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Riley posted in the group Reader's Club
Last year I managed to read 10 books, and I know that’s not many to some, but for me it was amazing. I used to read so much when I was younger, managing to get through books in a day. I’m trying to build myself back up into it and last year definitely was a win.
This year, I am completely burnt out. I really feel reading would help me relax and actually sit still for 5 minutes, but I am struggling so much to focus on what I’m reading.
Does anyone have any tips? I am reading little and trying often, but it’s always nice to have someone else’s view 🙂
Currently reading Priory of the Orange Tree (yes I know it’s huge, I’ve split it up into sections, and it’s not the size that’s challenging) and also have a graphic novel sitting there waiting for me.
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(part 2): Riley, what I usually do is that I’ll read some of the book because I might have a hard time with it but even if I don’t finish it, it’s no big deal. I still will count it towards my reading numbers. POAOT is a good book. While I haven’t read it, I find it admirable that people can read that long of a book even if it’s a DNF. I used to read long books, but over time it got more difficult. Another thing I do to, and I don’t know if you have objections is to annotate your books. It takes even longer to read, but I find that if I annotate it becomes easier to remember things and I can always go back to certain parts of the book incase I forget. Either highlight, underline, there are even transparent sticky notes in case you don’t want to actually write in the book. Sorry this reply was so long.
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That’s one thing that bothers me, the fact that so many people have the need to compete with each other when it comes to how many books a person reads. 10 books is great. You have to do what works for you. It shouldn’t matter how many a person reads in a year, ultimately it’s about the joy of reading. (part 1)