A real page-turner

I really have seldom enjoyed a book so much ...
I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

[back-cover recommendation quote for a book I'm currently reading]

I've often heard good books described as "real page-turners". I don't feel that way at all.

If I'm reading a book where I can't turn the pages fast enough, it's usually because I don't like it all that much. I'm not quite so tired of it as to put it away and give up on it. But still, I'm only marginally interested. So I turn the pages, skim the text, read faster and get to the end.

Who dunnit, how, why? Thanks... next?

If I really like a book, I'm absorbed. I read more slowly. I savor the plot, dialog, and descriptions. The characters become my friends. I don't want the story to end. I want to read more.

I often have two or three books I'm reading in parallel. This is especially true of books (or series) that I really like. I'll often lay those aside for a while to keep from finishing too quickly. I want the story to mellow a bit and settle in my mind.

A real page-turner ( in category Books, Movies, Music ) - posted at Thu, 05 Jan, 09:21 Pacific | «e»