So… I have a problem.
The GoodReads Summer Reading Challenge has a challenge for the month of July called Sand Between My Toes: read a book that takes place on the beach / ocean. For this challenge, I picked out the horror book There’s Something Alive on the Titanic by Robert Serling. It has this great premise- in 1975 an expedition went to discover the location of the Titanic, and steal the millions of gold in her hold, only to never be heard from again. In 1995 a second expedition sets out to the same location in order to find out what could have happened to that first group. Is it sea creatures? Ghosts? Killer mermaids? Zombies? I don’t know what is there but it had my curiosity peaked and I was dying to find out what exactly was alive on the Titanic?
Not even 100 pages in, and the plot is moving at a snails pace. Actually, that’s not true. Snails probably move faster. And it’s crazy because, how can a lot of stuff go on in a story but the story turns out so boring?? I don’t understand that.
I like seeing how long it takes me to read a book, so I always time my reading. Normally I read about 40-50 pages an hour. Not super fast, but not terribly slow either. Right now I’m on 88 pages and the time says it’s been 2 hours plus. AGH!
So my problem is this…. It is already July 23. Counting today, I have 9 days until the end of July and the stopping point of the summer reading challenge for July because I have to immediately start on the August challenges. So do I stick it out with this horribly boring book that I’m curious about? It’s so frustrating, but I am curious. I normally finish a book in just a few days, but this one is so freaking slow that I’m not sure if 9 days will be enough, even though it’s only 300 something pages. Do I just drop it for now and come back to it at a later date when I don’t have a deadline to get things read? I love sea creatures and I have a ton of other books both on a shelf and on the kindle that can apply to this beach / ocean challenge. This book is just so AGGGGGH!!
Whatever I decide, I need to do it STAT.
What do you do when you are reading a book that has a great idea for a story but turns out boring AF? Do you stick it out or do you just call it quits?
Creature From The Book Lagoon 
I always try to read at least 100 pages before calling it quits. Sounds like you are there, so go with your gut and quit.
It always hurts to DNF a book, but sometimes it has to be done. I mean, we’re supposed to get enjoyment out of our hobbies, right?
Very true!