tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post5879484426023782677..comments2024-01-17T09:01:50.117-08:00Comments on mind-muffins: Large Hearted BoyBelladonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-76033642937012293822007-08-25T21:37:00.000-07:002007-08-25T21:37:00.000-07:00Good question, Matthew!I think so - with this cave...Good question, Matthew!<BR/><BR/>I think so - with this caveat - that I say WHY I never finished them.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I start a REALLY GOOD BOOK but don't finish because I am too distracted, too busy, too involved in other things. Having it on the list with that explanation would serve as a prompt for me to get back to it.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I start a book I don't finish because it's just boring and dull and I don't give a hoot about any of the characters.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I don't finish a book because I find it offensive (too much profanity, etc).<BR/><BR/>I think the WHY of not finishing certain books really does matter...<BR/><BR/>Besides, one of the things I like about blogging is that it is sort of a marker record of what I was interested in or what my opinions were at any given time when I wrote the stuff I wrote. Over time, it is all together possible some of those values or views may shift a bit.<BR/><BR/>So by keeping a list of what I DIDN'T like and why, I learn as much about myself as by saying what I did.<BR/><BR/>Also it's a starting point for discussion - some who loved a book I discard may tell me why they liked it and get me to give it a second chance. Or, we could talk some about why XYZ approach in a book appeals to me or doesn't.<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense?Belladonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-24160172168935296392007-08-25T20:55:00.000-07:002007-08-25T20:55:00.000-07:00If you never finish them are they worth listing?If you never finish them are they worth listing?Fr. Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928675069424856871noreply@blogger.com