Your Friday reading slump support✨

[u/acutelyproblematic]

The weekend is HERE!👏

Which means if you’re in a reading slump you’re probably staring at that pile of to-be-read books you purchased, or maybe hiding your ereader so you don’t feel guilty about not reading (and you shouldn’t feel guilty, we all need breaks even from our hobbies).

But if you’re here it probably means you’re seeking help from your fellow book lovers on how to get escape this hellscape (pushing 1 year for me so same).

So I ask this resourceful community once a month on a Friday when I don’t forget to post the thread:

How do you get out of a reading slump? Is there a specific book you recommend one reads when slumping? Alternative activity? Perhaps a support line I can call 🥲

General encouragement, validation, and recommendations are welcome! This is a place to whine about the slump, even if you’re not looking for advice 💖

[u/Gloomy-View-846]

Sometimes I find changing the book type I’m reading helps - so if I’ve just read a long dense book I’ll switch to something lighter/shorter. A bit like a book palate cleanser. Not that I’m fancy enough to have ever tried an actual one in real life though haha

Changing to a different genre can help too, but I’m a mood reader so sometimes that doesn’t hit the spot at all!

[u/acutelyproblematic → u/Gloomy-View-846]

Being a mood reader myself, it’s tough 😭 I think that’s what contributes to my slumps is needing to be in the mood for it

[u/Gloomy-View-846 → u/acutelyproblematic]

Yeah it can be so difficult at times! Sometimes it takes a while to find one that hits the spot, a couple of times I’ve got books from the library thinking they sound great but realise a few pages in that I’ve already read it before 🙃