Monday Musings

 

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Monday Musings is the day for sharing interesting postings, articles, my thoughts, and everything book related. Come along for the journey and share your comments!

One of the challenges that readers face when starting to read a book is the dreaded question to DNF or not a book. If a book doesn't resonate with you within a certain point, do you find yourself trying to decide to continue reading or not finishing it? 

To DNF or Not is a personal choice that readers make, and it continues to be widely discussed on social media. For me personally, I do not DNF books, I am always afraid that if I do DNF a book and later find out that the storyline picked up and had a good ending, I feel bad that I gave up too soon. 

For example, the last book that I just finished reading was Buckeye by Patrick Ryan, and while reading this historical fiction story that spans from WWII through 1981, I thought the chapters were too long and it dragged in places. The dreaded DNF question came to mind, but thankfully I continued to read because three quarters into the book the storyline picked up and it moved me so deeply that the ending left me satisfied. Now if I did DNF the book, I would have missed how the storyline wrapped up a wonderfully written story about love and forgiveness, and it was that part in the book that made me decide to change my mind from giving it a four-star rating to a five-star rating because the ending simply moved me, and not a lot of books do that every time. 

While the debate to DNF or Not will surely continue into infinity, the choice to decide which way to proceed when reading a book is a personal one, and the reader should be content with their decision.