tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post4700724809775272413..comments2024-02-09T17:38:25.502-07:00Comments on Classics and Beyond: Counting books. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-78311346629215372282014-10-29T10:16:06.811-06:002014-10-29T10:16:06.811-06:00I don't really do stats on Goodreads, but I do...I don't really do stats on Goodreads, but I don't generally count a book as read unless I've finished it. I do sometimes decide not to finish a book, maybe once or twice a year, but it doesn't happen often. Right now I'm reading a book called "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger that a friend gave me, and I read the first fifty pages or so and didn't want to finish it because it was filled with foreboding. But I read the next chapter or two, and now I'm almost hooked, so I may finish it after all. And may regret it, we'll see.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-2040020285576427242014-10-24T17:19:21.291-06:002014-10-24T17:19:21.291-06:00I sort of count my books by keeping track of what ...I sort of count my books by keeping track of what I read via Goodreads, but I really don't care about the end numbers. As for finishing books, there is only one that I never got past chapter one, and naturally I did not count it as completed. But I usually force myself to finish even books I don't care about that. I never thought of giving myself a page number to read to in order to count it as read. I may need to do that if I ever get to that situation; but for now I still push myself to finish books I may not really enjoy, and maybe that's not such a good idea.Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-36329015158079393172014-10-22T15:40:57.399-06:002014-10-22T15:40:57.399-06:00If I read as many books as you do, I would probabl...If I read as many books as you do, I would probably feel the same way! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-72847006615392175072014-10-22T15:39:57.510-06:002014-10-22T15:39:57.510-06:00I may stop counting DNFs once I can be more choosy...I may stop counting DNFs once I can be more choosy about the books I read. But when my main (if not my only) reason for picking up a book is that it was assigned for a class, I'm not usually very attached, but I've still spent a good deal of time reading and discussing it. <br /><br />I doubt I'll finish How Green Was My Valley at this point, but I might finish it later. I really did not love the writing style, but that's a personal preference that could change. We'll see about Angela's Ashes...<br /><br />Your experience with Dorian Gray is part of what makes me so reluctant to put a book down, too! But it happens so rarely that I'll get 200 pages through and STILL get thrown for a loop. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-10099412647491073762014-10-19T14:43:46.019-06:002014-10-19T14:43:46.019-06:00I mostly do not count my books. I did one year to...I mostly do not count my books. I did one year to see what it was like, and it was fine, but that was enough for me. It's too much like work. :)<br /><br />Library school cured me forever of feeling like I had to finish books. (Apparently it does that for everyone.) I will quit, skim, start in the middle, whatever, though usually for non-fiction. Starting in the middle doesn't work so well for a novel! *Usually* I do not count an unfinished book, but that means I don't document it on my blog or count it for a challenge. Every so often I will not finish a book but still want to say something about it, so on the blog it goes, but that is rare. It is much more likely that I will forget all about it and fail to remember it when I do the end-of-year blog wrapup and try to remember if there were any books I disliked or didn't finish. <br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-14528411390953673492014-10-18T23:37:55.007-06:002014-10-18T23:37:55.007-06:00Ummm *** cough, cough **** I usually finish all my...Ummm *** cough, cough **** I usually finish all my books. ;-)<br /><br />BUT ...... that said, I did not finish Tender is the Night this year, although I do plan to go back and finish it at a later date. I think the reason I usually finish all my books is that I'm quite particular about what I read so they are usually some type of classic. It's the stage of reading I'm in, yet I'm sure the day will come when I start adding a few books that are question marks and have a DNF shelf on Goodreads! :-)<br /><br />I've read both How Green Way My Valley and Angela's Ashes. I absolutely loved the first book so I'd encourage you to finish it and you can beat me over the head with a virtual pool-noodle if you don't like it. Angela's Ashes ...... mpeh ......... you won't miss anything by not finishing it, at least IMO.<br /><br />I had one experience that changed my view of finishing books ...... I read A Picture of Dorian Gray and absolutely hated it for the first 70% of the book but then my view of it turned around and at the end, it became one of my top favourites. So I'm really reluctant to stop reading a book, especially if it's one that's endured. Now with modern books, I don't have a problem putting them aside. Oh, and I wouldn't count a DNF book towards my yearly book totals.<br /><br />I have a book journal too that lists my books, which I've had since the year 2000. It's really fun to have to look back on past reads.......... I find it more interesting than looking at my Goodreads shelves.<br /><br />I'm so interested to hear other people's answers! Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-4425755305813187502014-10-18T22:56:01.512-06:002014-10-18T22:56:01.512-06:00I don't count DNF at all i my stats. on Goodre...I don't count DNF at all i my stats. on Goodreads, I do a shelf : read in year xxxx. DNFs go to my 'read in part only' shelf, so not added to my yearly total. I don't even keep track of them on my own excel sheet. I DNF books at max 50 pages. Yes, this is also serious business issue for me, lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com