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My college professor said 'nobody reads the last 50 pages anyway' and I've been testing it ever since
Professor Morrison back in 2009 at U of Oregon told our lit class that most people drop off around 75% through a novel. I laughed it off but after 15 years of book clubs I gotta say he was onto something. Last month our group read a 400 page historical fiction and only 3 out of 8 of us finished it. The discussion was basically people guessing the ending based on reviews. Has anyone else noticed this pattern in their own reading groups?
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theas289d ago
7 out of 12 people in my book club didn't finish the last 30 pages of "The Goldfinch." That's over 700 pages though. @danielm80 called it "book adjacent" which is honestly the perfect term. We had one guy just read the Wikipedia summary and nobody called him out.
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abby_cooper9d ago
Ha, the Wikipedia summary guy is a LEGEND for that move! Honestly though, that "book adjacent" thing makes me wonder if we're just scared to admit some books are too long and not worth the finish. Maybe the real problem is we pick books based on hype instead of actually caring if we'll enjoy them.
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danielm809d ago
Yeah lmao I've totally noticed that too, our club just gave up halfway through a 500 pager and called it "book adjacent.
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