How to Read a Book You Don't Like

You know the drill. Someone asks you to read a book or chapter and you attempt to comply. Along the way you realize you have no desire to finish. The text may put you to sleep or may not make any sense to you. The writing may purposefully be in archaic English or in dry scientific jargon. Regardless, the task is the same--finish reading. With a good strategy you can finish reading the text before your malevolent ideas about what to do to the text win out.