Reading Diary – Finally the Story!
After 200 pages I have finally gotten past the exposition!!!!! And now the actual story is beginning. Obviously with a longer book, it would take longer to set everything up. You need to stick with it longer to start getting to the meaty stuff.
Even the exposition is fabulous, but after 200 pages, you still get a little antsy. The appitizer is good, but you’re ready for the main course. But it also shows that you often just have to stick it out.
Infinite Jest doesn’t fall into this category, but I have a rule of reading a book to the halfway point before putting it down. By then, you have a better understanding if the book is something you want to finish. If you want dessert.
