Book Fail: The Moment by Douglas Kennedy

Title: The Moment
Author: Douglas Kennedy
Page I Stopped Reading: 50

Here’s what happened.

The Moment is a thick book. I tend to shy away from books over 400 pages for many reasons. I feel a great sense of pride by finishing a book. I feel accomplished and proud of myself, even if it’s 15 minutes worth. When I read longer books, I get that feeling less often. I tend to get tired of books I read for over ten days too. This fear of reading this book for over ten days consumed me and thus, why it’s going back to the library unfinished.

I had the best of intentions. The first 50 pages were good and interesting. However, I put it aside to read 31 Dates in 31 Days, which I knew I would finish quickly enough to return to the library this week. However, when I finished 31 Dates in 31 Days, I was no longer interested in it. I lost the book’s rhythm. This again reaffirmed why I read one book at a time and date one man at a time. I’m horrible at multi-tasking.

The Moment is about a divorced writer who has just signed on the dotted line to dissolve his marriage. He’s solitary and single-minded in his career as a travel writer. He soon comes home from a short trip to find a package from a woman he used to see—who was from Berlin. The Moment definitely sets up the book’s overarching theme right away—The moments that change us the most are often the most unexpected.

The Moment is a tragic book fail for me because it was just a matter of timing. What would have happened if I didn’t pick up 31 Dates in 31 Days? Would I be further through it?  Who knows. Overall, I do not feel bad for returning this to the library. I can only move forward and pray the next one doesn’t meet a similar fate.

Grade: Incomplete