tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post2714420043048580665..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : Motivational MondayMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-86621778160802536832013-08-25T11:33:08.667-04:002013-08-25T11:33:08.667-04:00I used to have a lot more patience when I was youn...I used to have a lot more patience when I was younger. Back then, I'd finish reading the book no matter what. Not so much anymore. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-64730878737087155352013-08-25T11:11:13.952-04:002013-08-25T11:11:13.952-04:00I read a book like that, although I did finish it....I read a book like that, although I did finish it. And after the first 100 pages (it was a long book) it did turn out well. Luckily, I'm a patient person. I can put up with slow moving, but there's other things that make me stop reading.<br /><br />But the other thing about this was that MANY MANY reviews said this same thing. They raved about the book; it's just that that it moved slowly at first.<br /><br />I am glad I stuck it out though.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-57856720163229317992013-08-22T08:00:44.195-04:002013-08-22T08:00:44.195-04:00Glad you liked it! Glad you liked it! Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-72542560265559600352013-08-22T08:00:26.412-04:002013-08-22T08:00:26.412-04:00Good point about not wasting our reading time!Good point about not wasting our reading time!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-55477844244532547982013-08-22T01:39:19.527-04:002013-08-22T01:39:19.527-04:00AMAZING quote!!!! AMAZING quote!!!! Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-61616139388025341392013-08-21T20:39:02.309-04:002013-08-21T20:39:02.309-04:00AGREED! With a hectic schedule, I cherish my readi...AGREED! With a hectic schedule, I cherish my reading time way too much to have to "get through" anything. :( Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-78191304555418053792013-08-21T14:26:47.205-04:002013-08-21T14:26:47.205-04:00Hmm, I'm guessing the rest of the series wasn&...Hmm, I'm guessing the rest of the series wasn't like that first book. I wonder how many people stopped though and didn't read the rest of the series....<br /><br />Thanks for the blog award!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-67767386127557289972013-08-21T13:23:06.289-04:002013-08-21T13:23:06.289-04:00Amen to that! There's only been one book I slo...Amen to that! There's only been one book I sloughed through 100 pages because it was highly recommended by a read-a-holic friend. I would have been done 3 chapters in, except she raved. It was a good book with an awesome concept--but man was it tedious! To the author's credit, I finished the entire series. Still...<br /><br />Madeline, you've been nominated for a blog award! =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-65636194064710034392013-08-21T08:38:44.994-04:002013-08-21T08:38:44.994-04:00My drafts are full of those slow/confusing section...My drafts are full of those slow/confusing sections, too, but hopefully the final version is free of them. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-23504761313053665112013-08-21T00:44:29.132-04:002013-08-21T00:44:29.132-04:00Such a great point! At the critique stage you (oka...Such a great point! At the critique stage you (okay, I) might want to defend confusing/slow/irritating sections that will eventually make sense, but you can't be over the shoulder of every reader urging them to slog through. You have to write the story that stands on its own from the start. Jillian Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421351338544997541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-18097453904774966652013-08-20T10:32:11.552-04:002013-08-20T10:32:11.552-04:00If I watch the first episode of a TV show and it s...If I watch the first episode of a TV show and it seems like it has promise, I'll give it another episode, maybe two. Movies I'll give about 30 minutes. Many years ago, my husband and I walked out of a theater because we didn't like the movie - and we were there with free passes! Patience is not our best virtue. :) Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-39277504268578626002013-08-20T10:15:22.535-04:002013-08-20T10:15:22.535-04:00Yeah, I'd never struggle through 100 pages of ...Yeah, I'd never struggle through 100 pages of something just to finally "get it." I really have no patience at all and if a novel hasn't hooked me by about 30 pages or so it's rare that I will keep going and finish it. I am the same with movies or tv - if they don't grab me fairly quickly I'm out. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-19602700376016112872013-08-19T09:31:53.463-04:002013-08-19T09:31:53.463-04:00I'm glad it's not just me. :)I'm glad it's not just me. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-7963145319392744822013-08-19T09:31:09.943-04:002013-08-19T09:31:09.943-04:00No comment. :)No comment. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-75353203489060788232013-08-19T09:16:19.252-04:002013-08-19T09:16:19.252-04:00If I have to make it past the first hundred pages,...If I have to make it past the first hundred pages, I'll never make it...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-88948678758683868942013-08-19T08:36:15.126-04:002013-08-19T08:36:15.126-04:00I found The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to be like...I found The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to be like this...it took about 100 pages before it finally got interersting! But boy did it ever. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com