Do you ever lose that loving feeling?

[Scheherazade]

I do.

I am not a very fast reader but I read regularly and stubbornly. Even though I can read only an hour or so during the term-time, when it is holidays, I read 2-3 hours a day - or as much as my daily commitments let me - but sometimes (maybe once a year) I find myself unable to get into any books, almost falling out of love with reading.

At the moment, I am going through one of those patches.

I have finished reading five books so far in August but now all of a sudden, I cannot read.

Now, I have started various books (five, I think); even though they are considerably good ones, I cannot bring myself to stick with them.

Do you experience anything like this?

If yes, what is your remedy?

If not, how do you manage to avoid falling into such a pit?

[clumsy angelle]

Actually, I have missed a lot of reading lately... I started writing but I figured that I could not really write much if I don't read much... I just guess reading will always be there as long as it's within your heart all the time... We just need to do some things other that that but books will always be there and so is the entusiasm to learn some thing from intelligent people:)

[aBIGsheep]

That's how I am. I'm definitely not an avid reader, but usually I only read for those books that I know that I will enjoy. I'm always on that constant search for that book that will entice and entrap me and won't let go.

You'll never find that book if you don't search for it, so just stick in there. If you don't like the book that's fine, just move on. There's no point in holding onto something when there is little to no use for you, right? Just remind yourself that there's another book out there waiting for you to read, something that won't let you go and you wouldn't want to let go.
Those certain books are what makes reading worth while.

To me at least.

[Annamariah]

Every now and then, yes. Especially when there's too much schoolwork or something else, I'm often simply too tired to take a book and read, and sometimes it may be several weeks that I don't read anything just for fun.

As long as I'm stuck with the books I own (even though there's a lot of them I haven't read yet), it's not probable that I'll find my reading mode very easily. You know, when the books are there in your shelf, it's far too easy to postpone reading them. What it takes is one trip to the library and suddenly I find reading very nice again.

[wilbur lim]

I am appalled,literally,when you cited you read FIVE books in August at one shot.Great Scott! I do not read books at all,but at least I read newspapers,that is a great perfection.Newspapers are wondrous and spectacular,of course it needs a approbation for putting lots of effort to edit and plan newspapers.

There's no reason you must read FIVE books at one shot,compelling thyself is unproductive.If you want to compel me,I will not sleep and eat,but just continue reading and die of fatigue and hunger.I WILL do it.Unless I know what the author of the books mean of this passage,etc.You should read newspapers,even past ones.

[papayahed]

I'd take a break and perhaps focus on prettying up your profile page.:D

[Virgil]

Five books a month is a lot. Perhaps you just need to slow down. I would be overwhelmed and saturated at that rate. Scher, I hope you have some out dorr activity that you can mix in. Getting a little sunshine does imrove one's mood.

[Scheherazade]

I'm always on that constant search for that book that will entice and entrap me and won't let go.Most of my friends are like that too but I will read almost anything... Try to finish all the books I start.
I am appalled,literally,when you cited you read FIVE books in August at one shot.I read 4-5 books every month on average.
I'd take a break and perhaps focus on prettying up your profile page.:DI know you are just jealous! :D
Five books a month is a lot. Perhaps you just need to slow down. I would be overwhelmed and saturated at that rate. Scher, I hope you have some out dorr activity that you can mix in. Getting a little sunshine does imrove one's mood.Out doors??? Activities???

But... but who is going to take care of the Forum if I am not at home??? :goof:

I spend a lot of time outside as well... Go for walks or parks regularly but I cannot say much sunshine is involved. We are having an especially dull summer this year.

Having said that, you might be right about having to slow down, Virgil. I read those books with great eagerners and maybe I just need to take some time to digest those.

Thanks for all the replies. :)

[Equality72521]

Original Posted by Scheherazade
I do.

I am not a very fast reader but I read regularly and stubbornly. Even though I can read only an hour or so during the term-time, when it is holidays, I read 2-3 hours a day - or as much as my daily commitments let me - but sometimes (maybe once a year) I find myself unable to get into any books, almost falling out of love with reading.

At the moment, I am going through one of those patches.

I have finished reading five books so far in August but now all of a sudden, I cannot read.

Now, I have started various books (five, I think); even though they are considerably good ones, I cannot bring myself to stick with them.

Do you experience anything like this?

If yes, what is your remedy?

If not, how do you manage to avoid falling into such a pit?


Yeah, I go through it all of the time. It's like what I do with my writings. I read a lot during the summer, but sometimes I'll just not want to pick a book up anymore. I also find that school reading kind of takes the fun out of reading, even if its reading for English/Literature classes. For school classes I force myself to read them, even if I dread the fact of doing it (yes, I have cried before because I HAD to read a book, multiple times, not something I'm proud of but it was just a miserable book/period).

If you're just falling out of love with reading in general, I always find that if you just have a small period of relaxation, maybe a day or two to a week, even if you have work, just kind of take everything with little careyou should get back into your old self. (At least that's how it is for me). I will do some meditation and breathing exercises as well, usually loosing interest in reading comes from a lot of stress, so those really do help. That's all I have to offer for you. I can only hope that that will be of help.

[kasie]

Do you think you just have mental indigestion? If you have read five books so far this month that's an average of a book every four days, give or take a bit. Perhaps you just need to take a mental breather. The urge to read will come back - usually when you have something really pressing and urgent you should be doing instead....


What were the five books, btw?

[manolia]

Do you experience anything like this?

If yes, what is your remedy?

If not, how do you manage to avoid falling into such a pit?

I do let's say once or twice a year. Most of the times it's just a sign that i am not happy with my life (working long hours, not enjoying myself etc) in general and not just books ;). Usually i try to pick a really light book..let's say Stephen King..something that doesn't need effort or try to have a break, go out more, meet my friends on a daily basis etc..

[Shalot]

I've been out of love with reading for the longest. It's been years actually since I've been that girl with the book under her arm all the time. I can't really give a good answer as to why. It just happened that way. I have a hard time reading fiction anymore unless it's a short story. I've managed to get through some popular beach reading titles such as the Harry Potter books, Secret Life of Bees, Five People You Meet in Heaven, and there are a few others I can't think of right now. But I think the last book I read that might be included in some literature class was Les Miserables several years ago. And I've read and re-read the LOTR books in the last couple of years.

Nowadays, if I'm going to read anything, it's probably going to be a memoir. I really enjoy David Sedaris and Mary Karr.

I also like reading books about writing such as Bird By Bird and On Writing Well. Again, there are more titles I have on my shelves in this category that aren't springing to mind but that I've read recently.

Right now, the three books in my rotation are Ghosts Among Us, Do Dead People Watch You Shower, and a collection of short stories by Kurt Vonnegut. The first story in the Vonnegut book is called Thanasphere, and it's about ghosts in space...

Is that a coincidence?

Anyway, the short stories comprise all the fiction I've been reading. As far as not reading at all -- that doesn't happen much. I at least read the silly little articles on MSN about the latest health crazes and financial tips. But it's hardly brain food.

I don't have any tips to offer. All I can say is that I'm not a big literature reader these days. That alone should inspire you to get back on the book bandwagon. :D

[JBI]

Reading for me is like a hunger. I can't settle for Big Macs, and I cannot ever quench my thirst. When I am not reading, I am flipping through my memory bank of poetry, and cutting at things at new angles.

[wilbur lim]

Reading newspapers would inevitably suits me the best.I conceive that everyone here is too intelligent,and surpassed me!
I am falling down to nowhere!

[Shalot]

Reading for me is like a hunger. I can't settle for Big Macs, and I cannot ever quench my thirst. When I am not reading, I am flipping through my memory bank of poetry, and cutting at things at new angles.


well, bic macs do suck.

[Nossa]

I do get that feeling sometimes. All I do is just take a break, watch more TV or go out somewhere. I agree with Virgil that maybe you should just read less books during the month. Or maybe if you feel bored with the 'serious' books, you can try something a bit childish or something that's not complex. I do it all the time :D

[The Atheist]

Never.

I'd lay odds that since the day I could read, not one has passed that I haven't read. I'd read the instructions for the toaster if that's all there was.

(did you know you can change settings on toasters?)

[Scheherazade]

What were the five books, btw?Kasie, you might be right about the "mental indigestion" I have mostly enjoyed the books I have read so far and I might need let them simmer a little before I move on.

The books I have read:

Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min

Norwegian Wood by Murakami

The Twits by Roald Dahl

The Kite Runner by Hosseini

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Treasure Island by Stevenson

I do let's say once or twice a year. Most of the times it's just a sign that i am not happy with my life (working long hours, not enjoying myself etc) in general and not just books ;). Interesting because I am an escapist and whenever I am not happy I bury myself in my books until I feel ready to surface and face the music... but, then again, I read when I am happy too! :D
I don't have any tips to offer. All I can say is that I'm not a big literature reader these days. That alone should inspire you to get back on the book bandwagon. :DI don't consider myself a big literature reader either. I will read almost anything and everything; reading children's books or mystery or romances does not bother me.
Reading for me is like a hunger. I can't settle for Big Macs, and I cannot ever quench my thirst. When I am not reading, I am flipping through my memory bank of poetry, and cutting at things at new angles.There are occassions that a burger feels pretty good to me!
you can try something a bit childish or something that's not complex. I do it all the time :DSo do I as you can see (The Twits and Treasure Island!:D)


Never.Lucky you.
I'd lay odds that since the day I could read, not one has passed that I haven't read.I haven't stopped reading as such; I just cannot get hooked on one particular book.

I have started reading these:

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini

The Wind in the Willows by Grahame

The Dune by Frank Herbert

[Nossa]

I have started reading these:

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini

I always think of Khaled Hosseini's books as good reads anytime. But if you're not too keen on reading these days, maybe he's not the best choice at the moment. It's a good book, I really enjoyed it, but it's complicated, and in more than one place it can be depressing. Just thought I'd tell you what I thought :D

[kasie]

I have started reading these:

The Wind in the Willows by Grahame

Go off for a gentle trip down the river with Ratty and Mole - it's Bank Holiday this weekend after all. It's a restorative read at any time. (And should you ever be in the area, you might enjoy a visit to the River and Rowing Museum in Henley which has a delightful section on Wind in the Willows - and a nice cafe where you can sit and look at the river - and the willows.)

[grace86]

I've lost that feeling for awhile now. I've been reading one book for ages, and have a bunch of other ones started. It's so bad I've been thinking about picking up one of those crazy popular fiction books that are supposed to be fast reads....lol I feel like I am cheating :)

Seriously, you might just need a break considering you've read so many in a short amount of time. Go outside for a little while, then maybe you will find you are being called by one of your books.

Not a good recommendation for me..I have been taking a break for quite a long time now. Time to find a book.......

[Lioness_Heart]

When I'm tired and emotionally overloaded, I either read far to many heavy books and depress myself more, or cannot face any serious reading whatsoever. If it's the latter, I tend to rely on my stock of good-mood-books - they're generally some my favourite books from the last few years that have a good adventure and a happy ending (or just happy-ending books like anything by Jane Austen if I want to distract myself for a long time). Are there any old favourites that you want to reread? It generally gets me back into the swing of reading.

[Poetess]

Now, I have started various books (five, I think); even though they are considerably good ones, I cannot bring myself to stick with them.
I can`t read but one book at a time. This is how I focus more into one general/specific concept.


Do you experience anything like this?
Yes, the last time I experienced it was some hours ago. I wanted to continue the book i`m currently reading but just felt like i`m not loving reading it.


If yes, what is your remedy?
I just leave it temporarily.

[mickitaz]

I have to say that in general, I don't loose the feeling. In fact, I go through withdrawals if I don't have at least two books waiting for me (like now).

There are times when I just can't seem to concentrate, and read a sentance over and over. At this point, I set it down, and do some housework. If a book is taking me exceptionally long to finish, sometimes it does drain me. But then I make sure I pick up a light reading book (usually my fantasy books HP, WW etc).

The other issue I have is that I can't read more than one book at a time. I have to make sure I finish the one that I am reading before I go on to the next. Otherwise, I would get the stories mixed up in my head.

[Scheherazade]

I always think of Khaled Hosseini's books as good reads anytime. But if you're not too keen on reading these days, maybe he's not the best choice at the moment. It's a good book, I really enjoyed it, but it's complicated, and in more than one place it can be depressing. Just thought I'd tell you what I thought :DThank you, Nossa. I have read a little more from the book and you are right; it does look like a sad story.
Go off for a gentle trip down the river with Ratty and Mole - it's Bank Holiday this weekend after all. It's a restorative read at any time. (And should you ever be in the area, you might enjoy a visit to the River and Rowing Museum in Henley which has a delightful section on Wind in the Willows - and a nice cafe where you can sit and look at the river - and the willows.)Just checked the map; it is that far from where I live. If the weather is nice, I might give this a try! Thank you, Kasie! :)



The other issue I have is that I can't read more than one book at a time. I have to make sure I finish the one that I am reading before I go on to the next. Otherwise, I would get the stories mixed up in my head.I don't usually read more than one book at a time either but, being unable to get into stories, I ended up starting different books one after another.

[Nightshade]

I do ... usually I will read a book or 2 a day but at the moment a seem to only want to read for a few hours a week and then its only the philosophy that is interesting me. The best solution i have found is to just go withit usually I eventually come back to wanting toi read again...:D

[Niamh]

I do.

I am not a very fast reader but I read regularly and stubbornly. Even though I can read only an hour or so during the term-time, when it is holidays, I read 2-3 hours a day - or as much as my daily commitments let me - but sometimes (maybe once a year) I find myself unable to get into any books, almost falling out of love with reading.

At the moment, I am going through one of those patches.

I have finished reading five books so far in August but now all of a sudden, I cannot read.

Now, I have started various books (five, I think); even though they are considerably good ones, I cannot bring myself to stick with them.

Do you experience anything like this?

If yes, what is your remedy?

If not, how do you manage to avoid falling into such a pit?

Oh i get like that. its generally around summer time when i'm very busy and i cant unwind and get stressed. no matter what book i pick up i cant get into. Generally to get myself back into the swing of loving my reading, i pick up something i have read before and really enjoyed and have been meaning to read again and read that. Sometimes if the book is part of a series that i've read i'll get into reading them all and then that seems to swing me back in.
This summer i was almost two months for not loving reading where the only books i finished where ones i had to read for someone else. but then i picked up Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan, because i'd been meaning to read the series again and because i was able to get into the book so easily (due to familiarity ) i ended up not being able to stop reading and read the four books in five or six days.

[blazeofglory]

I love books and the love of books is intensely embedded in me. This addiction at times is disturbing and of course I like it but this obsession at times gives me a pain.

I have numbers of books and they bury me all the time. I never can think about parting with books, not a day. 365 days go reading and reading. This obsession is at times an impediment and I have cancel many programs when books fix me.

[vheissu]

I do as well...I'm in the middle of one of those times right now.

In the past 2 months I manage to read Cat's cradle and Slaughterhouse 5 which are very short, but it took me awhile to finish them.
I won't even begin with The count of Monte Cristo: I simply can't carry on with it and I started it at the beginning of July.

At the moment, I'm slowly going through a novel of Julia Navarro, which I found laying about in the house. It's been the only book that has kept my interest, probably because it doesn't require much thought!

As for a remedy...I haven't found one! :)

[Scheherazade]

I have been trying to read A Suitable Boy recently and it is sort keeping me going (read about 250 pages so far); it is a funny state to be in surely.

[Scheherazade]

Yesterday while at the library, I saw a display for Romances for Summer and thought "Hey, what better way than dulling my brain (ok, duller than it already is)! Maybe I can jump start things again..."

So I randomly picked up two books. Last night I started reading one; after the first "juicy" 50 pages, it turned out to be the story of a woman who marries the "wrong" guy and gets physically abused and her attempts to get away. :-/

Now I am seriously depressed.

[Janine]

Yesterday while at the library, I saw a display for Romances for Summer and thought "Hey, what better way than dulling my brain (ok, duller than it already is)! Maybe I can jump start things again..."

So I randomly picked up two books. Last night I started reading one; after the first "juicy" 50 pages, it turned out to be the story of a woman who marries the "wrong" guy and gets physically abused and her attempts to get away. :-/

Now I am seriously depressed.

That's a shame, Scher - no escapism in sight.:(

I get this way about books in spells. This has been one for me lately. I had started "The Rainbow" then put it asside. I probably will have to re-read what I had when I start again. I also started a biography, got into it about 50 pages and put that asside. I don't normally do this. Are the planets lined up in a strange way?

I also started 2 books and could hardly get throught them - I don't like abandoning books, so I just persisted - at least they were short.

Now I am still plodding through Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte and I have to say again - it is pure struggle - actually a torture. I just can't seem to read it but a few pages a night. I am totally bored with the story and finally when a male interest came into the picture, I am still bored (thinking it would pick up now)....thing is I think now it is very predictable. I think I did make it to halfway so no doubt I will finish it, just to get onto something else.

Probably when you come right down there to it, I don't feel like reading anything presently. I would rather watch a good movie instead. I hope this dry spell does not last long for me, because I picked up some new books recently and have been dying to get to them.

[Niamh]

Yesterday while at the library, I saw a display for Romances for Summer and thought "Hey, what better way than dulling my brain (ok, duller than it already is)! Maybe I can jump start things again..."

So I randomly picked up two books. Last night I started reading one; after the first "juicy" 50 pages, it turned out to be the story of a woman who marries the "wrong" guy and gets physically abused and her attempts to get away. :-/

Now I am seriously depressed.

Sounds like something i'm writing! :(

[Janine]

:lol: funny, Niamh...

[blazeofglory]

I have a secret tryst with books, for they unwrap an ocean of mysteries.

[Weeping Willow]

oh scher...
This is a known feeling.. i have it all the time..
i have my reading frenzy times when i read like crazy.. and there are the times (like now) that i havn't touched a book in months.. (comics doesn't count)..
but i'm ok with it.. cause i know some day soon i'll get back on the wave.. and read again.. :D...
so dont worry be happy :D

[Scheherazade]

So I randomly picked up two books. Last night I started reading one; after the first "juicy" 50 pages, it turned out to be the story of a woman who marries the "wrong" guy and gets physically abused and her attempts to get away. :-/ Worry not my friends! The book picked up again later on (yes, there was romance for her at the end after having met this devastingly good looking guy with the best character ever and loads of money). Finished the book with a grin and now I am onto the next one, which seems equally brain-dulling.

Niamh> Domestic violence is, of course, a very serious issue and I am sure your book is dealing with it more seriously and deeply than the book I read. Maybe you would let us read some parts of it?

Janine> It is surely an attempt to escape... myself. I usually read to escape life in general but sometimes I feel the need to avoid even myself and such fluffy books (romances and mysteries) seem to do the trick for me. After a while, I feel refreshed and carry on as usual (of course, meanwhile I start dealing with the issues at hand too, which is the main thing that helps me move on, I guess, rather than the books).

Hey, Willow! Nice to see you! :)

[Niamh]

Niamh> Domestic violence is, of course, a very serious issue and I am sure your book is dealing with it more seriously and deeply than the book I read. Maybe you would let us read some parts of it?


Well i havent even gotten to that part yet. but if you want i'll post the first thirty pages in the story section and you can let me know what you think? :) I'd like to get more opinions on what i've written...

[blazeofglory]

Feeling changes. They fleet every second

[wilbur lim]

Apparently I love to read books rather than newspapers,for newspapers chiefly cited about business and monetary,sigh...now we talk all of monetary...Books are rather indulging and stimulating to me now.I am conscience-stricken of my idiot demeanour.I detest myself,coveting God will help me in my anguish.

[blazeofglory]

Loving feelings come and go, they are not static.

[jhonerliz]

I also do. But I have no choice! I need to read the lessons to be discussed for the next day...hahahahaha.... Kidding aside, if I'm very busy with my school paper works, I set aside reading book/s.

[blazeofglory]

I goes for ever and ever eternally ad infinitum

[Riesa]

perhaps life has just become more interesting than books?

[wilbur lim]

perhaps life has just become more interesting than books?

Precisely.Life cannot wholly and explicitly to be written.Life cannot be shown publicly,but solely private,which is inside your heart.It is concluded that it is more stimulating than books.Unless,your life is in the book already.

[blazeofglory]

Precisely.Life cannot wholly and explicitly to be written.Life cannot be shown publicly,but solely private,which is inside your heart.It is concluded that it is more stimulating than books.Unless,your life is in the book already.

You are agreed to in point of fact

[Janine]

It is surely an attempt to escape... myself. I usually read to escape life in general but sometimes I feel the need to avoid even myself and such fluffy books (romances and mysteries) seem to do the trick for me. After a while, I feel refreshed and carry on as usual (of course, meanwhile I start dealing with the issues at hand too, which is the main thing that helps me move on, I guess, rather than the books).

I know what you mean about escape reality. I think I do that more on the computer though. I have been in a very dry spell lately for reading. I feel guilty because I have so many books yet to be read. I even would like to purchase more but keep telling myself I have to tackle these first. I started a book and just got stuck and like I said I hate to abandon it and yet it is barring me from reading other better books. I am a fool not to just let that one go and move on, I guess. I tried to read some two night's ago, before going to sleep and feel asleep reading it. Then last night I tried reading the new Shakespeare play but I felt lost and fell asleep again. I guess I need to read a short synopsis on that play first so I know exactly what is going on with all the various characters. I long mostly to read "The Idiot". I should just cut to the chase and start that tonight.

[applepie]

Always take the brain breaks Sher:p They help keep you interested in the stuff with more literary merit:lol: When I'm in a slump, I'll grab a cheesy romance and read on. It is like comfort food for me. Don't get me wrong, I love to read Shakespeare and such when I've the time, but when I just need a me moment with a pick me up... I run strait to the $5 book section at Wal-Mart and grab whatever suits my fancy;) Even when I have plenty of time to read, I try to limit myself to no more than two literary works a month. It helps to eliminate that burned out feeling. The rest is just fluff, but it is enjoyable fluff:D

[blazeofglory]

Precisely.Life cannot wholly and explicitly to be written.Life cannot be shown publicly,but solely private,which is inside your heart.It is concluded that it is more stimulating than books.Unless,your life is in the book already.

Nobody in point of fact can say what life really is. People make guesses and in point of fact they never can arrive at the true meaning of life. That is why man has been constantly seeking for God thinking that God alone knows the secret of life. That is why people keep on praying thinking that prayers sublimates their minds and that keep him closer to his maker.

Man takes to science thinking that science can take him to the sources wherein the meting of life is hidden.

[Scheherazade]

OK, it is happening again...

Yesterday I finished Interpreter of Maladies and since yesterday I have started four different books but none of them doing it for me...

I don't feel like reading :-/

[Janine]

Scher, I just noticed I posted the one, before you one whole yr ago! Yikes and I have not hardly read a thing this past year; I admit it. I think I did read all of L's short stories, which I had not gotten to yet, after reading "The Idiot"...at least, I finished that book for the discussion thread. I started a little known novel by Hawthorne and painfully the progress is super slow. It's not difficult reading; but it just didn't grab me or Virgil said, in advice to you; I think he was right; try to tackle a few less books. I don't know how you do it, with school and overseeing this site and then reading 4 and 5 books a month. I am too slow a reader to even finish one a month. I know that is pathetic compared to most here; but experiencing (for over a year...eeekkkk) has gone on too long and it has to end eventually, right?

[papayahed]

I'd take a break and perhaps focus on prettying up your profile page.:D


Still sounds like a good idea.:lol::goof:

[The Comedian]

I don't feel like reading :-/

Perhaps adding a little "looking" into your reading could help spice things up. The graphic novel Maus won a special Pulitzer prize in 1992. It's a holocaust story, so it's a bit of a downer. Blankets by Craig Thompson is an excellent graphic novel and less of a downer.

[Veho]

OK, it is happening again...

Yesterday I finished Interpreter of Maladies and since yesterday I have started four different books but none of them doing it for me...

I don't feel like reading :-/

I went through this once, it lasted 2 years.
I hope yours doesn't last that long... bad times :p

[Scheherazade]

Virgil said, in advice to you; I think he was right; try to tackle a few less books. I don't know how you do it, with school and overseeing this site and then reading 4 and 5 books a month. I think you might be right that I do get a little too ambitious at times. I have been reading non-stop for the past 4-5 months -both for pleasure and for studies- and it is taking its toll on me.

Today I went to the library and picked some light reading to take a little break.
Still sounds like a good idea.:lol::goof:Alright, alright. You need to suggest a theme, though.
Perhaps adding a little "looking" into your reading could help spice things up. The graphic novel Maus won a special Pulitzer prize in 1992. It's a holocaust story, so it's a bit of a downer. Blankets by Craig Thompson is an excellent graphic novel and less of a downer.Today I picked some "paperback romances" from the library to help renew my strength but I will try and see if I can find the books you recommend as well. Thanks.

bad times :pYou can say that again! :p

[Zeniyama]

Fairly often I fall a bit out of love with reading, usually after some massive read that overshadows anything else I try to start. Usually, I just sit back and let the feeling of a satisfying, involved read subside and the pining to immerse myself in some whole new world take over again.

[DanielBenoit]

I know that this is Sche's thread, but I've been feeling rotten, having not been able to read as often as I'd like to because of work. And whenever I do find free time, I'm too tired out to read and just go on here or something. Somebody reassure me that I'm not a bad person, because I've been reading "The Idiot" and I've felt like I've been neglecting such a great book.

[The Comedian]

It's okay Daniel'son. Hell, that sounds pretty normal to me. Work all day, come home tired. It's tough to find time to read when you're not either waking up, hungry, or falling asleep. Just keep going -- steal those few moments of wakefulness for reading.

Oh, and well, nobody likes this when I say it but, watch fewer movies. Books are better. I rarely watch movies and instead use that time for reading.

Keep on keepin' on.

[Scheherazade]

Daniel> I agree with The Comedian on watching fewer movies; it turns into an addiction and tires the brain in so many ways.

You can always give Chick Lit a try... It seems like it is helping me! :D

The Comedian> None of the books you have listed at my library's catalogue :-/

Their graphic novel section is size of small DVD cabinet anyway.

[Paulclem]

[QUOTE=Scheherazade;801048]Daniel> I agree with The Comedian on watching fewer movies; it turns into an addiction and tires the brain in so many ways.

I can't find the films to watch on sky! I can't watch crap anymore.

I know what you mean about reading fatigue. Often I just need to find the right book such as a sci-fi actioner for a bit of light relief. The last one I read was Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.

A sci-fi actioner or a good film every now and then, but I can't seem to get a film I like on Sky!!!

Perhaps I'm lucky.

[Scheherazade]

I got a good deal with Blockbuster: I choose any movies I would like to watch from their online collection and they send it to me to be watched and returned in my on time (again via post) so hardly ever watch any movies on TV anymore.

I have been reading couple of Freya North books and thrillers to recharge my brain! :D

(No, I am not blushing as I am typing this! :p)

[Paulclem]

I got a good deal with Blockbuster: I choose any movies I would like to watch from their online collection and they send it to me to be watched and returned in my on time (again via post) so hardly ever watch any movies on TV anymore.

I have been reading couple of Freya North books and thrillers to recharge my brain! :D

(No, I am not blushing as I am typing this! :p)

I was discussing this with my son last week as he will be going to uni next year all being well. Perhaps I should consider it too. I'm frequently disappointed with films.

[Scheherazade]

After marinating my brain in Freya North books for the past 2-3 weeks, I kind of feel ready to resume my lists. Today I collected The Fall from the library (finally; have been waiting for 3 weeks) and I am hoping to start reading that on Sunday as I am reeeaaallly shouldn't be doing any pleasure reading till then.

[kasie]

Ah, Scher, even a quick fix of Terry Pratchett can't bring me up to the mark for The Fall, I think I need to marinate for a bit longer, there's an Elizabeth George unread on the shelf somewhere.... But glad you haven't gone under in that sea of books with which you are surrounded - don't know how you do it!

[bloomdido]

Yes, this happens to me from time to time, usually when I've struggled with one or two books in a row that I haven't enjoyed. I get over it by reading a children's book. Recently got bogged down with Sea of Poppies and Father Brown stories, but was then revived by Tom's Midnight Garden, a beautiful book, superbly written, that I wished I'd read years ago.