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Originally Posted by aberkok
I was interested in peoples' opinions on whether, when you realize something isn't that great, you see it through to the end.
For example, I am currently reading Charles Mingus' Beneath The Underdog and am over halfway through the book. So far I see little of value in the book. It says next to nothing about the way he feels about music and seems focused on his exaggerated exploits with women. I've learned nothing from this book, nor am I finding it entertaining.
Yet I am compelled to finish the book just so I can say I finished it and my judgement can be complete. I experienced similar feelings when watching Van Helsing a few weeks ago.
So I'm looking to find out what the rest of you do when faced with something that sucks. More importantly, I want to know why you decide to either see something through or why you walk out/close the book and throw it in the fire.
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Books I tend to finish, movies not so much. Usually if I get through 20% or so of a book, ill finish it, but I feel better about walking away from movies (although movies can have the "so bad it's good" effect alot more than books).
Also, is that Charles Mingus the jazz musician? Didn't know he had a book (but it's unfortunate it doesn't get much into his music).