Around the USA in 52 Books discussion

It is bound to happen, you start a book and either don't like it, or can't get into it, or can't commit.

My first abandoned book for this challenge is Shadow Country, which is a mighty tome set in Florida. It won the National Book Award and was a January pick for the Southern Lit group I'm in. I just couldn't get through it... iI do want to read it someday, but I'm putting it aside for this year. I did get a review copy of Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories, which will do nicely for Florida as a replacement.

It's painful for me to admit that I abandoned The Dog Stars, which would have been my Colorado book. I got over 100 pages in and still just couldn't get into the book. I abandoned one other book already this yet but it was a book taking place in Canada, called Skinny - which I thought was just plain awful.

Oh there's no shame in it. And sometimes sharing why you didn't care for a book can inform someone else's decision!

Whenever I abandon a book or give it a 2-star or less rating, I always try to at least put a few lines in the review about what affected my decision so drastically. Maybe it helps nobody, but maybe it does!

I haven't abandon ship yet but I am really struggling to get through Their Eyes Were Watching God The deeeeepppp southern dialect is killing me. I feel like I'm in first grade having to learn to read all over again. Has anyone read this book and have any input? I want to finish. I'm about half way through. My question is, is it worth sticking out?

you are going to be horrified, but I abandoned The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, after about 5 pages, because I had enough of the s** and f** words. So for New Jersey I'm going to try Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History

Stacy wrote: "I haven't abandon ship yet but I am really struggling to get through Their Eyes Were Watching God The deeeeepppp southern dialect is killing me. I feel like I'm in first grade having to learn to re..."
I read it in January. It was difficult getting into the rhythm of the dialect and reading it with a 21st century mindset, but it was worth reading - if just to finally check it off my TBR list.

Well I have made some headway in Their Eyes Were Watching GodI'm going to stick it out. I'm 73% done.

I abandoned Winesburg, Ohio - it's bleak and the audiobook narrator just doesn't work for me, his reading lulls me to sleep and makes me loose interest.

Stacy wrote: "I haven't abandon ship yet but I am really struggling to get through Their Eyes Were Watching God The deeeeepppp southern dialect is killing me. I feel like I'm in first grade having to learn to re..."

I just finished it. Getting through the dialog is tough, but I thought it was worth it. Took me a little longer to read than I anticipated. The diaglog slows you down.

I really hate giving up on a book. I've been reading (off and on) Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux for over a year now. His descriptive passages are good, but his condenscending attitude to the people he meets is a real put-off.

Michael wrote: "Stacy wrote: "I haven't abandon ship yet but I am really struggling to get through Their Eyes Were Watching God The deeeeepppp southern dialect is killing me. I feel like I'm in first grade having ..."

I did finish it and it was definitely worth it. Their Eyes Were Watching God is a great book.

Manda wrote: "I have just abandoned my delaware choice - beloved by toni morrison. had two attempts and just cannot get into it."

I did the same thing - tried reading it twice. Now I'm looking for a new read for Delaware.

I just abandoned A Map of Tulsa: A Novel. I'm to old to read about "bored with life" college freshmen. Now I have to figure out a good book for Oklahoma.

I am officially abandoning American Gods I'm reading on my kindle about 20% done and have absolutely no idea what I read. Not because I don't understand but because I'm bored. Maybe I am just not in the right frame of mind to read it now. Maybe I will try again later. I hate abandoning a book but I just can't finish....sigh

I abandoned Waterloo, one of the two books I had been considering for Texas. It is the story of politicians in Austin, and was just not very interesting.