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Stuart1512:
anyone else got it or getting it? for over a week i've tried to pick up a few books i have yet to read but i read the first couple of pages then stop. Put my book mark in then start on another book, currently theres quite a few books lying around my room with book marks in, maybe its because i read the same two genres over and over and i'm looking for something new but its readersblock is really bugging me.

Any advice?

Paynesgrey:
Try something that's on the fringe of another genre, maybe something that overlaps with one you know you already like.  Watch some old movies you've heard about but never seen, maybe something an author or character you really like appreciates...it could heighten your understanding and appreciation of both work.  Look up a few old school bands that founded or influenced whatever music you like.  Dig up some classical literature and chew on it briefly.  Any of the above might get the synapses firing again, just smacking them from a different direction.  Plus, you might discover something new you had no clue you'd like.

What are the 2 genres you prefer?  Don't worry about anybody dogging you for something you think is silly to read but love.  I still re-read Anne Of Green Gables, for crying out loud.  Me. Big militant mean guy. 

So let us know what you like to read, and I bet that you'll soon be acrawl with suggested titles.  After you're drowned in titles, authors and ideas, we'll confuse you further by shifting the topic of your thread to taco seasoning, how to change a tire, or trivia such as a species of monkey that doesn't much like bananas.  But hey, that's a fan forum for you.

BjustaB:
Whenever I can't seem to settle in on any one book, I re-read something I love.  Since it is a re-read it usually goes fast.  I always find I am ready for something new after that.

Barbara

sights unseen:
I've been doing that a lot lately, all because of this damn writer's craft I'm studying. When I start on a book and I see bad writing, it just turns me off.

Bad writing in NY Times Bestsellers too.  

And the first few pages of chapter one really have to grab me and keep me interested or I'll pass on that book too.  I now see how important it is to start a book off with something that will keep the reader interested and glued to the pages.

Try going over to the author's blog (most have them now) and see if that will pique your interest in reading again. Or find good authors in genres you wouldn't consider reading, like westerns or suspense.

good luck.

 

Stuart1512:
Here are the books i'm reading at the minute:

A Clockwork Orange-Anthony Burges
A Feast For Crows-George RR Martin
Summer Knight-Jim Butcher
The Talisman-Stephen King and Peter Straub
The Lies Of Locke Lamora-Scott Lynch

Guess i could finish off reading ACOO and TT before reading anything else since i'm 100 pages away from finishing both

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