Read with Abandon?

By --Deb on

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Today’s suggestion is from Cereal Box Reader

I would enjoy reading a meme about people’s abandoned books. The books that you start but don’t finish say as much about you as the ones you actually read, sometimes because of the books themselves or because of the circumstances that prevent you from finishing. So . . . what books have you abandoned and why?


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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82 responses

  1. Joana

    http://nanashi-inc.net/weblog/2007/btt-read-with-abandon/

    My post is up! Happy BTT everyone. ^_^

  2. Kat

    Hi all! Here’s mine 🙂

  3. CJHill

    Mine’s up! Happy Thursday y’all!

  4. gautami tripathy

    Mine is up here:

    http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-with-abandon.html

    Happy BTT to all!

  5. Melody

    Here’s mine.
    Happy BTT!

  6. Marianne

    I remembered this week!!

    Mine’s here: http://reading-writing.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-it-through-wall-bangers.html

  7. GeraniumCat

    Hello everyone, here’s mine: http://geraniumcat.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-abandoned.html

  8. Stephen

    Mine’s up!

  9. Craftygreenpoet

    Here’s mine: http://foundcraftygreenart.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html

  10. Marg

    Mine’s up here:

    http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html

  11. Trisha J

    Here’s mine:

    http://trishaj.blogspot.com/2007/10/thursday-meme_25.html

  12. Heidi

    http://godsgraceinpractice.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-reading-with.html

    Good question!

  13. Susan Higginbotham

    Mine’s ready!

    http://susandhigginbotham.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html

  14. Julie K. Rose

    Hooray! Here’s mine:

    http://juliekrose.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-meme.html

  15. CoversGirl

    Mine is up here.

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  17. superfastreader

    http://superfastreader.com/read-with-abandon-booking-through-thursday.htm

  18. Tink

    http://tinkstribulations.blogspot.com/

  19. BooksPlease

    An interesting question. My reply is here http://booksplease.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html

  20. Suey

    Got it!

    http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html

  21. SFP

    Mine’s up!

    http://pagesturned.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html

  22. Stephanie

    Yeah! I’ve missed the last couple of weeks, but I’m up today. Great question!! Come visit me at http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/

  23. Heidi

    My answer is up here:
    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ReviewsbyHeidi/414815/

  24. Anne

    I just recently abandoned Falling Man by Don DeLillo. The description interested me, the juxtaposition of the actual person and the performance artist that was copying him interested me, but DeLillo’s writing was dryer than the Sahara and confusing to boot. Which she is speaking now? Is this him, or is it the other guy that he helped? etc.

  25. Amy

    Here’s mine- Happy Thursday! 🙂
    http://thesleepyreader.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/btt-read-with-abandon/

  26. Daphne

    Here’s mine:

    http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2007/10/btt-read-with-abandon.html

  27. Alex

    Great question, and a lot of fun to answer!

    http://elen.vox.com/library/post/booking-through-thursday.html

  28. Chris@bookarama

    Interesting!

    Here’s mine:

    http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html

  29. melanie

    I liked this one!

  30. Veggiemomof2

    http://veggiemomof2.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-thru-thursday_25.html

  31. Lesley

    http://chapteriii.blogspot.com/2007/10/home-again-home-again-we-got-all-clear.html

  32. Cat.

    I’m up. And I’m off to see how other people decide about these things….

    Great question!

  33. Stacy

    Great question! My answer, such as it is, is here. 🙂

  34. Charity

    Mine’s up here:

    http://writingwrongs.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/booking-through-thursday-wild-abandon/

  35. Athena

    Sometimes, books may need to be abandoned (temporarily?).

  36. jmutford

    I’m in for the first time. Here’s my post.

  37. Florinda

    Good topic! I’m up:
    http://pendvasq-readingritingandrandomness.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html

    Happy BTT, and have a great weekend!

  38. sya

    I’m up.

    http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2007/10/memes-booking-through-thursday-read.html

  39. Karen (Mommy of Three)

    Mine is up:-) Happy Thursday!!!

  40. softdrink

    http://fizzybeverage.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html

  41. Maria

    Here’s mine: http://kiwiria.livejournal.com/367631.html

  42. SmallWorld

    Here we go: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SmallWorld/414974/

  43. Matthew

    Here’s mine:

    Read with Abandon?

  44. Lightheaded

    Mine’s here.

  45. Julia

    Sorry a little bit late, I hope everyone (hi Deb!) have a nice Booking Through Thursday!

    Here Mine!

    Julia-Yen

  46. Pooch

    http://yarnknitreadlit.blogspot.com/2007/10/dogs-and-books-on-thursday.html

  47. Jaimie

    I have mine up!
    http://lovingmyhome.blogspot.com/search/label/Booking%20Thought%20Thursday%20-Read%20With%20Abandon

  48. Diane

    I didn’t forget! I finally posted my response:
    http://bookinhand.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html
    Good question this week. Looking forward to reading the other responses!!

  49. Renay

    Hooray, a question I was totally prepared for! Awesome.
    http://www.the-book-ninja.org/2007/10/25/first-person-narrativesnot-in-my-pants/

  50. Anne Gilbert

    My response is at:

    http://www.writersdailygrind.blogspot.com. I hope you will find it useful.
    Anne G

  51. Cassie

    Happy BTT, mine’s up! 🙂

  52. karen

    Here’s my post for this week.

    Happy Thursday, everyone!

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  54. lisamm

    I hope I did this right! Here’s mine:

    Booking Through Thursday

  55. pussreboots

    I haven’t abandoned many books recently. You can my full answer here.

  56. Donna

    Thanks for another great question. It gave me a good bit to think about.

    http://awty.blogspot.com/

  57. raidergirl3

    Great question, here’s my answer: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/meme-booking-through-thursday_25.html

  58. Bridget

    After a couple of weeks away, here’s my response:

    http://the-ravelld-sleave.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html

  59. Crystal

    Here is my entry.

  60. T.F.P.

    Done!

    http://www.firepitblog.com/2007/10/25/btt-read-with-abandon/

  61. Pam

    http://pamr.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html

  62. Literary Feline

    Mine is up.

  63. --Deb

    Okay, mine is up!

    Right here.

  64. minnie

    there’s only been one in recent history. it was non-fiction. it’s a book about diets based on your blood-type. the more i read, the angrier i got. it kept telling me that all my favorite foods were bad for me, and the reason why iw as having headaches, and why i have arthritis (it’s inherited, idiot). sorry, i live through my food. i’m a foodie. i refuse to use certain mouthwashes because i CAN’T STAND THE TASTE. i’ve been hunting for a decently tasting toothpaste for years, because i hate mint. (and the lemon one was even more disgusting, oy). sorry, couldn’t do it. almost threw the book across the room myself, except it was a library b ook. it went back unfinished, needless to say.

    as for jonathan strange and mr norrell? i listened to it on booktape. made it much easier to get through, as i listened in the car. wanna know how it ends, lol?

  65. Tracie

    Here’s mine: http://www.shadetreearts.com/crochetblog/?p=229

    Happy Thursday-almost-Friday!

  66. BookGal

    I’m late but I’m up!

  67. Petunia

    Here is mine:
    http://educatingpetunia.blogspot.com/2007/10/with-reckless-abandon.html

  68. gentle reader

    Here’s mine!

    http://shelflifeblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/read-with-abandon.html

  69. Josette

    Check out mine!

  70. Susan Helene Gottfried

    A day late, as usual, but never a dollar short:

    http://westofmars.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html#6364240488504254113

  71. Christine

    http://xinef.livejournal.com/159324.html

  72. Megan

    http://leafingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thurfriday.html

    All the cool kids book through Friday…right? 😉

  73. Jeane

    Hereis my response!

  74. ennavic

    I got mine up today 🙂

    //http://ennavic.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/btt-read-with-abandon/

  75. ennavic

    Oops – this link should be better minus the // 🙂

    BTT – Read with Abandon

  76. Matt

    Here is my belated response!

  77. Julie

    http://onetrooluff.livejournal.com/189596.html

  78. Barbara

    This comes a little late, I know, but the post is now finally published!
    http://downstowngirl.blogspot.com/2007/10/booking-through-thursday-read-with.html
    Blessings, Barbara

  79. Cereal Girl

    I suppose better late than never, considering this was my question.

    Cereal box reader: Booking Through Tuesday???

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  81. treehousejukebox

    Here’s mine: http://treehousejukebox.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/btt-abandon/

    🙂

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