Would You Do This? Have You Ever?

[ichkeria]

One of my more perverse habits is occasionally to go to the review section on Amazon of a book I’ve just particularly enjoyed, to read the one-star reviews!
Yes, I know …
There was one I read recently of a long novel in which the reviewer admitted to having “skipped pages”
I was flabbergasted. I can understand admbwndining ship. Maybe even the odd fast-forward with a mind to return, tho it’s something I’ve never done.
So the question is: would you? Could you? Have you ever?
Missed a bit of a novel (not a reference work of course) and carried on?

[wolf63]

No, but I have sometimes started to read a book only to realise part way through that I will not finish it (sometimes due to bad writing or for brain related reasons) and have gone online and have read the plot or summary.

admbwndining ... ?

[Tilly2]

abandoning?

[Tilly2]

If I get bored enough to skip pages, then I lose interest in the book and give up.

[ichkeria]

Sorry yes.
We’ve all done that I’m sure.
But skipping bits??
Aaargh!

[jim360]

Unrelated, but Amazon reviews can be a goldmine of hilarity

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Million-Random-Digits-Normal-Deviates/product-reviews/0833030477

[jim360]

Amazon.com User Recommendation

[Cloverjo]

Jim, that is more interesting than I thought it was going to be.

On a slightly related note, I find it funny to watch people in casinos take note of previous winning numbers in roulette, as if the ball remembers where it landed up before.

Back to OP, if a book is boring me enough to want to skip pages it’s not going to get any better so I give up.

[wolf63]

Jim

The reviews were amusing but tame and polite. Is there a great need in the world for such a book? :-)

Amazon suggested a book for me at the bottom of the page. Amazon.com User Recommendation

[Cloverjo]

Ichkeria, I just played that to my cat. She wasn’t impressed.

[Cloverjo]

Sorry, wolf, not ich

[wolf63]

Cloverjo
I just listened to it - it did my head in so can you please apologise to your boss from me. I hope that I will receive a Cat Pardon.

☺

[barry1010]

I read a book recently with a decent plot - I wanted to know how it finished.
I did skip pages that described in too much detail the fight scenes that went on when the many police arrested the gangsters. Apart from stretching credulity, I found those passages tedious.

[ichkeria]

I couldn’t skip a page even of the worst novel in the world tho I’d gladly abandon.
It’s probably just me.
I can only think of four off the top of my head where I have given up and I think one of those was just that I lost interest. The other three were books I simply didn’t understand and one of those wasn’t a novel. There may well be others. It’s the sort of thing you’d probably try to forget

[ToraToraTora]

No point in skipping a bit, if it's that bad just abandon altogether. TBF I'm pretty brutal with books, I use the Magnus Magnusson approach but occasionally I have abandoned a book.

[davebro]

I read a book once - didn't think much of it.

[ToraToraTora]

^^^ is that some sort of celebration of personal ignorance Dave?

[ichkeria]

It’s good to know some reviewers have a sense of humour Jim

[burlyshirley]

Yes, I've done this from time to time, but I've still enjoyed the rest of the book. It's because one of my favourite authors does go on a bit sometimes when explaining or describing something and I get bored !
It's never spoiled the plot for me.

[ichkeria]

Wow with a favourite author too.
I’m well flabbergasted even more!
I’m not judging you by the way. We’re all different.
Can I ask which author?

[burlyshirley]

Douglas Kennedy. I don't do it with all his books and it's only a page or two at the most when he's 'rambling' a bit lol .....