Reply #41: Not a chance. The only thing that kept me from throwing the first Sookie Stackhouse book across the

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room (disgusted by the racism and sexism), was the fact that I was reading in bed and didn't want to interrupt my husband's sleep just to take out my dislike on a terrible book.

If a book just isn't grabbing my attention, I give it about 150 pages or so before moving on. If the writing is bad, or bigoted in some way, I give it three or four "eyeroll moments" before saying "Next!" Sometimes that means I get through the whole book and have mostly enjoyed a story with a few minor flaws, sometimes it means I'm done before page 20.