how do you get yourself to continue reading a book you aren't

Depends on the book, my friend.


If it's a classic I need to read in order to understand another work or simply because it's a text that is extremely important , I just read it, even if sometimes it's boring. I can think of Hobbes for instance - great book. But then Rosseau was a fucking chore. Just take breaks and gulp it down.

If it's not a classic, then I just stop. Or take a 1 day break to see if it comes back. I can think of Clockwork Orange as an example. 30 pages in and I called it a day.

Thats just how Steinbeck books are

I dropped east of Eden once and came back to it 2 years later to finish the last 200 pages

When I'm losing interest, that's when I break out the pencil and start annotating like an annoying 10 year old brat. It energizes me and lets me have a reaction to sections I might dislike other than "keep reading" or "put the book down out of boredom/hatred".

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i dont really know anymore. i just read so much these days that i might as well finish something i start. i notice now that ive forced myself to finish books a lot of books i hate almost up to the end but something happens in the ending to make up for the entire book sucking so i just finish everything now.