September 08, 2003
Baudolino by Umberto Eco

Baudolino by Umberto Eco: I feel like such a failure. For the first time that I can remember, I have failed to complete a book that I have started.

I tried really hard with Baudolino. I read almost 200 pages (the whole book is only about 500 pages). Those 200 pages, though, took me almost a week - a span of time that I can usually finish two or three books in. Also, it was a bookring that I received through BookCrossing so I felt guilty for holding on to it when I couldn’t get into it. In the meantime, I had several other books that I was on bookrings for show up, so I hated to hold them up as well while I tried to work my way through it.

In the end, it was easier for me to send Baudolino on its way than to keep reading it and holding up all the other books that I need to get started on. Perhaps it just wasn’t my cup of tea or maybe I’ve read too many other books that don’t require as much to get through. Either way, I wish I could have finished it, but even more so, I wish I could have enjoyed reading it.