It is okay not to finish a book
As a child, I always struggled with not finishing a book. For years, it bothered me that I couldn’t finish "Anna Karenina". I have always felt compelled by some force to finish this book I started. A few years ago, I realized it was okay not to complete it. I was no longer in school, so reading was not required, and there would be no pop quiz or research paper. My free time is sacred to me because I have so little. I will not waste time reading something I do not enjoy . I have been a Dean Koontz fan since high school, over 30 years ago. I have read most of his 140 books. I was excited to see that Koontz had released a new book. I tried to wait until my vacation at the end of May to start reading it but started it a week early. I am so glad I did because the half of the book I forced myself to read was awful. “The Bad Weather Friend” is about a guy named Benny Catspaw who is so nice that someone feels compelled to destroy him. Benny’s perpetually sunny disposition is test...