How to snap out of the doldrums

[Jeff]

I'm the type of reader who goes through phases when I'll read a couple of books per week for a few months and then snap out of it and won't really read any books for another few months. Does anyone else experience this and if so, how do you get back into reading?

[Dale]

I'm the same way about reading. But to get back into it, I make myself read a short novel, easy story, maybe an adventure or thriller. Just something to get the motor going again.

[P. Christopher]

When I get stuck in a reading funk, I go for some literary "candy". Something funny, breezy, and about as deep as a paper plate. Humorous memoirs almost always do the trick, as do any of Christopher Moore's novels. Then I can usually move on to something more weighty.

[Paul]

I definitely go through my reading phases. Since I started attending my local Goodreads real life club, I'm somewhat forced to keep reading. I do try to keep things varied and read different genres and switch it up with some short stories now and then.

[Chris, Founder]

I find myself not interested in reading a lot. However, as soon as I start the book, I don't want to stop reading it. I am in the habit of only reading for a few minutes and that's why it takes me so long to finish a book. I don't like that because there are so many books that I want to read! I need to change my reading habits!!

[P. Christopher]

I have that habit of only reading for a few minutes too. That is partly a function of my busy life, and partly of my somewhat short attention span. I know a book is really, really good when it can hold my attention for more than, say, half an hour at a time.

[Andy]

Hmm.. Good books. I think that's really the key. There's so much mediocre stuff out there.

For men, non-fiction is important and something often overlooked in book groups...

I read Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World in three days flat.

The best of these books have stories, people and places that rival any novel.