Stop reading..

Is it ok to stop reading a book? I have had to ask myself this question during the last two years, as I have picked up books that were.. well.. not that interesting. How much of a book do you read before deciding it's not your cup of tea?

In the world of science fiction, in particular, I get the feeling that I either strike gold or I strike mediocrity. I have introduced a half-way rule. If I stille don't find a book interesting halfway through, I simply stop. This became a problem when reading a 800 page bugger. So I said; halfway or 300 pages.

Here are some books I simply gave up:
- Excession by Iain Banks (started 3 Banks now, only "The Player of Games" was good).
- Eon by Greg Bear (Rama rip-off, basically)
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (yawn!)

By applying this rule, I am not afraid to try new sci-fi books.

Maybe I'll go and finish the listed books one day. But most probably not.