tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post6555859749072754240..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.188+11:00Comments on The Intrepid Reader and Baker: TSS: My reading peevesMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-80164201893001065712010-07-29T13:09:57.617+10:002010-07-29T13:09:57.617+10:00I hate when books don't have chapters! I liste...I hate when books don't have chapters! I listened to an audiobook with no chapters awhile ago and it was very frustrating. I felt like I never got to get situated when I was reading.Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)http://sophisticateddorkiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-3630295563299663352010-07-27T12:46:13.013+10:002010-07-27T12:46:13.013+10:00I usually stop at a natural break (either at the e...I usually stop at a natural break (either at the end of chapter or at the end of a big paragraph). I do prefer books with short chapters.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004178422343485278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-64643328900235921172010-07-27T06:04:59.999+10:002010-07-27T06:04:59.999+10:00No chapter breaks throw me off. I'm usually ...No chapter breaks throw me off. I'm usually a stop at the end of a chapter person, but if I have to close the book in hurry, I try to find a page with a natural break.Amyhttp://www.justbookreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-62258815354879286972010-07-26T23:44:41.577+10:002010-07-26T23:44:41.577+10:00I also don't like it when there are no chapter...I also don't like it when there are no chapter breaks in the books I read. I am not really sure why this is, but it bothers me to no end!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-29963476501305548142010-07-26T22:59:49.926+10:002010-07-26T22:59:49.926+10:00Icedream, I am totally with you!
I always prefer ...Icedream, I am totally with you!<br /><br />I always prefer to read to the end of a chapter but I read mostly before I go to sleep at night so when the eyes start to close, I stop reading -- no matter where I am in the book -- because if I don't, I won't remember it anyway.Lynn Irwin Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902088926070471878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-48940079582047905952010-07-26T21:05:40.785+10:002010-07-26T21:05:40.785+10:00I struggle with books without chapters as well. An...I struggle with books without chapters as well. And like you, I always try to read until the end of a chapter before putting a book down. It makes reading on the train a lot harder at times, having to calculate how much time there is left and if you could finish another chapter before your next stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-56288199915074685722010-07-26T14:18:55.756+10:002010-07-26T14:18:55.756+10:00I can understand your pet peeve. I've never no...I can understand your pet peeve. I've never noticed that I needed a particular stopping point so that isn't a pet peeve. I do have other ones though... mostly dealing with what other people have done to books. I don't like dog-earing, I hate to find any hand writing in a book and when I see someone lay a book face down and open I just cringe for what they are doing to the poor book spine. :D I'm fussy I guess.Icedreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343443042875160203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-76079566645255996892010-07-26T11:32:25.184+10:002010-07-26T11:32:25.184+10:00I have a tendency to read more if there are no cha...I have a tendency to read more if there are no chapters because I'm like you and use chapters as stopping points. And I'm with MamaJulie..I hate when a book is part of a series and doesn't list (in order) the other books in the series. Interesting post :)samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-87058330742904696362010-07-26T08:25:43.671+10:002010-07-26T08:25:43.671+10:00My pet peeve is when the book is one of a series, ...My pet peeve is when the book is one of a series, and the other books in the series are either not listed in the front, or not listed in order.<br />My compulsion is not chapters, but is that once I start a book, I have to finish it, no matter how bad it is. Just another obsessive part of me...mamajulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-2438354013487122472010-07-26T06:34:03.445+10:002010-07-26T06:34:03.445+10:00I prefer chapter breaks too - I try to end my read...I prefer chapter breaks too - I try to end my reading time at the end of a chapter and when there aren't any I feel like I'm just stopping randomly.My Novel Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603028365126682024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-42750049840163077902010-07-26T06:15:38.290+10:002010-07-26T06:15:38.290+10:00No chapters throws me, too. I also don't like...No chapters throws me, too. I also don't like it when the beginning of the chapter doesn't get its own page.<br /><br />I have LOTS of pet peeves when it comes to reading. I wouldn't even know where to start, to be honest. A big one is a loooong book. I have so many books to read that dawdling for more than a week on a long book just tries my patience, even if it's a good book.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-18736024272537196002010-07-26T03:07:49.373+10:002010-07-26T03:07:49.373+10:00I "have to" end my reading session at a ...I "have to" end my reading session at a chapter break too.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-76215387376184232512010-07-26T03:04:35.047+10:002010-07-26T03:04:35.047+10:00I try to take breaks at the chapter, but have no p...I try to take breaks at the chapter, but have no problem stopping in the middle of the chapter if there is a natural break there. I don't know if I used to be more particular about finishing chapters before I had kids, if I was then all of those late nights have given me amnesia on this particular topic. :) Since having kids I have to sneak in reading whenever I can.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-89214697323119523462010-07-26T00:00:06.379+10:002010-07-26T00:00:06.379+10:00I also like chapter breaks, and my preference is f...I also like chapter breaks, and my preference is for short, evenly spaced chapters that break every 3-5 pages (I'm thinking of Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code). I find it difficult to establish a rhythm when the chapters are long or of varying lengths, or when there are no chapters at all.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-84474519323996025732010-07-25T23:51:36.485+10:002010-07-25T23:51:36.485+10:00I put books down at chapter breaks as well. I hate...I put books down at chapter breaks as well. I hate being mid chapter! When there are no chapters I find myself just forcing myself to keep reading to find a break point and it becomes almost stressful and I get angry at the book. So I completely agree with your pet peeve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-71823898257087720612010-07-25T22:22:06.681+10:002010-07-25T22:22:06.681+10:00Hi Marg I feel your peeve is a reasonable one. I ...Hi Marg I feel your peeve is a reasonable one. I notice that in some books the chapters are enormous or the book is merely broken up into large "parts", all quite disconcerting. <br /><br />My enduring pet peeve is the folding over of the corner of a page "dog earing" to mark one's place. How can people do this when even the smallest ticket stub or shopping docket will suffice as a bookmark?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607373750758021528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-80504431349506547242010-07-25T19:40:10.275+10:002010-07-25T19:40:10.275+10:00That's so neat you prefer multiples of 15!
I ...That's so neat you prefer multiples of 15!<br /><br />I like to read in chunks of about 50 pages (in practice,40-60 pages) at a time, so I get really annoyed if the chapters don't lend themselves to that. I'm more bothered by nonfiction books with irregular chapter breaks than fiction ones though,Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.com