Do you stop reading chapter breaks or when tired ?

[The Book Cave]

I try to read until I reach the end of the chapter, but have stopped before that if I dozed off. I used to be a stickler for going to the end no matter how tired I was... until everything was gibberish. lol.
No matter how much I tried plowing through w/ my eyes barely open ~ slits is an understatement ~ it just wasn't jelling, so I put the book aside to sleep. How could I enjoy a book if it makes no sense to me when I'm tired. Not fair to me or the author who get their all to be appreciated.
Still, I do try to make it to the end... *g*

[pussreboots]

I read to the end of the chapter if I can. I really hate it when books don't have chapter breaks or other obvious stopping points.

[The Book Cave]

I hate it, too.What is up w/ that?

[Anne with an E]

Modern authors(early twentieth century literary movement) did this to force readers to look for and feel the pace and flow of the book created by the author's language by removing the crutch of chapter breaks. A well-written novel that is not plot-driven is not well-served by chapter breaks. They unnaturally break up the reading experience. However for genre novels and plot driven novels they are necessary and helpful.

[pussreboots]

Unfortunately many of these "modern" novels aren't well written. They are often pretentious drivel.

[The Book Cave]

Clapping. lol.

[Anne with an E]

The first volumes of Proust are written without chapters and are the best writing that there is. Hermann Broch wrote novels with only three sections instead of standard chapters that are amazing.

[The Book Cave]

Thank you, Anne, for this info. It is interesting. Hermann Broch does sound amazing.

[The Book Cave]

Hard to find well-written, but there are some gr-8 plot-driven books. I hold the well-written ones close by.

[Susan Kelley]

I stop when I find I have to keep going back and rereading a section because I'm asleep with my eyes open. I seldom do that though. My problem is I stay up to all hours reading a good book when I should be sleeping.

[The Book Cave]

Susan, have you peeked in my windows ; ). lol. Yes, rereading w/ your eyes open is difficult. lol. Zzz...

[Book Calendar]

You can old read with your eyes shut if you are Dr. Seuss. I like to finish reading when I am done with a chapter in a book.

[The Book Cave]

LOL. I like to finish the chapter, but my sleepiness seems to have a mind of its own.