hgaterms t1_iy61koa wrote
This, absolutely this. If the book is amazing I have to FORCE myself to take breaks otherwise I will just scarf down the story and it will make my brain feel bloated.
Over the summer as I was reading "Project Hail Mary" and by the time I was at the halfway mark I was blasting through the chapters. I had to physically force myself to put down the book and go for a bike ride, just so that I could process everything that was happening.
By taking breaks it really let my brain simmer on the story and characters. I still finished the second half over the course of 2 days, but I took breaks damn it!
bjwyxrs t1_iy6zq4n wrote
THIS!!!!
It's funny you brought up Project Hail Mary because I actually did what OP mentioned in the post with that book but Artemis by Andy Weir I FLEW through that book. I absolutely needed to know what happened next. I finished that book in a couple of days. I would always think to myself "maybe I'm reading this too fast" but I just... never put it down.
hgaterms t1_iy7vnut wrote
Oh that's too funny! I just finished "Artemis" a couple of weeks ago. It took me about a week to get to the half-way point, but that is when the murder mystery really ramped up and I just kept reading and reading.
I know that "Artemis" is the weakest of the Andy Weir trilogy of novels, but it's still a fun read. It's like cold pizza with just cheese. Still damn good.
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