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Poll #19277 if you don't like a book

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when do you know you like/don't like a book?

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within the first few paragraphs
2 (10.5%)

in the first 5-10 pages
3 (15.8%)

at least the first chapter
14 (73.7%)

what do you do when you don't like it?

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stop reading & move to the next book
12 (60.0%)

keep reading until the bitter end
6 (30.0%)

skip/skim most of it to find out the ending
4 (20.0%)

jump to the last chapter/few pages to find out the ending
4 (20.0%)

how often to run into a book that you don't like?

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about once per year
12 (66.7%)

every couple of years
6 (33.3%)

never
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[randomling]

I take a bit longer than that to decide I dislike a book (2-3 chapters) but once I decide I don't, I quit and move on to the next one. That happened to me three or four times last year. So I can't really answer your poll honestly, sorry!