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I've attempted Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace, about five times now. I haven't made it past page 50. I guess I'll keep it around to use as a freeweight.
I've taken Carson McCullers's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter off my shelf many times over the years and read the first few pages, but so far it hasn't clicked with me enough to keep me reading. I figure that one of these days I'll get back to it. It's like that with books I own: I'm much more lax on forcing myself to get interested and stay interested. With books I get from the library, I'm more likely to soldier on through a less than exciting first chapter as long as I'm fairly sure that the book is something I'll eventually like.
I've taken Carson McCullers's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter off my shelf many times over the years and read the first few pages, but so far it hasn't clicked with me enough to keep me reading. I figure that one of these days I'll get back to it. It's like that with books I own: I'm much more lax on forcing myself to get interested and stay interested. With books I get from the library, I'm more likely to soldier on through a less than exciting first chapter as long as I'm fairly sure that the book is something I'll eventually like.