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BookmarkTavern
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Reading slumps are pretty rare for me, but when they hit, they hit hard. I used to try and power through them. Just push through with whatever book I‘m feeling stuck on, but I‘m trying to be better at not shaming myself for bailing on books that aren‘t working for me.

Worst cases, I go back to an old childhood favorite and do a reread. Remind myself what made me fall in love with reading.

#SundayFunday Have a great day, & remember to tag me!

Aims42 I do a re-read of a favorite book too and that usually helps 😊 5d
flying_monkeys @BookmarkTavern Yep, it‘s re-reads for me too. Currently battling a slump myself. Went with a favorite from my high school days. 🤓 5d
sherrisilvera I typically switch to a "faster" read like a graphic novel or middle grade book. 5d
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DogMomIrene I jumped on here before my lunch to see today‘s question, and my immediate reaction was, “Not well”😂 I‘ll give this one more thought as I eat. 5d
dabbe #hailthatbail! 🤩🤩🤩 5d
thecheckoutstack I throw in a comic book, nothing like flying through a Calvin and Hobbes as a good pallet cleanser 5d
AnishaInkspill i don't know, just keep at it but I imagine this is not v helpful 4d
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Nessavamusic
One by One | Ruth Ware
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Bailedbailed

Well that‘s an unfortunate start to February. I‘m DNFing this one. The set up is fun-people trapped by an avalanche, someone is dead maybe? However, everyone is either stupid, bland or unlikable. Others may enjoy this one, but a big nope for me. #hailthebail

PuddleJumper This one was disappointing 3w
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BennettBookworm
Herc | Phoenicia Rogerson
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Bailedbailed

I wanted to love this, and it started out SO strong! Normally the issue I find with audiobooks is I like the story but not the voices—this was the opposite! I am in AWE of the talented voice actors but the story has really fizzled out for me, and/or doesn‘t have a clear plot. Maybe a problem of too many shifting perspectives? #allhailthebail

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CatLass007
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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Bailedbailed

#LiteraryCrew I listened to the first two hours and this isn‘t really holding my interest. There are plenty of other books out there and I‘ve decided it‘s time to #HailTheBail!

Librarybelle Thanks for trying! 4w
CatLass007 @Librarybelle I really wanted to like this but I guess it wasn‘t meant to be. Please tag me when the questions go up because I‘d really like to see what others think of it. 4w
Librarybelle Will do! 4w
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CatLass007 @Librarybelle ❤️📚✌🏽 4w
Sargar114 It‘s definitely a slow start, I also read at the end of the day, but I find myself falling asleep reading. 4w
CatLass007 @Sargar114 I tried listening to the The Martian Chronicles and fell asleep four different times throughout the day. When I tried listening to this I also fell asleep. Then I started listening to Wool and I was riveted. I‘m generally a mood reader and the first two books I tried the other day were just too slow for me. 4w
tpixie @CatLass007 it‘s a great skill- learning how to DNF a book. I‘m still learning. 3w
CatLass007 @tpixie I didn‘t know how to bail on a book until I joined Litsy. I didn‘t even know it was okay to bail on a book. I felt guilty if I didn‘t finish a book because I was a book buyer, not usually a book borrower. But I‘m doing better about borrowing books instead of buying them. So that‘s something else I learned on Litsy. Also, I‘ve started tagging @dabbe because she‘s always super supportive and encouraging when I bail. 3w
tpixie @CatLass007 not having money invested in it does help me not feel as bad. We do need to value our time, and feel comfortable abandoning a book that isn‘t right for us. It‘s a great lesson to learn. That‘s great @dabbe helps support you!! Litsy is such a great, safe place! (edited) 3w
CatLass007 @tpixie @dabbe supports everyone. Litsy isn‘t just a place. Litsy is its people. There‘s not a dud in the bunch.❤️❤️❤️ 3w
dabbe @CatLass007 You are too sweet! Sometimes it's necessary to #hailthatbail! Too many other phenomenal books out there that will appeal to us, right? 🩶🩵🩶 3w
dabbe @CatLass007 You just made my day! I'm going to buy a lottery ticket! 🤩😂😘 3w
tpixie @dabbe lol 😂 great hashtag #️⃣🩵 3w
dabbe @tpixie TY! 🤩😂🤗 3w
CatLass007 @dabbe @tpixie Yes!!🐾🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️ 3w
tpixie @dabbe 🩵 3w
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Clare-Dragonfly
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Bailedbailed

Sorry, #HitchtoScreen. I just couldn‘t stand to be with these people a moment longer.

JenlovesJT47 😬 I‘m about halfway through and I have to say, the movie is much better! 1mo
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booklover3258
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Bailedbailed

As I am still sick, I will continue with written reviews. I did not even get halfway through this book. I was so excited to get this ARC since I love Chuck D. The illustrations in it are interesting. He talks about meeting other famous people and the role they played when he met them. The reason why I couldn't read all of it was the book format. Review continued in comments.

booklover3258 It's paperback and the writing continues from the 1st page to the 2nd in the margins and it's super hard to read since some of the words are in the middle of the book. I would literally have to tear out the pages in order to fully read the words. Hopefully when the book comes out next year, this will be fixed and I can read and enjoy it. 2mo
dabbe #hailthatbail! #betterbooksahead Hope you feel better soon. 💙❄️💙 2mo
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BennettBookworm
The Finish Line | Cliff Ryder
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I think I happily bailed on 10-15 books in 2024—a record high! I actually set it as a goal this year—to feel more comfortable not finishing books I wasn‘t enjoying—and I very much succeeded in that goal 🏆

julesG 🎉🎉 2mo
Ruthiella 👏👏👏 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Bailedbailed

Another DNF, another Bingo, another TBR off the shelf! 😁

87/62

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader

Andrew65 On no ☹️ 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Nice!!! 2mo
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Rachiiebookdragon
Bailedbailed

Read to Henry - didn‘t enjoy any of the stories really unfortunately

3/5

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TheBookgeekFrau
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Bailedbailed

And that's a bail! Some interesting stuff, but a lot of stuff so over my head that I was just reading words with no meaning.

But, yay, got a bingo! 😁

#HailTheBail 🙌🏼

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 😂Yes!!📚🙌🏼 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks Another one off the list!!! 2mo
Andrew65 A shame when this happens. 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Andrew65 Yes 😕 But I might go back to it; because what didn't go over my head was really quite interesting 2mo
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