The statistic presents data on the reasons why readers stopped reading a particular book. During the survey carried out by the social cataloging website Goodreads.com in 2013 among its memebers, 18.8 percent of respondents stated they stopped reding because of weak writing.
What is it about a book that makes you turn it down?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Slow, boring
46.4%
Weak writing
18.8%
Extremly stupid
8.8%
Ridiculous or nonexistent plot
8.5%
I do not like the main character
4.9%
Inappropriate, makes me uncomfortable
3.8%
When an author is committed to doing something I hate
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Goodreads. (July 9, 2013). What is it about a book that makes you turn it down? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261927/reasons-why-readers-stop-reading-a-particular-book/
Goodreads. "What is it about a book that makes you turn it down?." Chart. July 9, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261927/reasons-why-readers-stop-reading-a-particular-book/
Goodreads. (2013). What is it about a book that makes you turn it down?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261927/reasons-why-readers-stop-reading-a-particular-book/
Goodreads. "What Is It about a Book That Makes You Turn It Down?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261927/reasons-why-readers-stop-reading-a-particular-book/
Goodreads, What is it about a book that makes you turn it down? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261927/reasons-why-readers-stop-reading-a-particular-book/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
What is it about a book that makes you turn it down? [Graph], Goodreads, July 9, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261927/reasons-why-readers-stop-reading-a-particular-book/
