I'll usually try to read at least a third of a book before I decide whether or not to give up on it. If it hasn't managed to catch my interest by that time I don't feel any need to continue wasting my time in hopes that it will get better. I might decide to stick with it if the book was reccomended to me personally, but if it's just something I picked up on my own I would much rather just save myself some time and move on to something more interesting. Movies I'll usually see through to the end just because it's not a very big time investment to begin with.
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