Hello Everyone,
It's been kind of quiet around here for the last week due to an unplanned and unexpected hiatus brought on by a massive reading slump. I don't have reading slumps often and I've never had one that has lasted this long. But this is how all new to me books are making me feel right now:
It's rather terrifying because while a normal reading slump for me lasts a few days, I've been feeling this way for almost two weeks now. To snap out of my slump, I started reading Every Breath which so many of my book loving friends have adored. I've been reading it for three days and am only half way through. It never takes me that long to read a book of that length. But I am not invested in it or the characters.
It really is my worst sort of nightmare. Books are not supposed to fail me. Books are always supposed to be there. I'm actually to the point where I'm kind of scared to even reread my old favorites. What if this terrible mood I'm in makes me hate them too??? This slump is spilling into everything else. I haven't even wanted to touch the blog because I write about books and right now I hate all the books. Also books have kind of always been my outlet for stress and frustration so without them....I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed and shut down.
Anyone out there have any suggestions? I know plenty of other bloggers have experienced slumps. What are some tried and true ways of getting out of really bad ones? This is my first experience with a truly bad one and I'm not enjoying it.
It's been kind of quiet around here for the last week due to an unplanned and unexpected hiatus brought on by a massive reading slump. I don't have reading slumps often and I've never had one that has lasted this long. But this is how all new to me books are making me feel right now:
It's rather terrifying because while a normal reading slump for me lasts a few days, I've been feeling this way for almost two weeks now. To snap out of my slump, I started reading Every Breath which so many of my book loving friends have adored. I've been reading it for three days and am only half way through. It never takes me that long to read a book of that length. But I am not invested in it or the characters.
Every book I've tried to read to get out of this slump has failed me. Now I'm terrified to try any new books because I don't want to hate them due to the weirdest reading mood I've ever experienced.
Anyone out there have any suggestions? I know plenty of other bloggers have experienced slumps. What are some tried and true ways of getting out of really bad ones? This is my first experience with a truly bad one and I'm not enjoying it.
Comments
I go on nonfiction binges periodically (usually once-twice a year during May and December for some reason). But it helps reset the fiction barometer somehow. I'll be heading that way when my committee work is done in a month. I don't hate what I'm reading right now, I'm just not wowed. And many of them are books that I'd happily put down mid-novel if the book suddenly becomes UN-nominated. I don't hate them, but I'd rather be reading other things. And I'm finding that lots of books are sounding AWFULLY similar. Case in point: Absolutely Truly is essentially the same plot/themes as The Way to Stay in Destiny. Reading them back to back makes them both a little less fun/good. You know? These are the sorts of things that drive me to interesting nonfiction (I have one waiting about a catastrophic train crash/avalanche that sounds interesting.)
And thanks, Melissa!