How do you keep yourself from being demotivated to read when you have had a string if DNF's?

The last five books I've read have been DNF'd, and the one book befire then that I didn't DNF I probably should have.

I just want to read something that I'll enjoy but I suspect I'll go into a reading slump if I have one more DNF 😅

What do you do in this situation? How do you avoid being burnt out on mediocre reads?

I recently had a chat with an old classmate and we got to the topic of books and reading in school. While we both agreed that most of what was read in our classes was boring we both had one or two books we really enjoyed.

So what was your favourite book you read for a class? Also what book did you read in school that you think everyone should read at least once? Not everything has to be about fun and sometimes books that are difficult to get through can be a super important read.

My favourite has to be The visit (Der Besuch der alten Dame) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt a kind of dark comedy. I also think everyone should read Anne Franks Diary at least once. It was a hard read but that makes it so much more important.

I almost never listen to audiobooks at 1x speed. I don't know what it is but it seems like almost every narrator speaks so slowly. I typically listen at 1.24-1.75x depending on the narrator. But I've also noticed that my interest in a book impacts my listening speeds. For books I'm really enjoying I tend to listen at slower speeds so I can really soak it all in. But I find with books I don't like as much my listening speed tends to creep up and up. I don't think there's been any book I listened to at 2x speed that I really enjoyed. What speed does everyone else typically listen at? Has anyone else ever noticed a correlation between listening speed and enjoyment?

as someone who absolutely adores horror, summer is always the perfect time to immerse myself in a great horror novel. right now, i'm reading japanese gothic by kylie lee baker, and have so far read many horror novels throughout the month of june. so far, my fave is trad wife by sarahtoga schaefer.

is anyone else super into reading horror over the summer? is anyone reading any horror right now, or are planning to read any throughout the summer? happy summerween everyone :D

We’re probably all familiar with “the classics” writ large, but I really want to hear about your personal classics—the books in your reading life that have stood the test of time, the books you’ve repeatedly come back to over the course of years. Which books have been your steady companions? Which books have been most influential in your life?

A few of my personal classics have been:

• Mink River by Brian Doyle (this book changed my view of what magical realism can look like in fiction, and every re-read is a joy)
• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (a beautiful ode to ordinary people and places—this book became my gold standard for depictions of average folks in fiction)
• Words Under the Words: Selected Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye (one of the poems in this collection, “Kindness,” changed my brain chemistry forever)

I am such a multiple book reader (idk how else to word it) and i had the realisation i dont know anyone else that does the same! if you do what is your usual rotation? do you plan to regularly rotate between books or continue with the one that you are most interested in at the time? the latter is usually what I tend to do. I am an avid MOOD READER for sure.

Some Questions! What are you currently reading? Do you usually pick very different genres or not? For me yes. I will have a romance/comedy and a horror that I alternate between throughout the month/s (as evident right now lol). Id love to hear a bit about what you are reading and how different the tones are, if at all. 💞