Throwing a book in the bin !

Sorry to say that I found Don Quixote (despite the humour) almost unbearable and I threw it away after I'd trawled through it. Giving hints about the contents of the next chapter took away much of the excitement of 'what happens next'. I'm sure I'm dissing someone's favourite here, the same could be said of my next choice.

I can't recall if I kept Middlemarch or gave it to charity. Now that was like trying to push treacle upstairs.

I could have thrown a book by Zadie Smith titled Winter in the bin. It was dreadful but was a new hardback so I took it to the charity shop instead.

Many years ago I just couldn’t throw a book away: particularly as I spent my working life making them.
But not now. I don’t have any qualms about binning what I perceive as rubbish.

My neighbour threw my copy of Angela's Ashes in the bin. She wrapped it in a brown paper bag in case the binmen saw it.

I'd leant it to her before I'd read it myself.

She was so shocked by the book that she read it all before disposing of it.

She didn't want me to read such a dreadful book. I think it was the bad language that was her main issue with it.

Quite funny really 🤣

Glad it’s not just me. I’m a book lover, and it goes against the grain however I felt compelled.

I’ve got a copy of The Exorcist that was my sons. It moves around the house because I come upon it sometimes, move it elsewhere and try to forget about it. I seem to be unable to give it away or dispose of it. It’s currently on top of the piano… I’ve noticed there is always a dvd of Never Let Me Go in charity shops and car boot sales. A good film in it’s way but so sad that no one wants to inflict that sadness on anyone else.

Yes. Golden Child. I enjoyed reading it, but the ending was so horrible that I binned it rather than pass it on.