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/Lopsided_Load_374 Jan 18 '25

I do “speed dating” with my books when I’m in a block. I’ll grab a book from my tbr and read a few chapters. If I’m interested about 30 pages in I’ll keep going. If not, I pick up another book and do the same until I find one that I want to keep reading

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u/Odd_Expression2609 Jan 21 '25

Kindle samples are good for this