https://www.crackingthecover.com/2789/how-many-pages-should-you-read-before-giving-up/ Picture, middle grade and young adult book reviews. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:11:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.crackingthecover.com/2789/how-many-pages-should-you-read-before-giving-up/#comment-1279 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:18:34 +0000 http://www.crackingthecover.com/?p=2789#comment-1279 That’s funny, because I liked “The Hobbit” as a young reader, but I have never been able to get past the first part of the Trilogy of the Ring (or whatever it’s called, sorry).

]]> https://www.crackingthecover.com/2789/how-many-pages-should-you-read-before-giving-up/#comment-1278 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:56:21 +0000 http://www.crackingthecover.com/?p=2789#comment-1278 I think 80 pages, especially in a fairly short book is fair enough. I figure if the author doesn’t grab me by then, I’ll find something else more interesting. The longer books, though, like “The Hobbit” might need a little longer to get into, so I base when I quit on how long the book is. And if I’m not sure whether I want to keep reading or not, I read the end and see if I like it. I have yet to read all of “Gone With the Wind.” Read the front part, the end, and I’m definitely done with that book.

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