This week's question is:
“What keeps you reading beyond the first few pages of a book, and what makes you want to stop reading a book and put it back on the shelf?“
There are a few things. First and most important, I need to care. I need to care about the characters and what is going to happen to them. I need to be invested in their story enough to want to continue. Second, there needs to be some anticipation. A hint of something big to come. It doesn't matter how much I connect to a character, if all they are going to do is sit on the couch or go to work and school day in and day out, well, that's lame. I could just take a look at my own life. There needs to be SOMETHING going on or at least the promise of something.
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Hey, that was similar to my answer! Except you formulated it much nicer. Yes, there has got to be some reason to go on or it's like pulling teeth to finish. When it has a really good hook you can usually finish it up in a day or two. LOVE those books.:)
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I agree with you about caring. I have to like the characters or they have to intrigue me.
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I usually give the book 50-100 pages. I usually read all of the books I start. I would bet only 5 books have been put down.
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I have to say that I usually finish every book I start. I feel like I should atleast read a quarter of the book and truly give it a chance. Most of the time, even if I'm not loving a book I'll finish--why stop now I'll tell myself. There is one book that I stopped reading though. It was Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. I don't know why, but for me reading this book was torture. I actually dreaded trying to read it. I eventually realized I was wasting precious time and moved on to bigger and better books.
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I love your answer. For me, there's something in the voice of the character or the narrator in the book that draws me in to the story--that makes me care about the characters and what's going to happen to them.
Hopping through. I agree with you on anticipation. If I'm not looking forward to anything, I don't want to keep reading.
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I agree, there must be a good story and intriguing characters to keep you reading.
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Great answer, Rachel! I asked the question featured today, but I really wasn't sure how I would answer it if Jennifer selected it!
My attempt: http://cookiesbookclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-keeps-you-reading-crazy-for-books.html
We have some similar ideas around relatable characters.
Great blog (following you)!
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