Sunday, February 21, 2010

Book slump Sunday Salon

It's been a difficult week for me, with N being away, bad news from
home and it being half-term and having no time completely to myself.
I'll feel better next week when we can back to our regular routine.

It's been a pretty slow week in terms of my blogging with only two
reviews up, but I did manage to finish three books this week: Plain
Jayne by my friend Hillary Manton Lodge, Nobody's Girl by Sarra
Manning and Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen. I think I turn towards
YA for comfort!

Since then, of course, I've been sort of floundering. I've abandoned
Audacity of Hope as the politics were a bit too much for me. I picked
up several other books and didn't get anywhere with them.

I've started Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown but had to
stop for a break after the first two chapters as it's so intense. I
started Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon last night but when Littlest
went for his nap this afternoon, my book remained upstairs so I did
pick up Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman but was quickly distracted by N and
Oldest playing on the Wii.

All in all, I'm in a pretty big book slump. None of my books are
maintaining my interest, I feel a bit book restless. I'm sure the
fault is all mine but I think I'll just have to ride this one out for
a little while, flitting between books for a few days. I'm going to
start loads of books hoping one will stick but probably will finish
nothing. And that's OK. No pressure, right?

What're you reading today?

6 comments:

  1. Book restlessness strikes from time to time; as you write, there's no pressure, and a book could need the right sort of week/day/mood to be best appreciated.

    I'm currently reading the Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (he was a short story writer from West Virginia), and I'm also planning to start soon on Lost in a Good Book (the sequel to The Eyre Affair).

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  2. I'm planning to read Fatelessness today, but I hope it is not too bleak for a rather gray Sunday afternoon.

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  3. I agree with HKatz, we all get book restlessness from time to time. I was like that for the whole of December and I definitely have not read as much this month as I did last. I get distracted too easily at the moment.

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  4. Sometimes I have to remind myself: reading is supposed to be fun (even if it's for challenges). I tend to stick with what I choose, but sometimes it takes me a while to decide what I'm in the mood for. No harm there!

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  5. Sorry to hear that you've been having a difficult week. Hopefully this week will be better for you. I always turn to my comfort reads when I'm going through a book slump which is either a mystery or one of my favorite authors. Hope you find something that works for you!

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  6. I get into those book slumps occasionally. I just got out of one. I hate when they happen. I hope things get better for you.

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