tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post2459217410789668307..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): When Addiction Fades...DIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-8173285363496847312011-06-28T09:56:26.592-07:002011-06-28T09:56:26.592-07:00SidneyKay - I think a genre cleanse is definitely ...SidneyKay - I think a genre cleanse is definitely on the cards. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-74996390870255331612011-06-28T09:55:47.110-07:002011-06-28T09:55:47.110-07:00Danielle - 'blah' sums it up exactly. I...Danielle - 'blah' sums it up exactly. I'm reading this really exciting passage and know that I should be enthralled by what I'm reading but somehow I'm just not.<br /><br />Pamk - Swapping genres seems the most popular way to reinvigorate your reading muscles, so it looks like that will be the way to go.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-7425553363210449802011-06-28T09:53:51.536-07:002011-06-28T09:53:51.536-07:00Mary Anne - I'm making a note of all these sug...Mary Anne - I'm making a note of all these suggestions. My goto re-read is Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, and I haven't re-read it for a while, so maybe now's the time. Failing that I do have a few Lindsey Davis books on my TBR pile which are quite different to my usual UF fare.<br /><br />CC - Glad I'm not the only one. I think maybe quite a few people are going through reading/book fatigue at the moment.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-14721377448401218202011-06-28T09:50:42.208-07:002011-06-28T09:50:42.208-07:00Stephanie - I'm usually like that. But this ye...Stephanie - I'm usually like that. But this year I've made a concerted effort not to buy any more books until my TBR bookshelf has a few shelves clear. And it's almost like the less books I buy, the less books I read.<br /><br />Sullivan - I think a temporary genre switch might help. Even if I just spread the UF books out a bit more between other genres.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-7542454409233781862011-06-28T09:48:38.788-07:002011-06-28T09:48:38.788-07:00Chris - :). Thanks for the recommendation. I still...Chris - :). Thanks for the recommendation. I still like m/m and I still like UF, it's just at the moment I'm finding it difficult to raise the enthusiasm to read anything.<br /><br />Aurian - that's good advice.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-55482265864964878492011-06-28T07:28:08.851-07:002011-06-28T07:28:08.851-07:00I just read C.S. Harris' entire Sebastian St.C...I just read C.S. Harris' entire Sebastian St.Cyr series back to back...I was very happy to return to my addiction of romance novels. I think every once in awhile, one should take a cleansing breath/eye and pick up a different genre.SidneyKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119124523795475294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-54664714455653862062011-06-27T18:46:02.146-07:002011-06-27T18:46:02.146-07:00I do that sometimes. I just have to swap genre'...I do that sometimes. I just have to swap genre's sometimes. I think it refreshes the palatte so to speak.<br />I read UF, Fantasy, Scifi/futuristic, and Romantic Suspense and very occasionally historical and contempory. When I get in a reading slump with one genre I pick something out of one of the other ones.<br />I'd love to win Magic Slays because i've not picked this one up yet.Pamkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880471140530575964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-29951459746011427782011-06-27T17:55:47.234-07:002011-06-27T17:55:47.234-07:00This just happened to me a few weeks ago. Everythi...This just happened to me a few weeks ago. Everything that I picked up was just so blah to me. This actually happens to me every now and then and when it does I try switching up genres or reading something that I normally wouldn't read. <br /><br />iqb99@yahoo.comRFTC Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794488183771670244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-84400582559938953942011-06-27T16:52:07.134-07:002011-06-27T16:52:07.134-07:00Well,now that you mention it, maybe this is what I...Well,now that you mention it, maybe this is what I have going on... I still start a new book immediately upon finishing the last but sometimes I just get bored in the middle and will go a day or so before I admit to myself that I'm not going to finish the book. And then I have a hard time deciding what to read next.<br /><br />Maybe I need to explore another genre?? hmmmm what to try?CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786833246368049469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-16352193927624674412011-06-27T15:56:59.802-07:002011-06-27T15:56:59.802-07:00This echoes Sullivan a little bit - the first thin...This echoes Sullivan a little bit - the first thing I'd do for reader's fatigue is to go to my keeper shelf and pick up my favorite book of all time in the genre. Better yet - pick it up for your ereader (if you have one now). <br /><br />For me, that book might be "The Flame & The Flower" by Woodiwiss or "The Magic of You" by Johanna Lindsey. If re-reading it doesn't get you engaged, you may want to try a radically different genre. <br /><br />If you happen to be an author (like me) it could be that your WIP is occupying all your attention. Or, maybe you've gone a little astray in the plot. Once you get over the rough spot or take your characters back where they want to go - you'll probably feel like rewarding yourself with something from your TBR stack!Mary Anne Grahamhttp://www.quackingalone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-37919089786264459622011-06-27T15:36:22.868-07:002011-06-27T15:36:22.868-07:00I usually switch genre when this happens to me. Fr...I usually switch genre when this happens to me. From UF/PNR to SF/F or cozy mysteries. Or even to graphic novels/comics. I get my reading bug back in no time that way.<br /><br />Another great way to get back into reading: rereading my favourite books.Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-75676484530621610272011-06-27T13:10:41.040-07:002011-06-27T13:10:41.040-07:00You know, I'm like this, but I think it comes ...You know, I'm like this, but I think it comes out more from my packrat qualities. I have to have every book I see, every book that's on sale, every book that makes bestsellers -- ooh look! Bargain books at Amazon!<br /><br />I just have this sagging shelf in my room, and I'm not offering it any relief. I think I've become quite sick of books in the past year since I've exuberantly read a few a week for reviewing purposes. I guess this is why they say not to mix work with play!Karielle Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820773289727284876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-66286169451547571532011-06-27T11:05:05.200-07:002011-06-27T11:05:05.200-07:00I believe it is totally normal to sometimes experi...I believe it is totally normal to sometimes experience a readers block. Nothing attracts you at the moment, and you start doing other stuff. I spent a lot of time at the computer, on the internet, doing games or just chatting. But after a month or so the books began calling me again. I started with re-reading the books I really really loved, and eventually, the new ones by my most favourite authors. <br />There is nothing wrong with you, believe me. And perhaps a change of pace or genre will make you fall in love with reading all over again. How about re-reading some children's books you used to love?<br />Just enjoy the book, don't think about having to make a review, not thinking or concentrating too much on the book itself.Aurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538247058229504410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-76366184197161019182011-06-27T10:13:11.307-07:002011-06-27T10:13:11.307-07:00Not entering the contest. :)
I hit genre fatigue ...Not entering the contest. :)<br /><br />I hit genre fatigue with UF/PNR about two years ago. Fortunately, I discovered m/m romance and have been happily addicted to that ever since - it handily includes UF/PNR/mystery/romantic suspense/contemporary/etc.<br /><br />If you want to read a really good scifi m/m romance (I'm not particularly a scifi fan, but it worked for me), I recommend Knight Errant by KD Sarge, which you can buy for $0.99 through Goodreads. It was an absolute delight! And there's absolutely no on-screen/page sex.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com