The Goldfinch

Book club meets this week and I'm only 28% through the book.  I'm not going to make it because I stopped reading it about a week ago.  I was actually enjoying it, but Husbandman and I are on an acrostic kick and that's usually how I end my evening.  I don't like going to book club when I haven't read the book, but Mitz believes I should so I probably will.  Honoring commitments and all that. Book club is always fun.  Every time.  But I have self esteem issues when I don't finish the book. Why can't people understand that?