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To finish or not to finish? That is the question.

If you don't like a book — if it bores you or turns you off or you just can't get into it — do you put it down or keep on going?

Today's Friday Roundtable digs into that question. What happens when you give up on a book? And what is it that makes you close the covers? Chime in on Twitter 

, and tell us what you do in the poll below.

, writer and spoken word artist, joined me, with MPR News host Kerri Miller, to hash it out.

Personally, I'm a stubborn reader. I will hit that last page, even if it means racking up late fines at the library. Maybe I'm an optimist, hoping things will turn around before the end. Maybe I'm a glutton for literary punishment. 

I get the argument for giving up. It's compelling: Life is short! Time is precious! Read what you love! But I will also say: Read things you're not sure you will like, every once in a while. Give weird books a chance. 

And if you're someone who walks away when you don't love a book: When do you know? Do you give it until Page 20? 50? Halfway? What's your threshold? Let's 

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If you don't love a book, do you finish reading it anyway? Or do you move on and get another?

It's time for the Friday Roundtable, and our Thread Week finale. Today three smart people ponder: Do you power through a book you hate?

Do you finish books you don't like?

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