I think that's an interesting topic too. I do the same thing. If I'm reading a book that I'm not really into I basically slow the pace of my reading to a crawl rather than put it aside and try something different. It's a bad approach.
But the weird thing is I don't do that with TV. I can think of lots of shows that I loved for years that…
I think that's an interesting topic too. I do the same thing. If I'm reading a book that I'm not really into I basically slow the pace of my reading to a crawl rather than put it aside and try something different. It's a bad approach.
But the weird thing is I don't do that with TV. I can think of lots of shows that I loved for years that took a nosedive. I always just shrugged and stopped watching. Why am I a completionist with books but not TV?
I think that's an interesting topic too. I do the same thing. If I'm reading a book that I'm not really into I basically slow the pace of my reading to a crawl rather than put it aside and try something different. It's a bad approach.
But the weird thing is I don't do that with TV. I can think of lots of shows that I loved for years that took a nosedive. I always just shrugged and stopped watching. Why am I a completionist with books but not TV?
Yeah, novel abandonment comes with a distinct feeling of guilt/failure for me. I think novels benefit from some kind of undeserved legacy privilege.