I don’t consider myself a fast reader but there are certainly times when I feel like I’m moving right along the bookstacks and making dents here and there but lately it seems like my reading has just slowed down to a crawl. I’m still reading the same books I was last week. Are the bookmarks in the same place? It almost seems that way.
Don’t get me wrong, they are great books and I’m planning to finish them but now that I’ve had them going on for a bit you know what starts to happen? I want to start a new one. I’m trying to resist but I have all these great books checked out from the library, my stacks of unread books (or should I say bookcases of unread books) are looking very tempting and not to mention the ARCs which I feel like I must get to soon are also vying for my attention.
What to do? I should start another one right? But from which stack?
Ok, it’s getting a bit late and I need to stop complaining. I’m going to grab a chocolate chip cookie (they always help with decision-making) and then I’ll probably find a new book to read. I’ll tell you which one I chose soon.
Oh well, if the ones that you are reading are good books, then you should just finish them off 🙂
Oh well, I have a number of books that I have started but I am not feeling any urge to finish them, nothing is vying me 🙂 I think this has to be the effect of short stories, they are really good.
There’s nothing quite like finishing a book and being able to peruse my shelves, searching for something new to read. I’m only reading a couple right now, but they’re both so good that the pages are flying. I think I’d still like to have a chocolate chip cookie, though. 😉
Happy reading!
I know what you mean, as I have been reading The Little Stranger for over a week now! I only have about 30 pages left, but I could not for the life of me keep myself awake last night to finish it! Tonight will be the night, I’m sure.
It’s funny, but almost without exception, once I get 3/4 of the way through one book, I’m always salivating for the next one. Very few books escape this fate, except the really really good ones. It is a great problem to have!
I want to read also.
I’m reading a lot of homework assignments.
I’ve started a short, short novel. can read only 2 pages at a time.
Wah.
LOL! I was feeling the same way a few weeks ago about the books I was reading. Let us know what you choose.
When you do decide what to do, you should have another cookie: they are not only helpful — essential, even — in decision-making, but are useful rewards as well!
Oh, yes, go ahead and pick out another one. I do it all the time! 🙂 As a matter of fact reading your post makes Me want to go start a new one, too…
It is always hard to resist wanting to pick up a new book. I look forward to hearing about what you decided to read!
That is happening to me a lot lately as well, reading on book, but dying to begin something new when I’m just not totally hooked by my current read….what to do, what to do?? LOL
I am exactly the same at the moment. Isn’t it frustrating? And it makes me feel bad for the books I’m reading, should be concentrating on them, but all I can focus on is the shiny in the big piles all around my room.
I know that feeling of being stuck in the same books, even if I am enjoying them. I try to buckle down with one at a time, which makes them go faster. But still — it’s hard to want to start new books but not quite have the time or not yet be ready!
I know exactly what you mean. I’m a slow reader anyway and always resist starting a new book untill i’m done with my current one. I’ve been reading Lady of Hay going on three weeks now! lol
Enjoy your cookie 🙂
Since I began blogging, I’ve felt the pressure to read faster more than I ever did before. It’s something I struggle with now and then, reminding myself that enjoying a book is what matters most. I tend to read one book at a time, although sometimes I will juggle more. Right now I’ve got three going, one novel, one short story collection and then a book of essays I’ve been reading for over a month now. The novel tends to get the most attention.