photo by Tina Hilton
There have been many times as a knitter that I finally decided to “frog” a project that just wasn’t working out for me. For whatever reason, the time wasn’t right for the project, so I unraveled it and wound up the yarn for later. I did that this week with a book…frogged it. Nothing new to us as readers, but I’d never used the word to describe what I do when I simply stop reading a book because it’s not the right one for now. I was disappointed, because I wanted to like Connie Willis‘s novella, Remake. But I frogged it, and maybe will pick it up again later on and give it another chance.
A Fondness For Reading 
Was this your first Connie Willis? I’ve been considering reading something by her and wonder if this isn’t the one to start with.
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Kristen, I’ve read a number of her other books and novellas, and really liked them. Doomsday Book is great, as is Passage. I couldn’t put either of them down, so I’d recommend starting with one of those.
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Great, thanks! I think Blackout, her new novel, looks really interesting but I wanted to start with something older first.
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I have a hard time frogging a book even though my better judgement calls for it. But I’m improving. Years ago I frogged a large sweater that was almost finished. When so much went wrong I gave up. As it stayed there in my knitting basket, I knew unless I unravel it that would be the end of my knitting. It worked. No regrets.
Lois
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Kristen, I’m looking forward to reading Blackout soon. I guess I just wasn’t in the mood for Remake and will try it again later on.
It’s unusual for me to frog a book, Mom, but I’m not really shy about frogging a knitting project. When it’s not right, it’s not right, and out it comes. And like you say, no regrets!
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