Normally the assigned books from my groups motivate me to read, but a draggy book caused me to turn from audio books to TV for company.
The Epic Story of America's
Great Migration
Audiobook • 22h 40m
Several people in my book groups said
- “why didn’t you just stop reading this book?”
- “do you feel like you have to finish every book you start”
- “if it is a bad book, just stop reading”
Here’s the thing - it was a good book. It was well written, it was important, I think it will be considered a classic in the future.
But it was not compelling. It did not draw me in. The only place I wanted to listen to it was in the car. When there was nothing to distract me, when I was a captive audience, I listened to it just fine.
It took me weeks to finish it, but I did finish it.
Ironically it sent the librarian who assigned it into a book slump too.
I maintain accounts on GoodReads and StoryGraph, thanks to youngest getting me organized.
StoryGraph -
In each book post, I utilize https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/
This is a wonderful website that helps clarify the publication order of books and verifies book series. I use this website because there are no spoilers. But if I need a description, I can click over using the links, easily. There are also author bios.
