Whenever I become friends with someone on Goodreads, I always click on someone’s DNF bookshelf first. (Which was one of the reasons why I have a DNF shelf on my Goodreads account because I’m sure I’m not the only one who does this). I like to see what books uninterested my friends so much that they were forced to put it down. In my several years of reading, there are only three books that I did not finish.
Those books are the following:
Love Letters to the Dead
An Abundance of Kathrines
Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
My meager list may be a bit surprising. I know that Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a favorite to many. But what made me set it down? Simple as this: I was in an AWFUL reading slump at the time. I’m actually super ashamed that I didn’t complete it. One of the worst things to do during a reading slump is to pick up a book with a complex world and that is exactly what I did. If I hadn’t read it at the time, I probably would have enjoyed it. The other two books I have different reasons for.
So, what makes a DNF book for me?
1.The Characters Characters are a major part of the story to me. Whenever I read a book, I try to take something from it. Sometimes it’s a certain quality I adapt into my personality or sometimes it’s a line that a character has said. When a book has an …show more content…
I am currently (as of February 22, 2016) reading The Rose Society by Marie Lu. I absolutely adore Marie Lu and The Legend trilogy. Her writing style is quite different in The Young Elites trilogy, and it’s messing with my brain a bit. The plot is phenomenal and the world is really fascinating. I’m pushing through it, though. I refuse to let it be a DNF book. The character point above and the writing style coincide with each other. The writing style that works best with me is quirky. When the narrator is humorous, I can immerse myself in the book more. The slower writing style, the more likely that I will give up on the
Those books are the following:
Love Letters to the Dead
An Abundance of Kathrines
Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
My meager list may be a bit surprising. I know that Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a favorite to many. But what made me set it down? Simple as this: I was in an AWFUL reading slump at the time. I’m actually super ashamed that I didn’t complete it. One of the worst things to do during a reading slump is to pick up a book with a complex world and that is exactly what I did. If I hadn’t read it at the time, I probably would have enjoyed it. The other two books I have different reasons for.
So, what makes a DNF book for me?
1.The Characters Characters are a major part of the story to me. Whenever I read a book, I try to take something from it. Sometimes it’s a certain quality I adapt into my personality or sometimes it’s a line that a character has said. When a book has an …show more content…
I am currently (as of February 22, 2016) reading The Rose Society by Marie Lu. I absolutely adore Marie Lu and The Legend trilogy. Her writing style is quite different in The Young Elites trilogy, and it’s messing with my brain a bit. The plot is phenomenal and the world is really fascinating. I’m pushing through it, though. I refuse to let it be a DNF book. The character point above and the writing style coincide with each other. The writing style that works best with me is quirky. When the narrator is humorous, I can immerse myself in the book more. The slower writing style, the more likely that I will give up on the