Unfinished novels

Why do I have so many unfinished books! I think I counted 22. I‘m I the only one? Please say I‘m not the only one.

Palimpsest No, you‘re not the only one. I‘m not sure how many I have unfinished. Some I guess I intend to finish and others I‘m not sure if I‘m bailing or just taking a long break. ðŸ˜Š 5y

sweetpealsd @Palimpsest oh thank goodnessðŸ˜… 5y

Prairiegirl_reading Definitely not!! I don‘t count, it‘s better to not know. I finished Eleanor Olyphant in December and it had been on my night stand for a year! 5y

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CaroPi I learn to let go books recently. Also if a novel is not really doing it to me. You are not the only one. Sometimes you just need to let it go or give a break to the book. 5y

julesG You are not alone. I recently picked up a book that's been #hibernating on the shelf for over a decade. I'm certain my number of unfinished/hibernating books is similar to yours. 5y

ju.ca.no Me tooo, I keep starting new onesðŸ™ˆðŸ™ˆ I think I have around ten+ at the moment. Some breaks have been years, maybe I really should try to get back to themðŸ˜…ðŸ˜… 5y

sweetpealsd Thanks guys! It definitely makes me feel better to know I‘m not the only one. 5y

Catherine_Willoughby Thought I was bad with 5. It's more how I feel . Will finish them . I swear ðŸ˜‚ 5y

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Unfinished novels | Charlotte Brontë

I find it so hard to DNF books!! I feel restless whenever I do that! This is just something I found to convince myself that it is okay to #DNF ! I need to learn to stop forcing myself to read books I do not enjoy! What do you think Littens?â¤

CouronneDhiver Life is too short... if it‘s a book I own, and I DNF it, I donate it. No point keeping something that might be joyful for someone else. ðŸ‘ðŸ½ 7y

Cathythoughts Oh Lose the DNF guilt. Life is way to short, I‘ll never read all the books I want to in my lifetime, so I‘m Bailing whenever it feels right. @CouronneDhiver is so right , donate, a friend or a charity shop ðŸ‘ðŸ» 7y

TK-421 I feel your pain! I have trouble bailing too, but I'm trying to learn be OK with it because my tbr list is so long. I'm too stubborn to quit sometimes. I think part of me holds out hope that the book will redeem itself by the end. The other part of me wants to know exactly how bad the book is so I know what I'm talking about when I complain ðŸ˜‚ 7y

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Samplergal Don't finish the book and have cake instead. Everyone will be the better for it. (edited) 7y

swatreads @CouronneDhiver Yeah you're right! Wow that's great!! I should do that tooâ˜º 7y

swatreads @Cathythoughts I love your point!! I'll have to repeat that in my head! It's impossible to read all the books we want to read..so it's best to read those firstðŸ˜ Yes I agree with that! 7y

swatreads @TK-421 Exactly!!! The same thing happens with me as well!!ðŸ˜©ðŸ˜© I need to learn to be okay with it too!! 7y

swatreads @Samplergal HahaðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚that's a good ideaðŸ˜ðŸ°ðŸ°ðŸ° 7y

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Unfinished novels | Charlotte Brontë

I think I‘ve finally come to terms with the fact I am not going to meet my reading challenge this year. It‘s been a hectic year and I was often too distracted to read. Here‘s to #2018!

Godmotherx5 Best of luck in 2018. I feel for you. Outside challenges forced my to end my own challenges in June. 7y

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