Like 3 years ago, it is conceptually a good book, fascinating actually but the writing style is so robotic and don’t get me wrong, but for me at least, it was at first a little disorienting to follow Chinese names.
I had to push through to finish it.
A month and a half ago I started reading again, something light, Murderbot diaries, follow it with Project Hail Mary, then All Tomorrows. The first one very short, fast paced, PHM not that short but very entertaining, it kept me glued to the page, the All Tomorrows, not my cup of tea but short and somewhat bizarre.
People kept telling me The Dark Forest was better than TBP, with my reading slump over, I decided to give it a try.
With the 3 first books I read every second I had free, I finished them in two weeks, started TDF almost a 3 weeks ago and I’m starting to feel like I felt with The Three Body Problem made feel before, a little bored and like I have to push through.
I don’t like books that I don’t feel compelled to read and feel more like a chore. Anyways, rant over.
So don’t read it then? I’m all for giving everyone the ol’ college try, but not every book is going to work for you and life is short 🤷♀️
There’s an economic principle called the sunk cost fallacy. It’s the mistake of continuing an endeavor solely because of previously invested resource Too many people apply it to their reading.
There’s nothing wrong with giving up on a book even after 200 or 300 pages—even if you liked how it started. The author didn’t keep you engaged. It’s fine to move on! This isn’t homework!
Not op but for me honestly it’s very hard to drop reading a book I started just because I don’t like the writing, I feel compelled to finish 😭
Abibliophobia gets us all. Compulsive disorders need to broaden symptoms appropriately.
Exactly. I was in my 40’s before I figured that out