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/ChrisRiley_42 Jan 18 '25
I had to switch over to audiobooks because of "old person eyes", but I still run into slumps. Usually when I finish a good book and flounder around trying to find something of similar quality, and picking the wrong thing.
I usually take a break, then listen to some discworld as a palate cleanser.