I am kind of discouraged about my December reading. I mean, today is the 7th, so I have had an entire week of this month, and I still haven't read a single book. I had big plans to read this:
This was one I've been waiting impatiently for because her History of Love was one of my favorites. But I feel like I can't connect, and I am wondering if it's because of me or because of the book and me, you know? Like, am I too dumb to appreciate this book?
This highlighted sentence is perfect, though:
How do you get out of a reading rut?
For me, when I am into a book, I can read it so fast-- less than a day-- and if I really love it, I am on to the next book as soon as I turn the last page. Except for a book that slaughters me like, say, A Little Life from which I have STILL not recovered, and it's been almost 2 years. But a book I don't like or can't connect with throws me completely off my game. I read magazines at lunch time or stare at my phone. I fall straight to sleep at night. I spend any free time staring at HGTV. It;s like my habits totally change.
It's not a question of not having time-- I think that's something we just say when we don't want to do the thing. There's always time. I have recently discovered this with my morning workout. Sometimes I have to break it up a little bit, but those minutes are there for the taking if I look in unexpected places.
Happiness guru Gretchen Rubin says you should stop reading a book if you don't like it, and judging from her FB pots, she reads much more than I do and is busier to boot. I just can't quite make myself do it, though. For some reason, I feel like once I have opened the book, I am in and that's it.
Thoughts about this book specifically or reading habits in general? I'd love to hear them. Also-- still taking comments on this giveaway post.
3 comments:
I have given up on books in the past, but it is pretty rare. I feel guilty when I do, like I started it so now I own it and HAVE to finish it. Guilt is kind of my go to feeling though : I too, was pretty torn up after A Little Life. I think I saw it on your list and read it on our trip to Texas. I could not get Jude out of my head that whole vacation. You know it is really great writing when you feel like you lost your best friend after reading it.
I TOTALLY get it! If I have a lame book I find a lot of other things I’d rather be doing, and then I lose all my reading efficiency. I’ve been trying to embrace Gretchen's Strategy, especially if it takes me over a week to get into something and the due date is looming. It’s gotten easier. I think I’m going to have to give up on Careers For Women pretty soon. I can’t get through it, but I’m all caught up on The Walking Dead
So I'm blaming this on you :)
http://www.pocobrat.net/2017/12/takes-after-her-mama.html
And also,
Whether you're a reader or merely a book buyer :)
"Did Eco actually read all those books? Of course not, but that wasn't the point of surrounding himself with so much potential but as-yet-unrealized knowledge. By providing a constant reminder of all the things he didn't know, Eco's library kept him intellectually hungry and perpetually curious."
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/why-you-should-stop-feeling-bad-about-all-those-books-you-buy-dont-read.html?cid=sf01002&sr_share=facebook
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