I'm halfway through The Road and I'm scared to finish it. Have you ever given up on a book and why?

The road is an amazing and terrifying novel. The father/son story is beautiful.

Put the book in the freezer.

I think if I stop, then nothing bad can happen.

I find this feeling was worst for me with Lolita. I felt like Humbert's accomplice - if I stop reading, then he doesn't get to tell his story & Lolita doesn't get raped any more.

When you get this feeling you know it is a great book :)

All I can suggest is to line up your next great read. Then finish the book, cry if you need to & when you're ready, move on. But choose a really good book because anything else is disappointing when you've just finished a truly brilliant read.

You need to finish it. It will get worse. Steel yourself for it. The ending pays off, in my opinion.

I gave up on Catch-22 the first time I tried to read it. I was maybe 14, and tried to read it too quickly, and without a real grasp of all the references, allusions, etc... I tried it again at 25 and it is now one of my all time favorites. That extra 11 years of life experience and education made it come together in a way it just hadn't on my first attempt.

I found the book hard to read, it's just so sad. I suggest finishing it because it ends in the only way that makes sense (to me personally)

The Source - James Mitchener (too depressing)

Gardens of the Moon - Steven Erikson (lost it on the train and realized I didn't really care)