Gillian Mears, Foal's Bread (unfinished)
Mar. 3rd, 2013 09:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sharplittleteeth I hate giving up on a book.
My Dad was always starting books then abandoning them. I used to tease him about it, back when I was younger and had enough spare time to finish every book I started.
I'm old now. I'm acutely aware that I'm a slow reader, and there are only so many books I will read before I die.
So, sorry Gillian Mears. I tried. But Foal's Bread just wasn't grabbing me. I read maybe 60 pages in two weeks. I just found the voice hard work to get through. And then A. bought me The Harp in the South as a present, and I've already read 60 pages this weekend.
I feel bad about abandoning a book, especially one that received such high praise. But there are only so many book I'll read before die. Looks like Foal's Bread won't be one of them.
My Dad was always starting books then abandoning them. I used to tease him about it, back when I was younger and had enough spare time to finish every book I started.
I'm old now. I'm acutely aware that I'm a slow reader, and there are only so many books I will read before I die.
So, sorry Gillian Mears. I tried. But Foal's Bread just wasn't grabbing me. I read maybe 60 pages in two weeks. I just found the voice hard work to get through. And then A. bought me The Harp in the South as a present, and I've already read 60 pages this weekend.
I feel bad about abandoning a book, especially one that received such high praise. But there are only so many book I'll read before die. Looks like Foal's Bread won't be one of them.
