I Delayed Reading This Book...  

I have done this on occassion. Some I never could get to reading because of the way they were written...examples would be using more technical language, or historical language. Others I have decided that it wasn't time for me to read it yet. Those were generally Christian books that I found had I read them when I first bought them I would not have fully understood them. But with life experience and growing wisdom that comes with age, I found I understood them easily after having kept them for a few years. There was one book I have never been able to read although I have always loved the author and her other works. But once I got into the storyline, seeing my own life paralleled in her book to some extent, I couldn't read it. It just struck too close to home at that time.

I have several books that I haven't read. It seems that I get busy and don't take the time to read them. I have time on my hands to do this, but I always seem to think of something else to do. After finally sitting down to read them I usually keep asking myself why I took so long to read it. I have a book now that I want to get read called "Where White Men Fear To Tread", but I just haven't got myself to read it yet.

I know what you mean. As soon as I read the title of your discussion, the name of the book popped right into my head. It is "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austin. It is the kind of book that I like - a classic and a love story, but I haven't been able to read it. It was given to me when I was 13 and I tried to get into it, but wasn't interested at the time. Since then it has occured to me every once in a while to take it off the shelf and read it, but I have always been able to find something that I want to read even more.

Can't say it is a regular occurence for me although I did have Cardinal of the Kremlin (Tom Clancy) on my shelf for about eighteen months before I got around to reading it. That though was partially because I was reading other books and partially because it got pushed behind other books and i forgot it was there

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice is the bane of my reading existence. I have tried to read it twice. But it is lengthy and boring, but the two books that follow it are supposed to be good. maybe one day I'll get it on audio and listen to it when I fly or something.

I was trying to find a hard time reading a book that I had for a while, and in most cases, I find it easy to read a book, but I have a book on my shelf called The Best of Alfred Hitchcock. It is an anthology of the stories in the Alfred Hitchcock magazine, but I am mainly a novel writer and reader, and I find it hard to read short stories. I even find it easy to read non-fiction, as long as each chapter follows the others. I am not into sort exerpts.

I know how you feel Wise1.. like you I'm a bit of a history buff but,found it difficult to get through "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich".I think I must have picked up and started to read it a half-dozen times before finally getting through it.

I have a book that I have picked up at least 20 times and never finished. It's called Jack the Ripper....and it's so scary that I get about half way through and can't finish it...and I should. It has alot of factual things in it's pages that give insight into the criminal mind. Maybe someday I'll be able too.....so I hang on to it!

well i do that many times but not specifically on books its dvds im referring to..sometimes i forgot to watch it but not years though just weeks not like yours..i had made a promise to myself not to read any books yet..that is after i finish the old testament of the bible..so interesting..although its been years since ive started reading..ive only finish 1/4 of it..and i hope i can finish the entire old testament before the year ends..

I have a book that I purchased at the Goodwill store and thought it would be a good read. Wrong. I have started it several times and finaly have come to the conclusion that it isn't one I will ever read. There are way too many characters and the plot doesn't hold my attention long enough to finish a page or two. I believe it is called "Bel-air" or something like that. I am returning it to the Goodwill.