I'm always starting books and then not finishing them.  The most common reason is that they're crap.  But also the allure of the next book becomes greater than the reward promised by the current book.  If I were confident that the current book would be earth-shattering and life-changing, I'd ignore the allure of the next book but I hardly ever am.  So I'm going to read 25 great modern books between now and the end of 2012.  By modern I mean published in 1900 or after.  I'm convinced that nothing retards a young person's lifelong love of reading like...    > MORE