Big Books: Why they are the scourge of my existence

• "No, I can't go to that Pulitzer-prize winning play with you. I have to finish that book. Yes, I do realize I'm not in school anymore."
• "Woo-hooo, only 300 pages to go. I'm stoked, man."
• "Who is this character again?" (After putting the book down for 3 days)
• Taking out the calculator to figure out how many pages I have to read per day to finish the book within a month is something I have been known to do. Often.
• Indexing fiction. Come on people, it's time.