I use goodreads to keep count, but I am not really affected by it to the point of finishing a book being more important than the booknitself. I feel like the ratings are misleading. People can read a slog with exciting last 50 pages and they will rate it highly because the last thing they remember is that last part. I guess that's why mistborn is so popular. I admit, the endings are thrillimg but the buildup did little for me in book 2 and 3. The 1st was OK.