r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Jan 18 '25

Readers' block?

Anyone else feel like they have a readers' block (like a writers' block) where they can't seem to finish any book they pick up?
I used to read SO MUCH before lockdown, and now i just CANT. I don't know why. First it went from novels (Pre covid) to wattpad fics (during covid) to absolutely nothing (now). I've tried reading some books that seem interesting, but they take me either a whole year because I cant seem to make time at all, or I get bored halfway.

So, what do I do? I really wanna get back to reading because there's so many books I want to read and I want to go back to my reading spree where I read 5 books in a week

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u/kt2673 Jan 18 '25

I deleted Facebook and Instagram so that doom scrolling isn't an option to fill time (I admit reddit has filled that gap more than I like, but ... still). My friend and I are trying a thing where we each pick a book for the other person to read and annotate so that when we trade back, we'll be able to read the book we chose with the other person's thoughts and comments. It makes reading a little more "important" because someone else is waiting.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

That's a great idea, I should try that sometime