tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639144379536594550.post1539535170221746675..comments2023-09-27T15:11:51.910+01:00Comments on Still Life: Checking inHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18160971651020687637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639144379536594550.post-68533602023208489292009-04-16T21:14:00.000+01:002009-04-16T21:14:00.000+01:00I've always felt free to skim books to see what I ...I've always felt free to skim books to see what I want out of them. Once in a while I'm sure I prematurely reject a book that gets better towards the end but not too often I think.<br /><br />My first girlfriend was very compulsive about such things. She felt that if she started to read an author she owed it to them to read all their work! I'm serious. She did. Well, she went on to get a Ph.D. in comparative literature which makes sense, but it always seemed to me to be a waste of time. I read slowly so I know there are many, many good authors I will never get to in my lifetime. So, I must be choosy.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564152237574253857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639144379536594550.post-80841557654770923942009-04-14T22:45:00.000+01:002009-04-14T22:45:00.000+01:00"...life is too short to read bad books." How thi..."...life is too short to read bad books." How this gave me a chuckle here just now. Every so often when my girls pick a free reading book and feel they get "stuck" with it, I let them off the hook telling them that! It's like giving them gold. I make them be disciplined when it comes to our required book list, but that's funny too, as they've never complained about those books.<br /><br />Have a good week, dear one!Jan Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642571561383445699noreply@blogger.com