I get stubborn when reading a book. It is rare for me to stop reading a book completely although I have become better at it over the years. In this context, the worst type of book is the fat volume that is just interesting enough to persevere with but not so fascinating that I get stuck in and read it in big chinks. Such books are easy to put down and hard to pick up, so they take ages to read. As a result I lose the rhythm and habit of reading and spend more time watching DVDs or reading my flist or whatever.
( So why did I read The Years of Rice and Salt )
( So why did I read The Years of Rice and Salt )