I feel this way about bad film, too. You can learn so much about what works and is usually invisible craft when you're confronted with something that isn't working.
I struggle to finish books I don't jive with immediately, but I agree there is something to be learned in the finishing! Also, I am taking this to heart as a writer as well. I need to do LOTS of bad writing myself, and will most likely publish a lot of it, before I create something fantastic.
I feel this way about bad film, too. You can learn so much about what works and is usually invisible craft when you're confronted with something that isn't working.
I struggle to finish books I don't jive with immediately, but I agree there is something to be learned in the finishing! Also, I am taking this to heart as a writer as well. I need to do LOTS of bad writing myself, and will most likely publish a lot of it, before I create something fantastic.