"Or are there occasions when we might choose to leave off a book before the end, or even only half way through, and nevertheless feel that it was good, even excellent, that we were glad we read what we read, but don’t feel the need to finish it?"
I finish most books I start, but I choose what to read very carefully. However, I stop playing video games partially through all the time and feel little to no remorse over not finishing them.
I've felt this way playing Civilization V, which I recently picked up during the Steam sale. I played a campaign and felt that I got all there was to be had out of the game. Though, I am ignorant of many of the core mechanics and I'm sure it's a much deeper game than I'm giving credit for. I started a new campaign (to feel that I'm getting my money's worth), and still managed to sink a few hours into that, however.
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"Or are there occasions when we might choose to leave off a book before the end, or even only half way through, and nevertheless feel that it was good, even excellent, that we were glad we read what we read, but don’t feel the need to finish it?"
I finish most books I start, but I choose what to read very carefully. However, I stop playing video games partially through all the time and feel little to no remorse over not finishing them.
I've felt this way playing Civilization V, which I recently picked up during the Steam sale. I played a campaign and felt that I got all there was to be had out of the game. Though, I am ignorant of many of the core mechanics and I'm sure it's a much deeper game than I'm giving credit for. I started a new campaign (to feel that I'm getting my money's worth), and still managed to sink a few hours into that, however.