Has anyone noticed that Outliers has been on our reading list (see right) while dozens of other books have come and gone? Why can't I get into this book? I loved Freakonomics (thanks, JT!) and I expected to have a similar reaction to Outliers. (No, I haven't read Blink.)
Outliers is sitting on my bedside table and, literally, gathering dust. Also, cat hair, drool and some drippings from the medicine that goes into Ollie's nebulizer. I read the first two chapters, put it down (in January) and can't seem to pick it up. Now I think I've built up some kind of psychological resistance. This also happend with The Red Tent. I wanted to like these books but I can't...seem...to like...them.
Does this happen to anyone else? Start a book, want to like it, put it down, let the spiders make a home in it? Do I force myself through it or continue to use it as a coaster?
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Whether or not you ever finish it will depend on your level of OCD. I've been known to start reading a second book that I know will be engaging, entertaining, and light (Carl Hiassen is always a slam-dunk there), but then force myself to read a chapter of the book that's good for me before I allow myself to read the lighter fluff. I've only truly abandoned a couple of books in my life due to lack of interest in the topic. But, then, my OCD is way high!
If I spent $ on it I push through almost no matter what.
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