DNF’ing books

Hey Happy Bookworms!

I’m on holiday! Woo 🎉

I’m planning on writing a lot while I’ve got the time so expect some better quality posts coming up! 😂

Anyway, I thought I’d try a discussion post – see if I enjoy it & if you guys like it, so make sure to tell me in the comments!

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Definition:

DNF = Did not finish
therefore DNF’ing is the verb of not finishing a book.

Pros:

Lots of readers DNF books on the regular, it clears up space for better books & means they don’t get stuck on a book for too long. It’s also possible that not DNF’ing a book will lead to the infamous monster – the book slump *dun dun duhhhhhhh*

Cons:

Some books are slow starters & sometimes you have to wait awhile to get attached to the characters, or sometimes worlds are hard to build up without having you trek through a bunch of description and/or explanation first. It can also be a good opportunity to hone your criticism skills (because we all love a good scoff from time to time)

My Opinion:

Guys – I don’t like DNF’ing books and literally can’t remember the last time I did! When I was younger I do remember I stopped reading the never ending story (a chunky book of 500+ pages, which was a lot for however old I was!) but I think my mum read it to me in the end so does it even count?
I just feel bad about not finishing books, I feel like I haven’t given them their proper chance! I’m sure that if I was reading a really bad book then I would have to DNF it but I feel like that would only be if it was a) so bad it was basically unreadable or b) really long (ain”t about to read more than 500 pages of bad!)
I’m also a fan of reading multiple books at once so I think I could combat a bad book sending me into a slump by also reading a good book. What I tend to do is put a bad book in my school bag so I read it only 2ish times a week and get through it like that.

Series:

I just want to talk about DNF’ing series for a quick sec because I feel like no one ever does! I see people that aren’t shy to DNF books but when it comes to series they read the whole thing! I’m not talking about bad books here, I’m talking about average books – so they read the first one and it was just alright but then they say they’ll read the next one & I just don’t get it! Isn’t it kinda the same thing? I can maybe understand if the next one is meant to be better but I just think what’s the point? some series just aren’t for us & their are plenty more books in the sea!
*Just saying: this isn’t about anyone in particular*

Overall:

Please don’t feel bad if you disagree with me on any points! I’m actually really interested in your take on the topic, since I can’t really give a proper balanced argument on it since I’m very clearly on one side!
I obviously don’t like DNF’ing books but I have no problem DNF’ing series! 😂

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Thank you so much for reading!

Did you enjoy this kind of post? What’s your opinion on the topic? Do you agree or disagree with me?

Bye!

El xox

PS: I’m on the hunt for new blogs to follow & interact with, I’ve been trying to blog hop but it would really help if you could leave some of your favourite blogs in the comments (any type and as many as you like) & I’ll check them out!