boring books

I've read quite a few books where it takes days, or even weeks just to get through the first few chapters but all of a sudden I'm hooked. This recently happened with Jodi Picoult's Nineteen minutes. I heard a lot of good things about it, but I've never been personally affected by school shootings (of course I think about it, but it's never been too close to home). It took a while, but I did get hooked and I'm glad I did, it was great!

I do have a book that I've started a few times but just have no interest.

I'm not sure what keeps my attention. I do know that if I keep thinking about what happens next when I have to put it down, I'm finishing it soon. I need to be able to picture everything like a TV show, or movie.

What's worse than not connecting, is connecting only to find out the end is beyond horrible and leaves you mad.

Yes, when that happens to me i just drop the book and get another one. When i look for a book to buy, i take a read of the first 2 pages and after reading these first two and i can't let go then i know it will be a good read. The characters,the plot and the story make me enjoy the book that i am reading.Happy reading my friend!

Characters are very important, I like when they evoke emotion in me, some I love, some I hate. That's when a writer is good, when he can make me love or hate an imaginary person.
Plot is important too. Without a good plot, what good are characters?
I read all the time, every day. I don't like when a book doesn't capture me, though I will finish it. I can't say I hated a book if I didn't finish it, LOL.

So, what is this boring book you are reading?
sometimes when a book isn't doing it for me, I'll read something else and go back and forth from book to book.

My cousin was raving about how awesome this one author was and i just so happened to have one of her books, so it was moved up on my to be read list. I was a third of the way through it when i finally gave up on it. I found it boring, and thats putting it nicely. I told my cousin how i tried and just couldn't do it. He agreed that they start off kind of boring but do get a lot better. I am sorry but i am the type that if i can't get into it in the first few pages, i usually give up on it, no matter who's recommendation.