I haven't read anything by Parmuk, but I have one on my shelf to read. I'm dnf'ing books all the time. Life's too short. If I plan to continue with the book another time, I wouldn't call it a dnf.
My friend's husband is from Turkey. She recommended Memed, My Hawk by Yasar Kemal for our book club, which we read earlier this year. It was enjoyed by the group overall. My friend said her father-in-law (who was a literature teacher in Turkey) didn't like Orhan Pamuk but recommended Yasar Kemal instead. Have a lovely trip!
I've gotten to the point where I have to DNF because I end up in a funk if I make myself read something I'm not enjoying, though I wasn't always like that. It usually helps if I try and understand why I don't want to keep reading it, and most of the time there's a good reason behind it.
I do DNF. I’m always thinking I should DNF more often than I do because I completely understand what you mean about the sunk cost. There are too many books I’ve lost too much time with to not be either enjoying the process or learning something or both. One of the books I wish I had DNF’d is Orhan Pamuk’s Snow. But I struggled through every loathsome page. I have never wanted to read a word of Pamuk’s writing since.
I do often soft DNF books, where I leave off for a long time before returning to it, but I very rarely ever just give up on a book. However the times I have given up and just DNF'd a book are when I find myself just really hating everything about it. It doesn't happen often but when it does I'm usually happy to leave the book behind.
I do DNF books. Sometimes I'll soft DNF it and just know that it's not the right time or I'm not in the right headspace. Other times I put it down for good because of the writing, the characters, content, etc. It really depends on the book! I try to avoid reading books that put me in slumps or bad moods or that I'm really struggling through. But I maybe only DNF 1 out of every 10 or so books that I read.
Dnf-ing in itself is a very slow process in my case. Usually I'd start reading something else, telling myself I have all te time in the world to finish the dud-book. But then 5 or 6 books later I'll have to admit it's just not going to happen. And that's the 'official' dnf moment 😂
I haven't read anything by Parmuk, but I have one on my shelf to read.
I'm dnf'ing books all the time. Life's too short.
If I plan to continue with the book another time, I wouldn't call it a dnf.
My friend's husband is from Turkey. She recommended Memed, My Hawk by Yasar Kemal for our book club, which we read earlier this year. It was enjoyed by the group overall. My friend said her father-in-law (who was a literature teacher in Turkey) didn't like Orhan Pamuk but recommended Yasar Kemal instead. Have a lovely trip!
I've gotten to the point where I have to DNF because I end up in a funk if I make myself read something I'm not enjoying, though I wasn't always like that. It usually helps if I try and understand why I don't want to keep reading it, and most of the time there's a good reason behind it.
I totally understand. I got in a funk because of the Museum of Innocence and probably should've given it up sooner!
I do DNF. I’m always thinking I should DNF more often than I do because I completely understand what you mean about the sunk cost. There are too many books I’ve lost too much time with to not be either enjoying the process or learning something or both. One of the books I wish I had DNF’d is Orhan Pamuk’s Snow. But I struggled through every loathsome page. I have never wanted to read a word of Pamuk’s writing since.
I’ve heard good things about Elif Shafak, although have not read any of her works yet.
I will try and check her out!
I do often soft DNF books, where I leave off for a long time before returning to it, but I very rarely ever just give up on a book. However the times I have given up and just DNF'd a book are when I find myself just really hating everything about it. It doesn't happen often but when it does I'm usually happy to leave the book behind.
I do DNF books. Sometimes I'll soft DNF it and just know that it's not the right time or I'm not in the right headspace. Other times I put it down for good because of the writing, the characters, content, etc. It really depends on the book! I try to avoid reading books that put me in slumps or bad moods or that I'm really struggling through. But I maybe only DNF 1 out of every 10 or so books that I read.
Dnf-ing in itself is a very slow process in my case. Usually I'd start reading something else, telling myself I have all te time in the world to finish the dud-book. But then 5 or 6 books later I'll have to admit it's just not going to happen. And that's the 'official' dnf moment 😂