tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post6165549559235616791..comments2024-03-29T08:33:08.886-05:00Comments on I Wish I Lived In a Library: Ramblings from the Stacks - Reading Slumps and How to Fix ThemKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-2859618485386750692018-06-28T20:49:17.775-05:002018-06-28T20:49:17.775-05:00I pretty much have all of these slumps but I'v...I pretty much have all of these slumps but I've never really thought of them this way. Thanks for the tips on working through them!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-65811920309549827562018-06-19T17:57:20.143-05:002018-06-19T17:57:20.143-05:00I tend to get bored with reading and everything sl...I tend to get bored with reading and everything slows down if I don't mix things up. I know that so I rarely read more than a couple of the same genre in a row. I have had to pull out a favorite book to get me excited about reading again and sometimes I just need to do something else for a day or two.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-24420313698273304842018-06-19T13:20:50.415-05:002018-06-19T13:20:50.415-05:00I don't dnf review books because too many peop...I don't dnf review books because too many people whine that I should have read 10% more, 25% more, 70% more, 99.6% more... because thats when the book "gets good", so your first slump type is a killer for me because I have to continue reading. Ugh. 🙈 You r description was too funny. 😂<br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree with the changing up the genre approach. I can't bear to La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-3191371769501886772018-06-19T09:51:49.959-05:002018-06-19T09:51:49.959-05:00I had to giggle at the first one! Yep, I'm fam...I had to giggle at the first one! Yep, I'm familiar with all of them, though I'm mostly plagued with the "meh" and "dozing off." I try to check out something from the library that wasn't on my TBR schedule. Book of Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259592113584639013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-59395288125458718712018-06-18T22:11:47.670-05:002018-06-18T22:11:47.670-05:00I so rarely have actual slumps. The worst I have i...I so rarely have actual slumps. The worst I have is when I just can't get into a book. These are all great ideas though for these instances! Fun post!Lisa Mandinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691593776280004137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-25705817671755810142018-06-18T21:47:00.749-05:002018-06-18T21:47:00.749-05:00Me too!! 😂😂Me too!! 😂😂Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251033150576051700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-45851307034784825472018-06-18T21:46:25.142-05:002018-06-18T21:46:25.142-05:00Great post!! I seldom get into reading slumps bec...Great post!! I seldom get into reading slumps because I just pace myself and don’t allow this hobby to begin feeling like a job. I like what you said about taking a break from a scheduled read to read what you want. I can relate to that one for sure. Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251033150576051700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-54617358805456708592018-06-18T21:21:06.996-05:002018-06-18T21:21:06.996-05:00All of these are spot on. I can relate to them all...All of these are spot on. I can relate to them all. I think the one I find myself in most often is the last one. Especially these days. :-SLiterary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-68919537596511823362018-06-18T18:48:11.804-05:002018-06-18T18:48:11.804-05:00I have some of those slump sometimes! lol I always...I have some of those slump sometimes! lol I always have to run to my go to genre cozy mysteries to get out of my slump or some times a total genre change like reading a romance or something like that. Stormihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277223597352717058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-42775525317725165132018-06-18T16:37:02.241-05:002018-06-18T16:37:02.241-05:00LOL well I'm always on type four. Noooo!LOL well I'm always on type four. Noooo! Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-51798584492040136052018-06-18T13:48:31.580-05:002018-06-18T13:48:31.580-05:00"I hate this book, this author, the cover, th..."I hate this book, this author, the cover, the people the book is dedicated to"<br /><br />Sorry, made me laugh!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-70976825390244971372018-06-18T12:57:20.530-05:002018-06-18T12:57:20.530-05:00I loved this post - also, I think an Agatha Christ...I loved this post - also, I think an Agatha Christie book will solve all my slumps expect that slump after I read too many of her books in a row and end up hating Poirot so hard that I cannot read any other word (that doesn't happen to Ms. Marple). Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781959248553850723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-1800313485692595032018-06-18T07:24:27.495-05:002018-06-18T07:24:27.495-05:00I don't get into slumps very often, though I c...I don't get into slumps very often, though I can relate to all the ones you listed here. And I like your solutions, especially Ammie, Come Home. Ha! Anyway, it's tough around our house then 'kay can't read'. My husband definitely notices and usually asks me if I've been reading a 'literary'-type book - you know the kind - no happy ending or gloom and despair Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-43228247596224999752018-06-18T06:56:24.721-05:002018-06-18T06:56:24.721-05:00Such a great post! I can relate to all of these sl...Such a great post! I can relate to all of these slumps! I'm actually in one now, though I'm still reading. I did put aside a bunch to find the ones I could get through, and those were nonfiction. <br /><br />So usually going outside my comfort zone or choosing a nonfiction gets me going, giving me a break from my relentless schedule of psychological thrillers, suspense, cozy mysteries, Phoebe @ My Bookish Friendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516940841211776660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-36518397972147027792018-06-18T06:11:10.042-05:002018-06-18T06:11:10.042-05:00I have definitely had the not being able to focus ...I have definitely had the not being able to focus one and the meh one. Sometimes a break from reading helps me and bingeing a show or something. Or rereading a favorite sometimes helps too. Grace @ RebelMommyBookBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129217535499024513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-19301675210962895252018-06-18T04:33:55.118-05:002018-06-18T04:33:55.118-05:00I get the 'too much to do' slump where I h...I get the 'too much to do' slump where I have blogging to do, tv series to catch up with, films to watch, reading to do, other time consuming things...I can't decide which is priority and I get nothing done!chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-7150285662880249562018-06-18T02:17:58.663-05:002018-06-18T02:17:58.663-05:00I love that first one. Sometimes we're just ma...I love that first one. Sometimes we're just mad at everything for no reason lol. Your solutions are pretty good though- injecting some variety into my reading does often help. I do get some genre fatigue too from time to time! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.com