The Reading Funk
It happens to all readers. You're reading along at a clip, finishing books, starting new ones, and then suddenly, you can't find a book that interests you. Nothing grabs you. You are bookless.
I hate when that happens, but it has happened to me. I am in a major reading funk right now. I have tried historical, and contemporary, and mainstream, and chick lit, and paranormal, and I even picked up a thriller at the airport and leafed through it. I have never been much of a thriller fan, so it's really no surprise I put it down. But the point is, I have nothing to read and I feel naked. I've gone to my favorite authors and am blah about their latest. It's not them, it's me.
I don't know what to do to get out of the funk, exactly. Maybe finish the book that is way overdue and consuming me right now? Maybe trying something completely new? Maybe just take a break?
What do you do when you are in a reading funk? Any suggestion for what to read? When's the last time you had a reading funk?
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I found that I was depressed because my son was moving and I was left alone with no vehicle. I didn't read for one day and then I realized what was wrong and I game myself a kick and made myself read the four books I'd started, but hadn't finished. Now I am back on track.
When I am in a reading funk and can't find something that gives even a spark of interest, I watch an entire day of TV. A marathon on USA or old movies on TMC. It clears the palate so to speak. Then I go to the library and browse the stacks. I try to pick something totally on the basis of the cover art and read the first page of every book that appeals til I find something worth reading past the first page. It never takes long to find something. Then I explore that author to see if they have more offerings. Try it, it might work for you.
