! Yay!!! When are u the b’day boy?
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I live in the southern US. Highs around 65-70 in December. Mostly. We’ll have the occasional like high of 33 and low of 20, but not too often. No white Christmas for you. Oh well! I’m not telling. Unless you promise me a gift. 🙂
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Um, what are you trying to say? That I’m not enough of a gift?! What’s that about. Okay, I can still understand your unacceptance of my “wonderful self” as a viable gift, but what about Lulu, Loony & Gumpy? Plus, do you really want to tell someone called Loony they’re not good enough? Damn, no white Christmas? You’re just going to have to frolic in my imaginary snow like the rest of us then. Maybe we can start a trend or something and it could become the next dance like the Macarena 😀
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You’re right! I’m sorry. 🙂 I’ve seen snow maybe four times. And only once was there enough for it to actually settle on the ground. The Macarena was soooo lame. So no. 🙂
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I’m right, I’m right, I’m right!!! Please allow me to do my dance of victory. I’ve been practicing it for so long but have never been able to showcase all the talent everyone wishes would remain hidden 😀 The Macarena was lame, but that’s the only way I know how to do it? 😀 Okay then, you can choreograph it.
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Hahaha you can go ahead, but since I can’t even see it it’s just bleh. I guess I shall imagine. You’re odd victory dance. 🙂
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Or you can copy me, Lulu, Loony & Gumpy. But you’ll have to keep up because we are at all different levels of dance competency :p
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Haven’t I told you? I can’t dance at all. So I’m not copying anything. Teach me! 🙂
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Really? Don’t believe you. Okay, you learn from Elaine & I’ll learn from Robert. Wow, no need to video tape that, that dance will be seared into every passer-by’s mind 😀
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I’m not kidding. I’m all stiff and rhythm is non existent. Haha deal. Although I won’t be going anywhere in public dancing like her. Haha
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Finnnneeee .., hmm, I guess I’ll be the one to take glory in being embarrassing. You can just watch, point & laugh 🙂
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I guess so. I’ll also record and snap pictures too. 🙂
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Okay, works well! That way we can always prove what I am even when the World doesn’t think that much insanity is possible 😀
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Haha but then I’ll secretly tell people that you just act that way in front of the camera. 🙂
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Oh, so you mean you’re going to lie to them? 😉
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No lying. Only the truth. You just try to make everyone believe that you’re crazy. Haha
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Haha! Okay then, if you say so :p Nodding my head in agreement with a blank expression plastered across my dial 😉
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Haha it’s true! You’re an expert manipulator. 😉
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Meeeeee???!!! Manipulator? I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about 😉
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Yes you do. You make people believe what you want them to. Manipulator. 🙂
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So what you’re saying is that I want people to believe I’m weird, crazy and have about a gazillion personalities living inside of me? Hmm, I never thought about it that way? You’re so wise 😉
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Exactly what I’m saying. It sounds a little weird when you say it all at once. Haha
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Um, yup, but at least we’ve got that out of the way. Master Manipulator who’s crazy, sounds a little dangerous, but then again, variety is the spice of life, right?
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Not really. I’m rather boring. But I’m willing to overlook your oddities cause you’re funny. If that ever goes away then uh oh.
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Wow, no pressure at all. I like how you term them oddities – your politeness astounds me & I do NOT believe you’re boring, you’re holding out on those who consider you as such, that’s the only explanation I can come up with.
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No I’m not. No one is interested in the guy who doesn’t go out or socialize or drink or party or any of that stuff twenty somethings are supposed to do in favor of reading and writing.
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Pleaaasssseeee! Who needs to party when there’s one going on 24/7 right in your head? I can see how this sentence would be construed as a little off though :p
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Hahaha are you calling me crazy!?
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Have you ever heard of that saying of the pot calling the kettle black? As a crazy person, I try very hard not to point the finger at others. So, absolutely not :p
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Hmmmm. Better not. I don’t call you crazy. Oh wait, yes I do. But it’s different because you ARE! 😉
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Okay fine. You said it, not me. So you’re the kettle, or the pot or whatever. I’m stopping now coz my brain hurts.
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I don’t even understand the reference! Haha
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Good, because that makes 2 of us 🙂
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Ahaha I actually believe you. You’re awfully odd for using a reference you don’t understand yourself. Just saying. 🙂
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But that’s what 90% of my conversation is, just random words made up of juxtaposed letters I don’t get, it’s like gambling 24/7. Either it works or it doesn’t :p Plus, I stopped trying to understand my brain a long time ago, I think I told you there’s a screw or two loose as well as the connection to my mouth is severed slightly.
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Liar. You know you can’t fool me. Stop trying.
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Buy whhhhhyyyyy?! Your intelligence is so scary sometimes, can’t you at least pretend that my powers of mind control are working, even if only a tinsy wincy bit?
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They work. But I always have time to recover before talking to you. 😉
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Okay, fine. Now I feel better but only because I have no way of actually testing this theory of yours :p
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No theory. Honest truth. Thank goodness for time difference.
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Bummer … I was so believing you till that last sentence. 😦 Haha!
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Once again, I don’t know why. Haha theresxa huge time difference between us. So how could you not believe that? I’m confused.
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Because I’ve created a wall of protection around myself and as you know I have trust issues and have just decided it’s better to be safe than sorry, so I tend not to believe anything the first time I see/hear it 🙂 Sooooo, I read everything you write to me with just a hint of sarcasm, otherwise my head would explode 🙂
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I’m not THAT sarcastic. But you make everything funny so I have to compensate. Haha
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No, you mean you mean everything you tell me. Starting to sniffle now. I told you my life is a joke 🙂
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Fine. If you want to keep saying stuff like that. Now I’m pointing my finger at you and laughing. 😉
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Stop pointing your finger at me, it’s rude. Just a suggestion, don’t go into suicide watch or helplines okay? And stop laughing at me, it’s making me nervous 😀
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Haha okay. No more of that. Since I can’t be rude to the only person in the world who likes talking to me.
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Yeeaaaaahhhh. Don’t lie, from the gazillion comments your articles get, I know for a fact I am not the only person who likes talking to you.
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Like 90% of the comments come from like three people.
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Whatever! That is how good you are at retaining people’s attention, a huge feat!
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Oh please. They’re probably just bored and I’m nice on occasion.
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Not true. To both of them 😀
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Hm. Glad I have one person interested.
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Whatever!? You have so many more of us tinkering on our seat’s edge, biting our fingernails down to the knuckles waiting, just waiting for what you’re going to unleash next!
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Stop being so nice! I’m blushing over here!
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I can’t, it’s the truth. Beetroot yet?
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🙂 I don’t turn that color.
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Oh yeah, I forgot. It’s just me.
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Yep. It’s for weirdos.
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I totally agree with all of the above, though I think voice and protagonist is number one for me. There are so many books I’ve read that are a good premise and decent writing, but the protagonist is so bland or annoying or flat. I’m not so picky about pacing, or description (I just tend to skim) but if it is really excessive, then yes I will get bored. I get more annoyed with books who try to do too many characters and backstory and the story just gets lost because the writer was excited about all these cool people and places and names he came up with…haha. But I’m still pretty stubborn, and hardly ever put down a book for good.
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That’s too bad. You’ve probably read some bad ones, then. Haha
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Haha there’s one that comes to mind that was literally a combination of all of those: boring protagonist, 5982982 pages of description/backstory, then literally nothing happens until the last five or so chapters. I still finished it though, haha.
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I sense some exaggeration in terms of the amount of description. You have to at least be fair when criticizing an author. Like I was, I said 25-35 pages. Haha
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Really? I thought it was totally accurate 🙂
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That must have been the longest book in history. You’re a real trooper if you read that. Haha
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I’m in the Guinness Book of World Records for it, look it up 😉
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WHAAAAT!? You mean I know someone in the real record books!? And here I thought I was cool with this little blog of mine. NOPE.
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Hahahaha. Whoa, chill. Its nbd or anything 🙂 I’m just basically famous
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“I’m just basically famous.” Haha did you know Alex Trebek is in there too? So yes, you’re officially famous. I’m nice to you. I want an autograph. Right now. Right NOW!
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Hahaha cuz that’s totally the standard. Hmmm but I never got your book in the mail so I don’t know about that 🙂
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I knew you were going to say that. Knew it. So now here’s my excuse. Everyday I have a routine. It’s quite simple. Wake up. Eat. Watch TV for maybe an hour. Eat again. Gym. Home. Eat. Nap. This is every day I don’t work. And I rarely deviate from this. Sooo whenever I get around to going to the post office I’ll have to. But I just haven’t. And I owe one other person a book too. And I’m sorry I’m lazy. But with all your writing you won’t have time to read it anyway. So I don’t feel too bad. 🙂
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Haha excuses excuses….but fine. Hopefully one day I’m important enough to get one 😦
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Oh stop it. You’ll have to spend a few hours reading it. Then you’ll have to write me a long email telling me how…whatever you thought of it. I’ve saved you hours of work. 🙂
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For me, it’s usually around the middle of the book. If there isn’t enough action or story pressing forward, I can set it down and not pick it up again. There are plenty of books I haven’t finished. Interesting post. Good topic!
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Same. I’ll usually give the book the first half, but there have been a couple that I stopped sooner. Eh. It happens.
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Yes, a great post. Thanks!
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Hi, I read your blog daily. Your writing style is
awesome, keep up the good work!
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Thanks!
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