Your Halfway Through A Book Your Not Enjoying: Do You Carry On Or DNF It.

When I first started this blog post it was almost complete and as I was going over it I realized that it was all over the place and didn’t make any sense what so ever. So I actually went through what I do in the situation and came up with this better version.  

1. If I Have Read More Then Two Other Books
If I am reading a book that I am not 100% about I’ll try and finish it. But if I have read two or more books while I’m reading that one then I know it’s time for me to put that book down and DNF it.  

2. Gut Feeling/Knowing When The Time Is Right 
This is such a cliche one but it’s true. You have no idea why. But you just cant carry on. I’ve done it a few times where I’ve known it’s not the right time and just put it down 

3. If It Takes Me More Than A Month and I’m Only Halfway Through
It’s happened to me plenty of times where I’ve been reading a book and it’s taken me more than a month to finish it. This could also be tied in with the first point as well.  


4. If I’m Not Connecting. 
That can either be with the plot or characters. If I am having a hard time with either one or both I’ll have no shame than to put the book back on my shelf.  

5. Don’t Be Afraid To Go Back To It
There have been a few books (mainly Paper Towns, One Day and The Help) where I started the book, couldn’t carry on, put it down and then a few months later started again.  

Helpful Tips

1. If Your Not Enjoying A Book Don’t Feel Guilty About Putting It Down 

It’s easy to be caught up in youtube planet where all the booktubers and Popular youtube people are enjoying a book but if you are not feeling the book for what ever reason don’t be ashamed to put it down halfway through. Because there is always an option to start again when you are ready.  


2. Don’t Continue Reading If Your Not Enjoying

I’ve said in another post a while ago that I don’t understand why many book bloggers or vloggers read so much in a year and I wondered are they actually reading or not. Is it quantity over quality. And are they actually enjoying the book. I have no problems if half way through and sometimes earlier putting that book down