Well, that's annoying

[venetia_sassy]

Thirty pages into Lost City of the Incas by Hiram Bingham and suddenly, I'm on page 191. Huh?

Collating error, resulting in double sections of pages 191-238 but no pages 31-78.

I hate when that happens. I was interested, dammit!
 

Comments

[littlemousling]

That happened to me with a copy of Reading Lolita in Tehran and I didn't catch it for 40 pages (I just thought the novelist had gone experimental on me). It pretty much killed my interest in finishing the book, unfortunately.

[venetia_sassy]

Oh no, how exasperating! I admit I didn't finish Reading Lolita either but in my case, I think I just ran out of energy ... it's still on the shelf, waiting for a second go.

[turps]

I hate when that happens. It happened to me in the last Harry Potter book, I got half way through and it repeated from the beginning again. So frustrating,

[venetia_sassy]

Oh no, halfway through! I hope you were able to get an exchange quickly!

[turlough]

That hasn't happened to me for years luckily enough. It's so irritating when it does!

[venetia_sassy]

I'm just glad I recognised it quickly. Now I'm wondering whether I want to get another copy or not ...

[glitteryv]

Man, I hate when that happens. Though, in all honesty, the last time it did was years ago. I was reading some pulp novel when, suddenly, the pages jumped from 15 to 72. I'd bought it used and wasn't too invested in the plot. Still, it soured my day a bit.

[venetia_sassy]

I was just getting interested too! I was debating getting another copy but I have plenty of other non-fiction books to get through. It can wait.