Long-awaited books
Jul. 14th, 2009 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyofastolatA conversation at work has inspired me to create another of those supremely trival LJ polls.
[Poll #1429647]
EDIT: I'm afraid that I do typically intend to eke things out, but it usually ends up going horribly wrong. I did manage to eke out A Feast for Crows over several weeks, which I was very proud of, but it was an exception; the fact that a lot of the book involved my less favourite characters and storylines might have helped with this. I managed to take over 6 weeks on the Lymond Chronicles, but fell at the last hurdle, and ended up reading the final book in a single day.
However, if I'm involved in an active online fan community for a series, I will probably feel compelled to read the book in one sitting on release date, so I can avoid the risk of reading spoilers, and can join in discussions. I would never skim, though.
The same happens with DVDs and videos. Back in 1995, before DVD boxed sets and Amazon, I was literally months getting my hands on the first four Sharpe adventures on video, and when I finaly got them, I intended to watch one a week. I ended up watching them all in one day. However, by the final one, I'd consumed enough cheap cooking sherry that I didn't actually remember it much the next day, so at least something was salvaged.
[Poll #1429647]
EDIT: I'm afraid that I do typically intend to eke things out, but it usually ends up going horribly wrong. I did manage to eke out A Feast for Crows over several weeks, which I was very proud of, but it was an exception; the fact that a lot of the book involved my less favourite characters and storylines might have helped with this. I managed to take over 6 weeks on the Lymond Chronicles, but fell at the last hurdle, and ended up reading the final book in a single day.
However, if I'm involved in an active online fan community for a series, I will probably feel compelled to read the book in one sitting on release date, so I can avoid the risk of reading spoilers, and can join in discussions. I would never skim, though.
The same happens with DVDs and videos. Back in 1995, before DVD boxed sets and Amazon, I was literally months getting my hands on the first four Sharpe adventures on video, and when I finaly got them, I intended to watch one a week. I ended up watching them all in one day. However, by the final one, I'd consumed enough cheap cooking sherry that I didn't actually remember it much the next day, so at least something was salvaged.
