All the books I didn't finish (and wont’!) in 2023... 👀
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- Hey Booktube! I'm still learning to put down books when I'm not enjoying them... I'm getting better at it but it can be a challenge! Here are all the books I did not finish or (DNF as we call them here!).
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I DNF often and feel,no guilt about it! There is so little time and so many amazing books out there. I find it way easier to DNF if I haven’t spent $35 on it, so getting my books from the library is a key part of my DNF strategy 😊
Life is too short to read books you're disliking. DNF all the way🎉
Also totally get the "learning your own taste". For example, I'm pretty sure YA is not for me.
We should print out your first sentence on a t-shirt 😂 it’s sooo true and yet we still forget it
YA are good to read when you need a break from the shockingly austere reality in adult books . Adult books are intriguing, but they're also a no-nonsense , sober look at life can leave you breathless .
Misogyny and sexism are my main reasons to DNF books nowadays too. Plenty of better books out there. In the future I'll read the one star reviews of books to see if they are sexist before reading them.
I'm so sick of misogyny AND misandry in books. I don't care who we're being sexist towards, I DON'T WANT IT!!!
It just feels like a lot of books are nasty just for the sake of being nasty, there's no really reason for sexism in the books; it's just simply the authors adding too much of themselves into their work.
What does DNF mean ?
@@MoonWitch77 Did not finish
@@MOONSUN4Life Oh. Haha ! Makes sense now. Thanks !!!
@@MoonWitch77 Glad I could help!
J'adore la manière que tu normalises le fait de ne pas terminer un livre qui n'est pas pour soi. J'ai suivi ton exemple et j'ai vraiment l'impression que j'ai pu découvrir plus de merveilles cette année :) Merci beaucoup!
Yay for DNFing books! I FINISH so many more books now that I've started making the effort to DNF (and DNF early). Trying to push through on a book I'm not enjoying just causes me to slow my reading down and risks triggering a slump. I DNF'ed 24 books this year. I'm doing a TBR zero challenge, so most of them had sat on my shelf for a while. Half of my DNFs were either modern classics or literary fiction (or both) -- things like Catcher in the Rye, Love in the Time of Cholera, Passage to India, Atonement, etc. I bought these books because I thought I SHOULD like them as a reader. But I learned this year that I have trouble losing myself in books that emphasize literary style. I'm working to accept that I don't have to love every "good" book.
I did the audiobook of Lessons in Chemistry; I loved the quirkiness of it, but I also think some of the appeal for me was the nostalgia factor. I’m in my 60’s so there were many reminders of how ridiculous some of the social mores were back then. Also it was summertime so I was doing lots of walking/listening.
YESSS i look forward to Emily's spicy opinions more than anyone elses! Bring on the dnfs!!!🌶👏✨️🥰❤️🙌
There is a great "If books could kill" podcast episode on Outliers where the hosts go through how bad the book is
Another reason for me to DNF books is if the book is boring or I don't 'vibe' with the writing, and that is difficult to predict.
Those are the hardest to DNF for me, especially if I like the plot or concepts, but if I don’t like the writing I’m probably not gonna give more than 3 stars anyway so might as well cut my losses.
I definitely need to learn to put down books earlier. Your ability to put down books you aren't enjoying is definitely aspirational!
Keeping track of all the books I want to read has made it easier for me to DNF books for sure. When I can see in front of me a whole long list of books I’m excited to get to, why would I stay with something that’s just not doing it for me?🤷♀️
I've started to DNF more. I have a Goodreads folder. My main trigger is that I just don't care. If I'm not clicking with the characters, then what's the point? I do like the DNF folder cause some I might want to try again. Oooh, also, I have way too many on my TBR to waste my time. I'm trying to be better about it.
I’m absolutely a DNF-er. 😂 Loved this!
I am a firm DNF-er. I have so little time to dedicate to reading, and when I pick up a book, I need to be able to get what I need from it. I will not waste my time on shitty books. 🤷♀️
We should all DNF more when we're not enjoying ourselves and it's a book we want to read to be entertained!
This year I DNF'd 42 books and that's not counting the ones that I put down while reading the ebook sample. This year alone accounts for one fourth of my whole DNF list. lol I think I just tried too many books because of hype or because they were available through my library and not because I was truly interested in them. Plus I'm really picky about writing styles! A lot of them just don't work for me.
I have trouble unhauling books without having tried them either. I should do the read it or unhaul it challenge too... although I have about 1100 books in my library, I'm dreading writing them all down. I love seeing that challenge, I'm glad you're still doing it next year.
I am definitely screening books better before I get them. I know what I like and stick to it. Saves time and my energy. Not worth forcing yourself to read something that does nothing for you. That is what puts me in a reading slump because I get nothing from the books I don't like. Keep up the good work, Emily!
I unapologetically DNF books. I DNF'd a book on the first page once. I sat there re-reading that first page for nearly an hour before I realized I hadn't been reading the book. Life is too short, and there are too many other books I want to read for me to force myself to read something I'm not enjoying.
I used to feel like I couldn't just put down a book and not finish it, but these days I end up DNFing at least half the books I try to read. I simply don't have the will, time or energy to continue reading a book I don't enjoy.
One pattern I've noticed recently is that I tend to DNF novels that try to do social commentary but do it in a way that feels a little too obvious, or even heavy-handed, to me (e.g. Beartown by Fredrik Backman and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng). Sexism is another deal-breaker for me as well. I DNF'd In the Woods so quick for the exact same reason you did!
What a wonderful and necessary video.
I’ve also been trying to read or unhaul the books on my shelves this year and I’m at 24 dnfs so far, it’s pretty addictive 😅 feels so good to be decluttering the books I’m no longer interested in
Emily is so good to see you talking about how "creppy" Murakami writes, i hate this "cult man"
OMG yes! I've read one of his books and it was so bad! 😮 Just absolutely appalling and it really makes you look at his fanboys differently.
Agree. I had to rethink the person that recommended from this author 😅. It’s like whyyy. Never finished the one book I attempted (at least my memory is thankfully forgetting it all).
I'm so proud of you!
Thank you!!
i only discovered your channel and im obsessed already, i trust your taste
i read 10 books this year YEIH!! dnf 3: Rebecca, Mistborn and Jade War. Rebecca i didn't care for it, but the other two i realize that i was just so incredible tired of reading research papers all day, i just couldn't handle more of it; i play videogames and i also couldn't play jrpgs games this year, which most of them are games with a lot of dialogue and no voice acting so you gotta read that. On the bright side i read like 200 papers and im almost done with my thesis, so im hoping for a better reading for pleasure year in 2024
There are people that rave over Rebecca but there are also mixed reviews which is why I haven’t picked it up.
I’d didn’t care for Rebecca if it makes you feel better!
@@ericapoe For me the book was just too slow, i dnf it very early on due to that.
@@mayralex18 I can understand that. Thanks for letting me know. A slow start is a killer in any book.
I remember liking Rebecca but I was also like 15 at the time and definitely didn't have great taste or context for critical reviews
It sounds so silly, but I still have a really hard time DNFing books even when I'm hating reading them 😅 Hoping to take some inspiration from you in 2024!
I'm at 159 finished
2 dnfs... I almost just cant.
The Three Body Problem also has a cdrama adaptation. The reviews I've seen say it's really faithful and improves the character work. I'm debating on watching it before the Netflix adaptation
I have a hard time promoting a pro-genocide author and their works :/ (Uyghur)
I never used to DNF a book, NEVER! But in the last 5 years or so that's definitely changed. I don't have the time or brain capacity for a book that I'm not loving, or at least liking 💪❤📚😻🎄
Me too!
I really need to get better at dnf-ing books.
On the other side i got way better in streamlining my physical tbr and
also where I get my recommendations.
Not picking up just any book that sounds good beside you Emily there's only one other booktuber I trust their reviews. (mainly because I know the taste are similar but also giving good reviews where I can tell if it would be something for me or not 😊)
also buying less books or atleast at a slower pace so every book i bought i had to make a mindful decision if i really want it to be that particular book
Thank you for your content! Very interesting perspectives. You've helped me put down books sooner too. Have you tried "A Dirty Job" by Christopher Moore? It's a humorous take on a guy becoming a death.
I'm really trying to dnf more but I always get anxiety that it does get better. But you're right, it never does....
IT. NEVER. DOES.
And even if there was one time it did… 1 out of how many would make it worth it?? My reading experience has only improved! Hoping yours will too!
I've loved your read it or unhaul it challenge and I really hope you continue it next year. That or something similar
I literally never put down books I’m such a completionist!! Definitely need to learn to do it more but in general I’m pretty good at choosing books I’ll enjoy so it hasn’t been a huge problem for me. Either that or I’m just easy to please haha
Sexism and one dimensional female characters are my main DNF reason. Also the "quirky Autistic character with random habits who doesn't understand social skills but somehow still succeeds" trope. As an Autistic person, it just makes me roll my eyes.
I also DNFed All the Living and the Dead because of the author/narration. I didn’t realize she was going to be the pov “character”, I thought we were just going to get the life stories/experiences of the professionals.
I do a lot of reading challenges and struggle with dnfing the books for them, cause then I have to find another one for the prompt... but yes this is the only instance where I struggle not to outright dnf. Otherwise I'm doing pretty great this year with putting down books (somehow most of those were recent sci-fi), especially for buddy reads (my friend with whom I do those put down almost all of our buddy reads last year and in the end I suffered through lame books while she didn't so I may be a bit petty with that).
The most controversial dnf of mine this year was absolutely Babel (and Dragon Republic lol). I did like the Poppy War, but for the life of me could not even think of finishing those 2 books they were so annoying.
i'm definitely getting better at dnfing but i still need to do it more, especially audiobooks, i tend to just listen to them all the way through even if i'm not enjoying it
Love this background. Definitely prefer it to the shelving system. Where's the other Emily?
I absolutely put down books. I have learned that making myself read books that I am not enjoying never ends well… I always regret not having DNF them. So now I give the book 50 to 60 pages to draw me in, if I'm not feeling it by then I move on.
This is my strategy too. Plain Bad Heroines was the inciting factor in this 😂. 50 pages to catch me, if it’s iffy I give to 100.
I'm working on decluttering and putting down books I'm not enjoying too. I have unhauled so many books recently. I have realized I have a real problem with novel translated from Japanese as well. And contemporary fiction and I don't really mix for some reason. I think it's cause I'm rarely in the mood for that kind of drama or crying.
I really want to dwindle my physical book collection and get some space back, so I might need to do this challenge. I worry it will take awhile because I won’t DNF often but that would be a good thing 😅
Without spoiling the book too much, does anyone know what sort of problematic stuff was in Weyward?
I must say, if I paid $15 or $25 for a book I tend to feel guilty about dnf ing it. My goal in 2024 is to get a library card and then I think I wouldn’t feel bad about not finishing. My other goal for the new year is to read my shelves!my tbr shelf has about 24 books on it so I am hoping to read those throughout the year. ❤
Getting a library card changes your life 😭
If you're in the US there's a big chance you can sign up for a library card online
You are right . 25.00 is a lot of money to pay for a DNF book . I will usually pay that much for an expected read-again .
I just reached the 50% mark of City of Brass and reached a lull. It’s my third attempt too and I’m giving it one more chapter before deciding if I’m do done 😂
If you want to read a good mystery thriller I’d recommend one of the Eddie Flynn books by Steve Cavanagh. I found it by accident and I’ve been really enjoying them. Well I’ve read only one but I’m very excited to check out the other books in the series. It’s a good example of intelligent writing + plot. I believe thirteen/fifty-fifty are the most popular in the series. I read the devil’s advocate and it’s soo good
SK wrote the Drawing of the Three when he was 40. Heck, the Gunslinger was published when he was 35. I just LOVE that series! Yes, weird sometimes. But I love SK’s weird.
He started writing gun slinger when was 22
@@MediaEnraged yes…and it was a mishmash until he finally got it together and had it published. The book as we know it was published in 1987 or 88. As far as I know….I am not a publisher, but that is my understanding.
I DNF'd 12 books this year and I'm not regretting any of them xD
I DNF books sometimes after one page. My reading life is all the better for it!
A few patterns I've noticed about my DNF habits:
1. My ratio of DNF/Completed varies heavily by genre. Its very low for epic/high fantasy (likely since I do a lot of research before starting any such series), slightly higher for sci-fi, and very high for YA or litRPG books.
2. My reason for DNF is almost always an accumulation of boredom, apathy, or dislike rather than a single highly disagreeable event. On the other hand my mother tends to DNF almost exclusively due to a single highly disagreeable event.
3. Non-fiction is a lot easier to DNF for me
I can't say bye to a book I've never tried and sitting on my shelf but since I started i torture myself to the end. I am active reader from 15 years and for that time I dnf-ed 6 or 7 books. 2 of them physically hurting me (headaches) and I still pushed through in several sittings until I decided my head is more important then my ocd 😂. Dnf is my kryptonite and I don't know how to learn myself to leave books. It's really sad because I am leaving the reading as a whole but the book almost never and put myself in a gigantic reading slumps. The struggle (and torture) is real
I'm also working on DNF'ing books more quickly when I'm just not enjoying them. I have about half a dozen books that I'm part way through. And I'm working up the courage to just DNF them all without picking them back up and dragging them into 2024, haha.
You should do another video where you read the ending of DNF:d books. That was fun.
My notable DNFs
- The Napoleon quartet: I got through the first and then gave up into the second. I looked up spoilers and I’m glad I didn’t slog through it! There’s so much domestic violence and abuse and I just can’t with it.
- Plain Bad Heroines: nothing effing happened!! Half way through it I just couldn’t.
- Three Body Problem: just too dry. Idk if I like Chinese translations.
- The City We Make: I love NK Jemisin but I just could wrap my head around this one. Stunning writing but not for me.
- The Lonely (Andrew Michael something): religious abuse of an autistic child. NO THANK YOU.
- The Final Girls Support Group: Lynette is… just don’t write women like her.
I had a huge dnf year this year! I've now learnt my lesson to not just randomly buy books and read reviews and make a decision based on them.
I'm reading a book right now that I'm not sure if I want to stop or not. I just keep hearing that it's so good, so I hope it gets better. I'm gonna keep giving it a try for now. There's nothing really problematic about it. If there were some sort of super problematic thing, I'd have put it down already. It's main problem is that it's boring so far.
I'm terrible at dnfing books😂 I read 15-30 books each year tho' and I pick up a lot of books because of you. So I rarely encounter a book I don't like these days. My average rating for books I picked up because of you is 4.15 (26 books total).
I read Weyward and it was okay, but it was sooo slow to get going. I think I'm that case it did get better once it picked up a little.
I've read several Tana French and mostly the writing style drives me nuts. I will say the second murder squad book was my lowest ranked of what I've read of hers because it involves someone impersonating someone and that makes me extremely uncomfortable. I think I liked the Witch Elm best, but the writing style is still annoying.
If you're still debating about trying more in the Dublin Murder series by Tana French, I do suggest that you give the second book a try. Each book in the series follows a different detective meaning the main guy from the first one doesn't show up again so you don't have to continue to put up with his crap (I think he gets maybe a throw away mention in the second book).
This year I DNFed Upgrade by Blake Crouch... Hated it. I should have DNFed The Idiot by Elif Batuman ...I looked the first part and thought it might recover, but ended up skimming the second part to find that it never did. It got worse.
Didn't finish The Gospel of Wellness which was just badly done.
I haven't finished A Thousand Pardons but I might eventually. I don't think it worked for me on audio.
There may have been others but if I give them up right away I don't always write them down. I've read about 100 books this year so I do tend to finish most, though I may skim off they aren't going great.
I hated the first dark tower book but I think the drawing of the three is significantly better
I just recently (like a month ago?) figured out how to make a DNF shelf on GR, so I don’t know how many I have DNFed but ma’am, I am quick to drop a book unless I have like super high hopes for it.
how do you make a dnf shell on goodreads? 😮
@@avrorawhite9763 apparently you can only do it on the computer but you just click to add new shelf. I have one for DNF and soft DNF.
I didn't care for Lessons in Chemistry either. DNF'd and it was an audible purchase so it pains me even worse! I don't use audible anymore and that's one of the reasons why. Such a gamble.
Dark Tower is so much better if you've read a lot of Stephen King's other books beforehand. A lot of the things that seemingly don't make sense are explained in other books, whether it be lore, history, characters, magic, world building, etc, Dark Tower is directly connected to every book King has ever written. The Man in Black originates from The Stand and Eyes of the Dragon for example.
I think the best way to read King in general is to read everything he's published in chronological order of release starting with Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining. That being said, I can totally understand that being a massive undertaking that not everyone wants to take 😅
I’m just like you-for some reason, i keep trying to read hyped up, super popular, super high rated mysteries and thrillers and i always end up hating them. I realized i actually end up loving the lesser known ones a lot more, especially ones with ratings under 4. For some reason those super highly rated ones always end up on my most hated lists lol especially the ones from book clubs like reese’s or botm. Maybe something is wrong with me because i don’t understand the hype at all!!
How about Middlemarch? Did you finish it?
I feel the same way about a lot of books I DNF or dislike. I'm not a prude but why would I want to read about teens doing it.
I also put down All the Living and the Dead! I thought it was just me😂. I also put it down for the same reason so you're mot alone.
I'm quite picky about my reading since I don't read THAT many in a year (at least it feels like it), so I can't remember dnf-ing anything because of the content, mostly it's been because of the writing style. Or audiobook narrator, and then I haven't been interested enough to pick up the physical book, meaning the book was mid anyway.
I've read 61 books this year and DNF'd 24. Didn't realise it was that many! The one I'm really sad about was Jade City. I really wanted to like it but gave up after 100+ pages, because I couldn't connect with the characters except the one that was obviously going to be killed off soon. It was also all worldbuilding and minimal plot. But maybe I'll give it another shot as an audiobook.
My main reason for DNFing books is 1)bad writing and 2)sexism, racism, classism, fatphobia, homophobia, transphobia, aphobia and all that fun stuff. DNF'd the Witcher because of sexism.
The narrator of Leftover in China is not a white woman. It is a woman named Janet Song. I'm not sure if she's Chinese, but she is of Asian descent.
The author not narrator
@@BookswithEmilyFox oh wow. That's bad.
If you read Tana French please consdier the audio! The irish accents are half the enjoyment if I am honest. It is a beautiful listen!
I DNFed lessons in chemistry too super early on
I have had to teach myself to DNF, and after keeping a record of the books I have DNFed this year, I find that I know by about 30% if I am going to enjoy the story.
Both Piers Anthony and Larry Niven fall into the "Old, sexist male authors who had some interesting ideas but couldn't write a realistic female character to save their own lives." I forced my way through Ringworld(Niven), and absolutely hated the main character who was basically a pompous ahole. The only female character was only there for s3x-appeal. But the world building was awesome.
Also, I read "I Who Have Never Known Men" because of your recommendation, and I loved it!
I myself do not DNF more than maybe twice a year. I just try to be very choosy about what I put on my TBR (and when in doubt, I just don't read it). That's said, I read a lot of the books on your DNF list this year and I disliked every single one, so maybe i'm wrong, and you're right. 😂🎉
I am getting much faster at putting down books. I try to give them 50 pages but some are so bad they don't deserve that (looking at you, Heroes Inc.)
Honestly, Storm Front is the worst of the Dresden Files. My BFF skipped the first two books and started with Grave Peril, which is where things start to get woven together and plot forms.
Totally agree on Murakami, lol. Everything I've tried to read from him has been disappointing.
I DNF one book this year read 70. It was How to sell a haunted house. I read over 50 percent was not good but not horrible but after that was so bad to me. I just couldn't.
Learning to put down books
I listened to All The Living And The Dead on audiobook and liked it a decent amount. It is true that the author inserts her own opinions a bit too much, but it was worth ignoring those comments for the rest of the real material. Some parts were pretty descriptive of gruesome stuff that various workers in the death industry have faced, so it's not for the faint of heart, but if morbid stuff fascinates you, it's a good one IMO.
I DNFd at least 20 books this year. I unhauled nearly 100. Some I had read and some I just had no interest in anymore
WELL. He who drowned the world is on its way to me. Curious to see where that goes.
I DNF probably more books than I actually finish 😂💀…granted, much of the time it’s not on purpose, haha…I have every intention to get back to the book, but then I get excited to start reading another book and eventually forget about the previous book, or forget everything that I’ve read so far and can’t bring myself to start over
The last book I didn't finish and I mean threw across the room was Benedict Bridgeton's. Right around the time a very vulnerable young woman who had just been rescued from nearly being SAd giggled over how wicked she was for being forced to watch a man undress.
Given every book after that contained a detailed explanation that the male love interest understood consent, I can only imagine she got backlash
Sometimes I dnf so many books in a month I actually worry myself 😂
I realized I really don't like thrillers and murder mysteries this year and I'm actually really happy about that because I have wasted a lot of money on those kind of books before and always end up hating them or being bored. From now on I will save my money for genres I know I enjoy instead.
I don’t put down books, I’ve DNF 2 books ever and I made my husband take them from me because I would have forced myself to finish them. I fortunately haven’t run into very many books that I feel that way about though.
I finished City of Brass via audiobook... Definitely wasn't worth the hours I put in lol
I’m so glad you didn’t like In The Woods by Tana French. I tried it based off a friend’s recommendation and HATED it. I DNFed - awful characters, boring plot (in my review where I DNFed it at about 150 I said I felt like the book was almost finished but I still had over 300 pages left) and I never looked back! So shocked because it’s such a well loved book/series. Not for me!
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I haven’t even heard of so much of these 😬
My rule:
a.) Get the books from the public library, first. (Yes, "books", read more than one at a time.) Buy later if I really likes.
b.) If the first 10 pages do not "grab" me, dump it back into the library return box.
c.) Not about subject(although I read mostly autobiography), but the books ability to capture my imagination. The magic.
If you "keep reading on" then it's for class or work, right?
If not, then you are just torturing yourself just to finish it.
Dump it.
There's better, more deserving book waiting, next.
Magic is waiting.
🐱📚🎄❤️
I've read all the Piers Anthony "Incarnations of Immortality" and they do have interesting premises. HOWEVER, as a writer overall, the man is so 1970s. It hurts my brain. If you do go back, skip "And Eternity" (the last one) altogether. It's not "violent SA", but there is a very inappropriate relationship on multiple levels central to the plot and you will probably despise it. I know I can't read it again without cringing. Also, it's not being prudish to know what you like and what you don't. It's self-awareness.
I used to DNF way more a few years ago (about 30 books per year), but now I know my reading taste better and actively avoid certain tropes I don't love and problematic (aka sexist) authors
Lessons in chemistry is one book I have issues with a chemistry background!! Bonnie really should have checked out the chemistry? I recently DNFed that bad heroines one. Could get into it. Love a new zealand novel you recommended.
I will DNF any book at any time. It's a hobby, it should be fun. Life is too short to read books you're not enjoying.
If anyone tries to tell you to give Piers Anthony another shot don't listen to them. He's a perv. He has a book titled The Color of Her Panties. Not sure why we ever thought he was okay
You should check out the GR reviews for his Firefly book. Apparently the Author's Note is all about his support of grown men and under-age girls having relations (a 5yo CANNOT provide consent, but he thinks they can) and how women exist for men's pleasure. idk man. His Chameleon book was recommended to me when I was in hs and it gave me the ick + made me roll my eyes, hard quit him as an author. So glad I never got sucked in before I learned how truly depraved he was later on.
Piers Anthony has a lot of really fun fantasy that is just ruined by sexism. I read almost all of his Xanth series in elementary school (which it really is not appropriate for) and the concepts were also cool. Basically everyone in this fantasy world has a unique magical power and if they don’t, they are forced to come to our world. But even as a 5th grader I struggled with the sexism. For reference, one of the books in the series is called “The Color of Her Panties” 🤮
Also, I read the entire series that starts with The Pale Horse. The sexism is crazy. I finished the series and had to force myself to read the last 2 or 3 books. Then he came out with a new one that has a female main character decades after the original series was published and I cannot make myself read it.
On a Pale Horse*
I was coming here to say the same thing. I read them as a teenager and loved them. I picked them up as an adult and immediately DNF’d. The sexism was so awful. How did I miss that as a kid?
LiC was so bad. I too dnfd it.
I really liked All The Living and The Dead! Although don’t pick it back up if you didn’t vibe with the author’s POV. Probs never will 😂
Just DNFed Iron Flame WTF? It was awful. I read the Dark Tower series twice. I hated the first book, but the kids who lent it to me reminded me, King was young and probably stoned off his behind. By the time I got deeper, I loved them - then HATED the ending. What a let down. Another friend said if I reread it, I would like it. NOPE Hated it