This is, in my opinion, one of the touchier controversial bookish topics. If you abandoned a book, or "DNF-ed" it, then you set it down without getting to its end.
Many think that if you didn't finish a book, then you shouldn't rate or review it. Others think that it depends on how far you got into the book - if you get past a certain point (usually around 50%), then you can rate or review it. There are still others that don't care one way or another.
Unlike with some of the other controversial bookish topics I've posted about here, I understand where this one comes from. You haven't finished a book, you didn't see it wrap up and end. As a result, I understand why people say, "If you DNF-ed a book, you shouldn't rate or review it."
I personally don't care if someone reviews a book they DNF-ed. Most of the "DNF Reviews" (as I call them) that I've seen around just state why they DNF-ed a book.
DNF-ing a book is something that I've been trying to remind myself is okay to do. It doesn't matter what the reason is. Whether I'm not enjoying it, or if I'm not in the right mindset for it, I have to tell myself (sometimes audibly), that it is okay to DNF books.
I want to discuss what I do when I DNF books. I look at how far I got in the book. If I got at least 50% through, then I'll leave a brief review of the book, but no rating. If I got at least 75% percent through but DNF-ed the book, then I do a brief review and a rating. However, if I got 25% or less in a book, I'll say where I DNF-ed the book and why I DNF-ed it with no actual "review" in the true definition of the word. (For example, I'll say "DNF-ed at 25%, I just couldn't get into the book."
However, no matter where I DNF a book, I always include "DNF-ed at [insert percentage]." That way, people know that I am giving a review or rating with a DNF in mind. Depending on where I got in the book, I may include a "may pick up later" or "don't plan to pick up again."
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