if you finish 70% of a book, is that enough to say "i've read it" ?
>>23547654Of course not
>>23547656i'm 80% of the way through discourses and selected readings by epictetus, and i dont really see the message changing much for the remaining 20%. so why can't i say I've read it?
>>23547664you don't actually know what's in the remaining 20%. You could say "I've read some of it", or even "I've read most of it".Finish the book
>>23547664You're right, but I think that you should at least skim the rest of the book or consult a secondary source to verify that the message mostly stays the same. I tend to use plato.stanford.edu for a quick litmus test for how accurately I've understood the work since (especially with more contentious philosophers like Hegel) they tend to present multiple views.Ultimately, if you feel like you're not getting much out of the work anymore, I've found that it's not a huge detriment to stop reading it.
>>23547654If it's non fiction or essays or even poems then yes but novel? Def no
>>23547654Hehehe just finish the book anon, or don't, no book police are going to show up if you don't, but maybe pick authors who put everything in the first 70%.
Yes, because the definitions were unclear. If you've said, I've finished reading it, then it's a blatant lie. If you instead lie by omission: you have read the book, and no one can will grill you further on it. If pressed you can simply say, the ending was unclear. I read 10 books a month this way and it is highly effective.
>>23547654You can say “I’ve read it” and you won’t be lying. No need to use the word “finish”. Either way, don’t worry about other people when you read. If you want to drop a book drop it. I wouldn’t make a habit of it though if you are new to reading though
>>23547654i mark books as read on goodreads when i get within the last 20 pages of them.
>>23547654Yes but only if you write a book report equal to 1/10th the length of the unread pages
>>23547654Depends on how repetitive the book is. I read half of Atlas Shrugged, but given how it was just the same argument over and over I'm sure the second half was exactly the same.
>>23547654Nonfiction? Sure, especially if you're also reading companion guides or related books on the topic. Redundant information is redundant. Short story collections and poetry? Sure. Novels, it's a DNF, too much happens at the ass end.
