oh, and Mel? That book I told you was a good summer read? Never mind.

lol ok

and yes, i've read some shitty books to the end and when i'm done it's like... what a waste of time

Reader's Rules: A book is allowed 50 pages. If it cannot grab me by then, I move on.

dude, please read Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion

20 pages left. Speed reading. And it's actually getting better. "This Book Will Save Your Life" by A.M. Homes...

...jic you want to know what book I'm not recommending

You are under _no_ obligation to ever finish any book; it's not a duty you assign yourself. There's too much good reading out there.

ugh! But I just *have* to! My first summer book...I can't start the season off with a failure

Read _The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life_ by Steve Leveen. _Very_ instructive.

Take my word for it; I'm a bookseller at Barnes & Noble (grin).

("I'm your bookseller; trust me.")

it's done! Time for sleep.