Have you ever signed out a library book then not read it?

Have you ever signed out a library book then not read it?
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All the time. They look good in the library but when I get them home, not so much. Any fiction book that I bring home is subject to the 50-page test. If it hasn’t grabbed me in 50 pages, it is history. There are so many horrible authors
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