My question is to readers of academic books. Is it ok to say that I have read a book if after midway through a book I am convinced of the main points an author is making and do not wish to continue to the very end. For instance, I have been reading Polanyi’s Personal Knowledge for a while now. I have made it to halfway and think I have got his main propositions. Is it ok to claim I have read this book? What are your views on this?
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You can’t say that you’ve read a book, like using those exact words “I read this book,” if you haven’t finished it. How about, “I’ve read some of Book Title”?