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
3.2%
Bad editing
2.7%
Immoral
0.5%
Any combination of the reasons above
2.5%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%
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Goodreads. (July 9, 2013). What is it about a book that makes you turn it down? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2025, 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 May 24, 2025. 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: May 24, 2025. 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/
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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/
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