I picked The Elements of Style up out of an interest to improve my writing, and I did feel like I learned a lot, but it was also incredibly dry to read. Maybe that has to do with Strunk's obsession with simplifying and condensing every sentence, but it did make it a slog despite its short length. 

Reference books, by their nature, are not meant to be read linearly anyway, but I wanted to get a general grasp of the concepts so I know what to look for when I need it. I can't really fault the book for not being top-tier entertainment, though.

Most of the stories were not landing for me. There were two or three I enjoyed, but the rest I had to force myself to get through.

Anthologies and short stories collections are hard ones for me because not having a continuous story kills me. I need time to get comfortable with the setting and characters presented and that's not really possible with short stories. I think that probably has more to do with my disinterest in this book than the actual stories.

no doubt a great manga but I'm just not in the mood right now. 

I really thought I'd end up liking the series once it became more familiar, but I'm just not into it. It's got a lot of good going for it but it just doesn't really appeal to me. Now how am I gonna break this news to my brothe? lol

Left off chapter 12, Section 6