Booked Out

I hate those moments of complete discontent, where nothing resonates. Good luck getting out of your slump.

Marianne    17 May, 10:52 AM   

Yes, I’ve been there.

Chris    17 May, 01:14 PM   

Exactly—it doesn’t happen often, but it’s so frustrating when it does. Like how, when you have a bad cold, nothing tastes right but you’re craving a good cup of tea, or your grandmother’s chicken soup, but . . . even if they’re right in front of you . . . have no savor.

Ugh!

--Deb    17 May, 02:40 PM   

I know what you mean with American Psycho. It took me about four goes to read past one rather unpleasant bit… and then when I got to the end I wasn’t convinced it had been worth it anyway.

My advice is to re-read something sat on your shelves that you know you’ve already enjoyed, just to break the cycle (I generally employ Pratchett for this purpose). Once you’ve done that, you’re free to experiment again.

JackP    17 May, 11:27 PM   

I’m the kind of person who just turns to something else for awhile—maybe take up a hobby I’ve been neglecting because I was on such a reading tear. It can be really hard though when you really want to get through a book you are sort of enjoying, but it’s just not holding your attention quite the way you had hoped it would . . .

Literary Feline    18 May, 07:17 AM   

I hate it when this happens. And I also think that re-reading an old favourite is a good way to get out of a ‘bookless’ mess.

verbivore    18 May, 12:18 PM   

I would find something familiar to read. It does not have to be necessarily anything you have read before. Just choose a familiar author or try reading non-fiction for a bit. That normally does the trick for me.

Juan    19 May, 09:54 AM