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Nov 02, 2023 06:43AM
i’ve been in such a slump lately so i’m behind on my reading challenge and would loveeee some slump-breaking recs. i’m mostly into lit fic but as long as i can get into the story, genre isn’t too important (although i try to avoid YA cuz it makes me feel old and sad lol). any suggestions??
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The Woman in Cabin 10 was amazing. never a dull moment and I never saw the twist at the end
I just finished Bright Young Women and it's SO different from the stories we're used to hearing about The Defendant.I was in a slump too and it helped me out!
I'm reading the Olove Farm autobiographies by Carol Drinkwater. Really delightful!
1.Harry Potter and sorcerer stone by J.K. Rowlingthis will create nostalgia and definitely helps to get out of reading slump.
2.The da Vinci code by dan brown (very interesting)
Dan Brown is very compelling, but I was unable to get into Harry Potter. The first movie was o.k., but nothing special.The Tom Hanks movie adaptations from the Dan Brown novels were very good. Too bad they stopped after 3 movies.
My best slump-breakers are usually children's books. I call them "mental popcorn." Just recently I've read "The Hatmakers" which is fantasy and a nice, light bag of popcorn to clear the palate. I also read the Phryne Fisher novels (Kerry Greenwood) when nothing else will suit me. I keep looking for something similar and am always disappointed when they get the period idiom and the details wrong.
Yes, children's books are what always thrills me, particularly the 8 Adventure series books by Enid Blyton, her Famous Five series and "The Secret Island".
Christine wrote: "Yes, children's books are what always thrills me, particularly the 8 Adventure series books by Enid Blyton, her Famous Five series and "The Secret Island"."I enjoy vintage children's books from Gutenberg or Fadedpage. For a while I was on a boarding school story binge, mostly from the beginning of the 20th century. In those days college was basically an extension of high school, especially for young women. They had a curfew, needed a pass to go home for the weekend, and had to get permission to visit with family on campus even on weekends or class free days!
Christine wrote: "Dan Brown is very compelling, but I was unable to get into Harry Potter. The first movie was o.k., but nothing special.The Tom Hanks movie adaptations from the Dan Brown novels were very good. Too..."
I have to agree, Harry Potter did nothing for me. It's a boarding school story, tricked out with pointy hats and capes and brooms. I always wonder why the students would be so blissfully unaware of modern life. Why write with a quill? I bet modern people who actually consider themselves witches/warlocks use ballpoints.
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue.A unipue/original fantasy novel about Fairies, focusing upon one's life story in particular.
The storyline touches upon their origin then expands upon how they are created and live today and then a peek into what lies in store for them in the future.
Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) wrote: "Christine wrote: "Yes, children's books are what always thrills me, particularly the 8 Adventure series books by Enid Blyton, her Famous Five series and "The Secret Island"."I enjoy vintage child..."
No boarding school stories for me. My parents put me against my will in 1974 on a boarding school 600 km south of Braunschweig in the Black Forest to separate me from my boyfriend of whom they didn't approve. It didn't help, he came to visit every 3 weeks or so. :)
six of crows! it got me out of my reading slump and is actually the book that got my friend into reading
Hamnet by Maggie O'FarrellIt’s a wonderful story in and of itself, and her writing is transcendent. I love reading a book where you read a phrase, then have to stop and take a breath because the words are so beautiful you want to savor then.
Hope your slump goes away soon.
Novellas are where it's at. Don't let people think non-lengthy books are cheating, some stories benefit from being short ones and you can get the satisfaction of devouring and checking off a book in one sitting,Becky Chambers' A Psalm for the Wild-Built has been among the best and deep-touching works I've read this year. On the actual novel side, How to Kill Your Family is a surprisingly fun shake-up in reading routine.
Georgia wrote: "Novellas are where it's at. Don't let people think non-lengthy books are cheating, some stories benefit from being short ones and you can get the satisfaction of devouring and checking off a book i..."I recommend modern Japanese authors for short and moving novellas. I don't know what your tastes are but Convenience Store Woman and Twinkle Twinkle helped me out of a slump.
I always like to read romcoms because they're short and easy to get through. Also - percy jackson never fails for me (nor does eragon by christopher paolini). Idk if these all count as YA or middle grade or what, but for me it's the shorter books that have that adventurous/constantly moving pace that help get me back into reading
kendra wrote: "i’ve been in such a slump lately so i’m behind on my reading challenge and would loveeee some slump-breaking recs. i’m mostly into lit fic but as long as i can get into the story, genre isn’t too i..."Sometimes when I need to try something new (to me) I get my LibriVox (Free Open Source books, out of copyright) Android app out and listen to something from years gone by. There are some amazing readers, stories and pathways to follow....
Gutenberg is an excellent source for ebooks out of copyright, as is Fadedpage.
Just finished Small Mercies and I really enjoyed it. Engaging quick read.
the deal by elle kennedy got me out of my slump
Nicole wrote: "Just finished Small Mercies and I really enjoyed it. Engaging quick read."LOVED small mercies, i read it earlier this year. oddly enough, it put me in another slump because it was hard to find another book i found as good lol
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
These all fall into the low fantasy category and are easy to get through if you’re in a slump.
ok *cracks knuckles*better than the movies by lynn painter got me out of a bad months-long slump. such a sweet fun emotional little romance and super quick too.
more attention-grabbing, slump-reversing romances (because that’s all i read):
- love and gelato
- red, white, and royal blue
- gwen and art are not in love
- simon vs the homosapiens agenda
- book lovers
- the do over
(atp just listing every book i read this year but whatever)
lmk if it helps anyone!
For me, I like to read rom-coms when in a reading slump. Some of my favorites being She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen, Casey McQuiston books, She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. I would also recommend Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas.
Binged Lessons in Chemistry yesterday. Fantastic!
the deal by elle kennedy (if you like a cute, smut, hockey romance/with a side of serious topics)
the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I am currently reading In Memorium by Alice Winn which is getting me out of my slump
The kingdom of the wicked trilogy, the books are addicting
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang did it for me last year
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