Since early in my life I have felt compelled to finish a book that I started no matter how good or how bad. Lately, meaning the last few years my time has become so limited that I now have to make decisions on books that don't have the ability to connect to my being. When I read I have to become emotionally attached. I am either reading to learn something or to be entertained. If this yearning is not fulfilled within a couple chapters I move on. I love the idea of going directly to page 69. I have not thought of that. I have been one of those readers who reads the back and the first couple pages and decides if it sounds like a story I will connect with. Now as an author myself, my evaluation process has changed. The curtain has been pulled back and I am now able to critique the storytelling and writing much earlier.