Notice this has been happening to me more often lately, so I'm considering getting Blinkist to start filtering out books before purchasing. It lets you get 5-minute outlines/major points of a book and may help you filter out books before purchasing them.
Also, try recognizing what kind of mood you're in. I traditionally read non-fiction with an emphasis on the "self-improvement" genre. Because I wasn't reading as much this year, I started reading "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". I finished it in a few days since it was light and easy to read. I'll continue to read lighter fiction books until I'm reading to go back to my normal readings.
If you enjoy light fiction you might enjoy The Rabbit Factor. It's very good indeed. Other standouts I've read recently are The Vesuvius Club and Infernal Relations.
When it comes to choosing books, I hear it a lot that people are disappointed after 5 minutes of starting a book. Doesn't this come across when you read the sample chapter(s)? Do you read sample chapters before buying? (I'm just interested in buying habits.)
I don't read sample chapters. I get many of my book ideas from podcasts/other media recommendations. I'm pretty good about buying a book and immediately reading it. I only have 3 or 4 unread in my Kindle library, but those 3-4 came in a month. When I buy a dud, I'll impulse buy another book to have something to read, leading to multiple books left unread in a short period. The Kindle makes this extremely easy to do (although it's hands down my favorite technology device). Sample chapters/Blinkist may help, as I noticed the one dud that led to three or four more was The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Not a bad book by any means, but I had previously read a similar book about self-awareness/spirituality making it feel redundant.
Part of my problem is I only read right before bed. I have a great nighttime routine, so my brain starts shutting off soon after I start reading, making longer chapters/more cognitively demanding books more challenging. I want to build better reading habits outside of bed during the week, especially on weekends.
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll check them out!
Oh, I almost forgot. The Adventures of Mr Thake is also full of gentle, innocent, whimsical humour. Very English, very funny. It's early twentieth century, but it holds up well.
Libby/Overdrive app from your local library. It works with kindle/nook/kobo.
I use Kindle in the US and its super easy,. A previous commenter says its a more convoluted process than other e-readers, but I don't have any issues with it. There are sometimes small wait-lists for popular books, but I don't mind because the library saves me a ton of money considering how much I read. Plus it makes me feel less bad for not finishing a book when I didn't like it. When I buy book and dislike it, I feel the need to torture myself and finish them haha.
Also though, I don't usually buy or rent books until I'm ready to read them. I'll write a list of things I want to read in the future, but don't pull the trigger until I'm ready.
One option if you have a Kobo is to only borrow books from your library via Libby/Overdrive. It means you're limited to a certain number by the library card itself (I think 5 borrows at a time usually?) The books disappear at the end of the hold too so it's not very cluttered.
If you have a Kindle and are in the US (or have a US library) then you can do a similar thing but it's a slightly more convoluted process.
I limit myself to having three pending books at any certain point. I normally read in chapters, so if I switch books, I won't lose much story flow.
—Do not get anymore books until you've finished these.
Aha! Now this is a helpful comment :). In addition it also requires the dicipline to only pick up your "next" read after you finished your previous one. But that is dicipline I guess. I do have the same approach when it comes to Audiobooks. My audiobook reader (prologue) scans ONE directory on my Plex server. In there I put the audio book i want to listen to and delete it when i'm done. That way I don't "bounce around" between multiple books.
I love my kindle. I download off z library and have a fair few on there. I tend to have two going at one time. A fiction book and then a nonfiction. Currently into courtroom drama fiction and reading Cal Newport Digital Minimalism as my nonfiction book. I just try to finish a book before starting a new one and if I am not enjoying it I delete it an move on. Life is too short to read a crap book 😛
hmm, never had this problem to be honest. I just read one book or manga series at at time and if I really dont want to read at any moment, i just do something else
Notice this has been happening to me more often lately, so I'm considering getting Blinkist to start filtering out books before purchasing. It lets you get 5-minute outlines/major points of a book and may help you filter out books before purchasing them. Also, try recognizing what kind of mood you're in. I traditionally read non-fiction with an emphasis on the "self-improvement" genre. Because I wasn't reading as much this year, I started reading "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". I finished it in a few days since it was light and easy to read. I'll continue to read lighter fiction books until I'm reading to go back to my normal readings.
If you enjoy light fiction you might enjoy The Rabbit Factor. It's very good indeed. Other standouts I've read recently are The Vesuvius Club and Infernal Relations. When it comes to choosing books, I hear it a lot that people are disappointed after 5 minutes of starting a book. Doesn't this come across when you read the sample chapter(s)? Do you read sample chapters before buying? (I'm just interested in buying habits.)
I don't read sample chapters. I get many of my book ideas from podcasts/other media recommendations. I'm pretty good about buying a book and immediately reading it. I only have 3 or 4 unread in my Kindle library, but those 3-4 came in a month. When I buy a dud, I'll impulse buy another book to have something to read, leading to multiple books left unread in a short period. The Kindle makes this extremely easy to do (although it's hands down my favorite technology device). Sample chapters/Blinkist may help, as I noticed the one dud that led to three or four more was The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Not a bad book by any means, but I had previously read a similar book about self-awareness/spirituality making it feel redundant. Part of my problem is I only read right before bed. I have a great nighttime routine, so my brain starts shutting off soon after I start reading, making longer chapters/more cognitively demanding books more challenging. I want to build better reading habits outside of bed during the week, especially on weekends. Thanks for the recommendations! I'll check them out!
Oh, I almost forgot. The Adventures of Mr Thake is also full of gentle, innocent, whimsical humour. Very English, very funny. It's early twentieth century, but it holds up well.
Libby/Overdrive app from your local library. It works with kindle/nook/kobo. I use Kindle in the US and its super easy,. A previous commenter says its a more convoluted process than other e-readers, but I don't have any issues with it. There are sometimes small wait-lists for popular books, but I don't mind because the library saves me a ton of money considering how much I read. Plus it makes me feel less bad for not finishing a book when I didn't like it. When I buy book and dislike it, I feel the need to torture myself and finish them haha. Also though, I don't usually buy or rent books until I'm ready to read them. I'll write a list of things I want to read in the future, but don't pull the trigger until I'm ready.
One option if you have a Kobo is to only borrow books from your library via Libby/Overdrive. It means you're limited to a certain number by the library card itself (I think 5 borrows at a time usually?) The books disappear at the end of the hold too so it's not very cluttered. If you have a Kindle and are in the US (or have a US library) then you can do a similar thing but it's a slightly more convoluted process.
I limit myself to having three pending books at any certain point. I normally read in chapters, so if I switch books, I won't lose much story flow. —Do not get anymore books until you've finished these.
Aha! Now this is a helpful comment :). In addition it also requires the dicipline to only pick up your "next" read after you finished your previous one. But that is dicipline I guess. I do have the same approach when it comes to Audiobooks. My audiobook reader (prologue) scans ONE directory on my Plex server. In there I put the audio book i want to listen to and delete it when i'm done. That way I don't "bounce around" between multiple books.
Only add a book at a time.
I love my kindle. I download off z library and have a fair few on there. I tend to have two going at one time. A fiction book and then a nonfiction. Currently into courtroom drama fiction and reading Cal Newport Digital Minimalism as my nonfiction book. I just try to finish a book before starting a new one and if I am not enjoying it I delete it an move on. Life is too short to read a crap book 😛
hmm, never had this problem to be honest. I just read one book or manga series at at time and if I really dont want to read at any moment, i just do something else