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Before I didn’t usually stop reading books, but then I realized it was limiting what books I chose to pick up and give a chance. I read to get something positive out of a book, if it’s not for me I won’t go through another two hundred pages of that. So here’s some books I recently put down before finishing.
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
I did not give this book a fair shot. Something about the writing made me understand that I would not think about anything else than how much it got on my nerves. I do not remember what I expected starting this book, but vikings are close to my heart and home and I just went “nope, this seems like the tv version, not for me”. DNF at 10%
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The writing was very lovely with carefully phrased sentences and some mystery behind it, then the plot never takes off, neither does the characters. They see a snow child in the forest outside the house. Wife finally believes man, wife goes slowly crazy or into a depression? And then nothing happens forever, which was why I was out of there. Hope they have a good life afterwards, but it did not seem like that were the way they were heading. DNF at 30%
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
This book is great. And I could not finish it. I love Maggie Stiefvater’s books, I loved the details in this one, but I could not follow the plot where they’re just wandering the desert and it seemed like there’s some bigger thing I am missing. Will perhaps give it another try. DNF at 70%
One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
Do not read this young adult book unless you want to give up on young adult books, is the opinion of a person who reads and likes a lot of them. Good concept, horrible execution, why is it popular. DNF at 25%
Fahrenheit 451
I tried so hard and spent so much time getting through this book, but halfway I was bored out of my mind. I got the concept and the ideas behind it, it might be one of those books that I’ve heard about too much and know just enough about it that it feels like I’ve read it before. Excited for the movie though, I’m sure they’re going to fuck it up even with Michael B. Jordan as the lead. DNF at 50%
aquapages 
I read Fahrenheit 451 for a class, so I had to finish it. It’s definitely one of those thought-provoking but not necessarily fun books. My TTT
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But is it so thought provoking? It’a well done for the time, but I feel the messages has come out in so many different forms since then
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I think a message is still good, even if it’s older… or been told many times.
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haha I DNF’d Snow Child as well! — I felt bad about it and I’m sure if I got to the end I’d feel like it was worth it. I have always told myself I’d go back to it…but that was many years ago, so I think it’s been officially DNF’ed.
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