I don't get this
I feel a weird compulsion to finish any book I start. It probably helps being a really fast reader though
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 17:36, 2 replies)

I try to
there's a long list of books I've finished that I didn't especially want to, at times.

They tend to be short ones though, admittedly...
(SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 17:42, closed)

I agree.
I really, really try to finish everything I start.

But Felix Holt and Tristram Shandy both defeated me - as did Spycatcher, come to think of it (though I was only 11 at the time...). I've got a feeling there may be another that defeated me, but I can't remember what it is.


And I have read the Bible. The whole fucking King James version, plus Apocrypha.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 17:43, closed)

yeah I read the Bible
and it turned out to be useful. My medieval tutor was extremely impressed that I could quote it to back up texts.

Tristram Shandy was a bit rubbish. I did manage to slog through Ulysses though. Utter waste of time, most self-indulgent tripe ever.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 17:56, closed)

Except the aforementioned Bible, of course.

(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 18:02, closed)

not really
I'd say the Bible was a lot more useful than Ulysses
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 18:19, closed)

Naah.
Ulysses is heavier and thicker, so it comes out on top in all the major literary criteria - paperweight usage, burglar stunning and firelighter material.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 20:10, closed)

I don't know what version you're reading
where the Bible is smaller than Ulysses
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 20:33, closed)

"The Children's Illustrative Happy Fun Time Jesus Book"
"featuring Kawaii Jesus and Big Ol' Jehovah!"
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 11:14, closed)