No wonder I don’t read books..

[Dowser]

AfteR investing a couple of hours in a book on holiday last week, the ending I felt was just absolute pants.
Does anyone else feel the same
Or are we so used to mnetting and other sites ...getting a quick resolution, a quick fix that reading a book is just slow and can feel a bit unrewarding
If that makes sense?

You won't be reading another ...book? Or book from that series? If the answer is book you are being absolutely ridiculous

Looks pretty shite tbh

Good lord! Surely the title alone would have told you ...?!

(I’ve never heard of it but ...)

Surely that just means it was a bad book?
I was going to say that.

I've just finished reading a book that was so intriguing (Different Class by Joanne Harris) that I had to start reading it again straight away to spot the clues I'd missed first time.

Yes I browse the hotel library so I don’t bring them back either.
It’s how I found labrynth by kate mosse which I really enjoyed
I’m not fond of kindle reading. I find it easier to read a book.
I enjoy some of the phillipa Gregory books as I like history...I don’t mind if it’s not totally accurate if the story is good.

I liked Susan howatch and her penmarric series and the religious ones also.
Read them years ago so will have forgotten most of them by now
My dh reads incessantly. He’s re reading for the umpteenth time the terry pratchett novels
Maybe I should try one

No, I meant I won’t be reading any more in the series.

So so may books are very poorly written these days. It makes my heart sink. My husband written a great book which plot wise, near the end , needs a bit of guidance. But that's near the end. The 1st 3 chapters are amazing - 3 very distinct characters, immediately you are part of an unusual set of circumstances that leaves you wanting to know more. Its YA fiction that I dont read, but I reslly enjoyed his book. Hes sent these off to lots of agents, nothing. The occasional rejection email at the exact time limit by which they say they will reply, but no takers. But I got a pile of books for xmas last year that were utter pants - one of them I stuck at for aboutv5 chapters, I had worked out what twist at the beginning, read on a bit, got annoyed at the shit writing, and looked up reviews on goodreads. Low and behold, the twist was exactly what I worked out in chapter 1. Why is this shit being published.

Maybe its authors hoping for a sequel

I love Terry Pratchett. He hides all kinds of historical information in them twisting them to suit his story. I love it.
He's also really funny.

I agree that the Internet is making us dumber though. When was the last time you stood at a bus stop and stared into space instead of at your phone? We are constantly engaged and our attention spans are short. This is why I don't have a smart phone!

I was shocked when ds and I were in the bank to close down his Belgian account before we moved back to the UK, and had to wait about 3 minutes whilst the customer in front of us was being attended to. Out came his phone....which then when back into his pocket when I told him off for not having the brain capacity to engage with his surroundings as opposed to his phone.

If I have 30 seconds to spare, I stick my nose in a book, and one of the joys of being back in the UK is the proximity to libraries.

When was the last time you stood at a bus stop and stared into space instead of at your phone?

When I do that I’m working! Frees up time for reading later.

I’ve read 342 books so far this year so for me it’s the best way to ensure reading time!

I always have a book in my handbag, I get some really strange looks when I pull it out yet nobody thinks it’s strange to be sat looking at a phone!

One bad book makes all books bad. Christ, I don't know how much longer I can stand this.

Wow jacques hammer..that’s practically a book a day

I do enjoy a good book, but when I have one, nothing gets done!!

Dowser I read very fast! Slow year for me though, last year I cleared 450!

I'm a fast reader too, but since I only generally read for 20 mins at bed time I still don't clock up as many as I'd like. Definitely give Pratchett a try, OP. He's a legend!

I’m on a bit of a non fiction streak at the moment. I find it difficult to find fiction which doesn’t feel like I’ve read the book before, I actually have the same problem with tv drama. So many things have identikit characters and plots that it has to be really stand out to make me want to finish it. With non fiction I don’t have that problem, and I feel like I’ve learned something along the way.

Do you take it all in though if you are a fast reader?

I definitely don't read as many books as I used to due to the Internet luring me away but I still read a lot. We got a very cheap subscription to The Times, I really enjoy it but somehow feel I have to read as much of it and it's supplements as I can devour before the next edition and feel guilty dropping behind! Madness. I used to get a paper version about 3or 4 times a week when I shopped at Waitrose and to be honest that was probably sufficient.

Book wise I find reading a book from a different genre every time means I usually find most of what I pick fairly satisfying. The trouble is if you keep reading crime, chick lit or whatever the process quickly goes stale. My DH said if I never see another TV drama/novel about a serial killer it will be too soon!

Have you tried 'Down Among the Muddy Hearts and Swamp Roses' by Hugh Aubyn? New on kindle but I loved it, Southern type Agatha Christie but with more Long Island iced tea!

I agree fussy I arrange my to be read books in order to mix things up a bit. I have just finished a book about Auschwitz, now I’m on a chic lit Christmas book and next it’s a non fiction on linguistics!

This year I’m going to try and get back into it it and get back to the library too. When you think of their premise it’s hard to imagine how the concept ever got off the ground to begin with ( people borrowing books for free and bringing them back again...mainly). I really want them to survive and thrive.

Thanks for the recommendation willoman
Will look into it..I used to be an avid reader..but it’s at the detriment of everything else. So maybe one of the reasons I curtailed my passion.
Agree with youR last sentence skidley..why is a lot of this shit being published and how many good books are being binned.
My mum in childhood was an avid reader..then just gave up
Wouldn’t read any fiction
Wouldn’t read any book
I honestly don’t know why
My dh reads for england but on account of his dyslexia he’s a slow reader. I have a gentle chortle at some of his attempts at prounouncing place names and character names in books...he just glides over them as he reads. Yet if I’m stuck on a crossword clue or the right word needed in a sentence..he nearly always supplies it.