This has been a quiet review week, in large part because I am trudging through a book I don’t like but have spent too much time trying to read to abandon it. Good ol’ sunk cost fallacy, how can I be aware of you and yet persist? I noticed recently that Vero at Dark Shelf of Wonders did a “Last Ten Books” tag, and I figured — why not?
(1) Last Book I Didn’t Finish: Congress for Dummies. I haven’t officially DNF’d it, but I have lost all interest in it. It’s over 20 years old and reading about committee processes is godawful boring.
(2) The Last Book I Reread. Rod Dreher’s Crunchy Cons.
(3) The Last Book I Bought. Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl. Currently waiting for me at the post office!
(4) The Last Book I Said I Read and Didn’t Really. Best I can do is reading an abridged version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame instead of the real thing.
(5) The Last Book I Wrote in the Margins Of. Write in a book?
(6) The Last Book I Had Signed. Rod Dreher’s Living in Wonder. Funny thing, I’d actually preordered the ebook version, then bought the print version while in line to talk to him so he could sign it, then I wound up cancelling the ebook version and later reordering the ebook version because I’d lent it out to someone and wanted to re-read it.
(7) The Last Book I Lost. Um….me and books are like the Pentagon and billions of dollars. No only do I often not know where they are, I don’t even know that I don’t know where they are.
(8) The Last Book I Had to Replace. Mm…well, Living in Wonder would count, but I also reordered Rifles for Watie for a re-read I’ve yet to do.
(9) The Last Book I Had an Argument Over. Honestly can’t remember. My IRL friends who read rarely read the same books I do.
(10) The Last Book I Couldn’t Get A Hold Of. Erm……obscure books quoted in other books are always popping up onto my interest list and then disappearing when I realize I can’t find an affordable copy. Most recently was a trilogy by Eric Voeglin:
I’ve not quite given up on these, as I might have access via my university.
Reading Freely 
I hate sunk cost thinking. And yet, just like you, I find it almost impossible to shake it off.
Best of luck 😀
Usually when it’s happening, I start reading something else and then, oh dear, I’ve forgotten all about the book I was trudging through. That has not been the case….yet.
right, you’re one of those people who don’t review dnf’s.
That must make it easier 🙂
Sometimes they get mentioned, sometimes not: I short-rounded Ed Abbey’s “Hayduke Lives”:
Fun!
I figured since I missed WWW I was overdue for something different!
Oooooh… I *like* that one. Seems I have a Saturday post sorted….. [grin]
Sweet! Will look forward to it. I work this Saturday so will be “online” more than usual..
hehe oh no, I’m sorry to hear your current read is not going well. I understand the need to ‘WIN’ even if you feel like you’re wasting time lol😆
Thanks so much for the mention 🖤!
Oh goodness, it was brave of you to open up that Congress for Dummies book in the first place! Is that the book you were referring to in your intro or a separate bore?
How did you like the abridged version of Hunchback? That’s kind of clever, I’m daunted by that book.
Hhaha that Pentagon comment made me chuckle.
Geez the prices for that Eric Voeglin series are rough! 🥴
I managed to finish the thing today, so now I can move on to happier things. The Congress book was effectively DNF’d at least a week ago. I’ve been plodding through a biography of an American Nazi because one chapter focuses on the town where I work as a local history librarian.
And yeaah, the Voeglin prices are nasty. 😦 Going to see about uni library access…
Oh good now that’s done with!
Ah that sounds like really heavy reading though it is smart to stay informed about your local history.
& good idea, I hope you’re able to get uni library access !