I am giving up on 1776 by David McCullough. Normally, I am too task-oriented to not finish a book once I start it, but I find it easier to drop an audio book than a paper book. Maybe there is something too immediately tactile about abandoning a paper book, while stopping the audio book is more of a “virtual” abandonment.

In any event, I only got through about two hours of the 12 hours of 1776. Nothing against McCullough’s writing, which is first rate, but I simply do not enjoy stories about battles. The guns, the tents, the weather, the food, the boots, the horses—none of it interests me. I did not realize that this book was all about fighting the first year of the Revolutionary War.

So, great book. Just not my cup of tea.