"Once I put it down, I couldn't pick it up again"

kez

The Bible

Garrett

I started this when I was in one of my periods when I was metaphorically devouring books, but I only read the first book and it took me, well lets say seasons changed before I finished it, and that was it I never read parts 2 and 3.

PumpingtonSteel

I'm terrible at seeing a book through. Two important books I read which had a profound effect on my understanding of the world are flat earth news by Nick Davies and bad science by Ben goldacre. Recently found them and saw they were only half read (I blame Simon Singh for this as I was sidetracked by fermat's last theory and immediately after by Big Bang, which started me on another path).
Did the same with captive state (monbiot) and undercover economist (Tim Hartford). I like these books but just feel that halfway through I've understood the premise and am sold on the ideas and may just go off on my own to investigate further

js58

Dickens.

He's one of the great English authors but he just puts me to sleep. I feel like I'm missing out on something important.

I should probably give him another go but I'm on a bit of a sci-fi kick at the moment. I don't suppose he wrote anything about aliens or parallel universes?

Theydon Bois

Not quite the same, but if you want 'old time' books with Sci Fi elements, then the Time Wars books are brilliant. The sadly peeter out at the end, but the first 6 I re-read every few years.

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Garrett

A Tale of Two Parallel Universes.

I have a few of his books I not read. I tried A Tale of Two Cities which the 1958 film I'm a huge fan but did not get very far into it and gave up. I promised myself Id read it some day but have a stack of books I find more easy to read.

bluecube000

That's such a good quality to have. I wish I were like you.

Sonic67

I've finally finished Tom Sharpe's Wilt. Apparently it's funny. I started reading it, left it for a few years and now returned to it and finished it. Still didn't laugh once.

Billy Goodgun

My book nemesis is Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre. I've tried to read it on about four separate occasions, but I just can't get past the first few chapters. Every time I've just moved on to something else and abandoned it completely.

It's weird. Friends of mine love it, I'm pretty sure I'd really enjoy it once it gets going, but I just can't get there.

mckee74

Inferno by Dan Brown.

What a pile of...