Is it normal that i haven't read any fictional literature in months?

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It is as though I'm on a temporary hiatus from it. I suddenly lost interest last Christmas season after decades of being a bookworm. I feel like the rest of life's responsibilities are so demanding that I don't have time to read for pleasure. I'm starting to feel the same about watching movies too. I get so impatient about the time I'm wasting sitting still.

is it normal to experience this?

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  • Mersaphe
    10 years ago

    I used to read books before I found video games

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago

    It depends... do you read other things such as non-fiction?

    And, if you have no time, you might want to consider audio books. they're great for making use of time that's normally not used for books - like driving to work.

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  • 7even
    11 years ago

    I read 2000+ pages a week for years and then just stopped. It's been 3 years since I read a book for me. I just can't find any to hold my interest. Kinda sucks.

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  • flutterhigh
    11 years ago

    The acceleration of everything is a weird feature of modernity. I feel myself losing concentration and patience, drop by anxious drop.

    Try to take some time to move a little more slowly. Get out of the city if you live there, and if you can't, try to take walks in the park or something. Find silence. Chew your food. Think and breathe with more leisure and precision; you'll find there's more substance in pondering.

    Then when you're ready, read all of In Search of Lost Time by Proust. I haven't read it yet for the same reasons you're talking about, but I really want to. I think it'd be perfect for fixing these problems.

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  • nAt2017
    11 years ago

    Yeah, I'm more into nonfiction now. It's quicker, and you get less emotionally involved.

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  • TheGuruOfTheSauce
    11 years ago

    Hell I dont read shit! I used to fake that shit like a pro but honestly I find no interest in reading about anything other than what I write. Get some pop up books from the library, you want believe the hysterical shit that goes on in those books! its friggen unbelievable

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    I see where you're coming from they're days when I find usual things I do to be boring. A few days ago, I decided to take more time to read. I've been trying to finish all of my library books and I've started The Two Towers.

    Just find some time to go back to reading. Time is never wasted when reading a book.

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