Reading Mojo? [Archive] - Book Club Forum

madcow

11th May 2007, 11:04

Since joining BCF my reading mojo has increased. Up until then I had bursts of reading then not touch a book for months, now I constantly have a book on the go.

Polka Dot Rock

11th May 2007, 11:21

Ooh definitely! I even lost it a bit at the beginning of this week, but have now found it again.

I think reading a really cracking book helps the mojo along :)

Nici76

11th May 2007, 11:34

Yep it happens to me.....and unfortunately I still seem to have lost it. :(

Icecream

11th May 2007, 12:20

Yes this happens, I think, to all of us. I too, lost mine a few days ago but got it back. Sometimes it goes for weeks. A great book does help too.

Michelle

11th May 2007, 12:36

At the moment, a book has to really grab me to keep me reading.. I don;t seem to have the patience to keep going with others.

Nici76

11th May 2007, 14:54

At the moment, a book has to really grab me to keep me reading.. I don;t seem to have the patience to keep going with others.

That is exactly how I am feeling at the moment.

Renniemist

11th May 2007, 14:54

Yes unfortunately it does sometimes go. Hopefully not for too long. A really good book does help. The thing is not to worry.:D

angerball

11th May 2007, 17:20

Happens to me occasionally too. I often go off reading for a few days, usually when the book I'm reading is mediocre. :blush: If it's a very good book, then no, I don't lose my mojo. :mrgreen:

Kell

11th May 2007, 17:26

I'm suffering from a bit of a wobbly mojo at the moment, but that's due to the fact that the book and audio book I'm currently reading and listening to aren't really grabbing me much. To have two at once is hitting my mojo quite hard. I had a bit of a mojo-loss a while back, but I seem to be back on track again now (apart from this little semi-blip).

lovesreading06

11th May 2007, 17:31

I didn't read all week.( plus sometimes i'm to tired at night to read) I'm changed book to say if that will help me get back to reading

Michelle

11th May 2007, 17:52

Kell, you need to get to No Human's Involved - I'm loving it! :)

Kell

11th May 2007, 19:24

Kell, you need to get to No Human's Involved - I'm loving it! :)I bought it last weekend - am dying to read it, but I've set myself a schedule of certain books I need to read this month - After I finish my reading circle books (the last one is The Bell Jar, which I'm reading now), I need to read Jane Eyre, so I can read The Eyre Affair. Then I need to read a chunk. After THAT, I can read No Humans Involved and Broken Skin (by Stuart MacBride). See how my mojo is well and truly tickled by that line-up!

Kylie

12th May 2007, 04:05

I lost my mojo for at least a week last month when I was sick. Since then I've been reading much more than I usually would (probably trying to make up for lost time). I hope I don't overdo it and lose it again - I have too many books that need to be read!

happyanddandy

12th May 2007, 20:44

okay I am obviously not so cool - what is mojo? Apart from a sweet I used to eat as a kid.

I presume its something about motivation for reading?

I am a plodder, I read every day and just plod on with whatever I have selected to read - I would rarely stop reading something - last one I abandoned was 'The Undomestic Goddess' - contrived and dull - how did it stay at No 1 bestseller list for so long? :smile2:

Purple Poppy

12th May 2007, 20:50

I have lost my mojo several times in the last year, usually for two or three weeks at a time. Then I go mad reading anything and everything , catching up for lost time. There is not enough time, alas for reading and writing! And art, and gardening, and crafts and music etc...sob.
Currently reading The Bell Jar. I think the mojo will stay for that, judging by the first few pages.

Pp

Angel

12th May 2007, 21:35

H&D wrote

okay I am obviously not so cool - what is mojo? Apart from a sweet I used to eat as a kid.

I didn't know either!! OH says it's the power / motivation to do something - it's taken from a film. I think he said from an Austin Powers one.

happyanddandy

12th May 2007, 21:36

Thanks Angel!

Angel

12th May 2007, 21:44

I am one of the lucky ones I guess. I read everyday without fail. The only times when my reading drops to a lower level is when I am dog-tired or ill, even then I aim for about 30 pages.

It makes me feel faint at the sheer thought of losing my mojo :blush:

JudyB

12th May 2007, 21:49

I try and read 50 a day - this makes me pick the book up even if I've not got long because it might mean getting through just 10. I've noticed that some books I can read at a page a minute and most at a page every 2 mins.

Icecream

12th May 2007, 21:52

happyanddandy, yes, mojo is, I believe, taken from Austin Powers, when he loses his mojo.

I am not doing very well with my current book, but I think I am just feeling generally unmotivated at the moment. I'm feeling guilty about not doing housework, even though I am mostly doing what I want to, and I don't get the time to read much. I am very much enjoying the book now..

Angel

12th May 2007, 21:56

As a rule I try to get in as much as possible 30 pages on a bad day and 250 on a very good. Today I've read 100 pages so far.........

Icecream

12th May 2007, 22:01

I usually divide my books into daily readings and try to get 30 or 50, sometimes just 20 pages a day. It doesn't always work, but sometimes does.. And I also find I can read a page in one/two mins..

JudyB

12th May 2007, 22:18

I find it keeps the momentum going.

Liz

12th May 2007, 23:17

Polka Dot Rock

16th May 2007, 08:55

I've lost the reading bug at the moment, but I think that is probably due to most of my time being taken up by revision. Once I have spent most of the day revising, I usually don't feel like reading anything else.

I'll probably get back to reading once the exams are over.

Oh yes Liz, that's completely normal - I used to feel like my brain would explode if I tried to read anything on top of my revision!

But it's amazing how you soon want to get back to reading - especially since it's of your own choice :)

Nici76

16th May 2007, 09:14

My reading mojo has come back! I obviously needed a good book! :D

kitty_kitty

16th May 2007, 11:08

I am really enjoying reading again and making a dent in my TBR pile

quattrogal

17th May 2007, 19:13

last year for about 10 months, first time it ever happened, I have to say I found it very distressing ,my mother threatened to have me booked in somewhere, my husband was rather pleased he said i actually listened to him for a change ( i didnt )so i have been taking it slowly with books now.

Gyre

17th May 2007, 20:37

About a year and a half ago I lost my reading mojo, then I joined here months later and it slowly but surely came back x

Nici76

17th May 2007, 22:08

My reading mojo has come back! I obviously needed a good book! :D

Yep it's definately back - I have just read a book in 3 days so it would seem as if i am back to normal again (thank goodness)

Polka Dot Rock

18th May 2007, 12:52

Hooray! That's great news Nici! :yahoo:

Nici76

18th May 2007, 15:09

Thanks PDR! :D

carm

18th May 2007, 15:22

i'm chagrined:blush: to say at times i do lose my reading mojo... but it does come back with a vengenance:mrgreen:

fireball

22nd May 2007, 01:29

It's a fate worse then death when the reading Mojo does a runner on you.!
Only when I'm really ill, thank God it VERY rarely happens to me, does reading take a nose dive.! http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/steelclaw32/scared.gif http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/steelclaw32/faint2.gif

Reading's about the only addiction that theres no known cure :D and I HATE with a vengeance, when the reading Mojo goes AOWL. OOOh the inhumanity of it all.! http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/steelclaw32/Cry.gif

TammyRich

25th May 2007, 19:24

Well I can honestly say I have never lost my reading mojo and never imagined there was such a thing! I always have a book on the go. It's the most natural thing in the world for me! I might give up on a particular book but I always find something else to read instead. :readingtwo:

But I don't make myself read a set amount or anything. I just read a few pages or so depending on how much time I've got then settle down for a longer read at the end of the day before switching off the light.:sleeping-smiley-009

Fiona

25th May 2007, 20:14

When I went to uni I kinda stopped completely. For two years I must have read about four books. I just didn't have time and then I lost concentration. Didn't actually stop me buying them though.

But since just before christmas I started reading a lot again, in libraries. I'm wondering if my reading mojo will start to lack when I move home... there isn't really any place to go to read around here. Local library is like a children's playground and the coffee is terrible. The cafes and places are always too cramped. :(

etheline

26th May 2007, 09:33

I lose my reading mojo when I have a lot of school work, it's really sad, but all I can think about is school work and when that is done I'm just too tired. I think I may have one of those periods right now. I do want to read but I can't bring myself to do it, because I know that I have other things to do. It's awful.

Icecream

26th May 2007, 09:38

I also stopped reading more or less altogether while at uni. I read LOTR and the Harry Potters, plus Susan Howatch's Heartbreaker, and a few others I think.

fireball

26th May 2007, 11:11

:( To here you've a dose of the blues etheline, but once you've done a dusted school and uni the worlds your wotsits and all that, 'sides speaking as an old fart ;) being a grown up's an awfull hassle really, mainly real life has a tendency to intrude a fair amount.! Another thing to look forward to though, is, you'll not be the age you are now or ever again, remember, in ways the life you're leading now will be the happiest. The best news is you'll be a LOT more wiser and even better lookin' :D And you'll ALWAYS have your beloved books in good times and sad. So enjoy it now, 'cause believe it or not,.... You'll miss it.

And Icecream ditto. :D:hide: !

Maureen

26th May 2007, 12:11

I lose it now and again..but I think it has to do with what you are reading at the moment as well. When I am trying to read a book that does not really grab my attention, I kind of lose interest, but still feel as if I have to "go through it!" sounds crazy when I see it in black and white, but it's a fact.

etheline

26th May 2007, 14:57

fireball

26th May 2007, 21:25

Yeah, I'm not that depressed ;) I'm just saying I wish I had more time to read, but when this week is over, I'll have more time to read. :lol: give 'im hell girl...And you will.! :D :readingtwo::readingtwo:

lovesreading06

27th April 2008, 13:11

At the moment, a book has to really grab me to keep me reading.. I don;t seem to have the patience to keep going with others.

That the way i am at the mo.

Nici76

14th May 2008, 21:09

I think I have lost my reading mojo.......nothing is really grabbing me enough at the moment that I am wanting to read in every spare moment.

I hate it when I am like this. :(

Michelle

14th May 2008, 21:15

Yep, I hate having phases like that. Was there anything on my shelves that you think might grab your attention? Ooh.. I think upstairs I have a book of short stories by Neil Gaiman - short stories might help??

Nici76

14th May 2008, 21:23

Aw thank you Michelle that is very kind of you!

The thing is I have loads of great books waiting to be read and i'm reading The Memory Keepers Daughter at the moment which is also good but not quite good enough....

I think it's me not the books as I am quite happy reading newspapers and magazines at the moment. Perhaps i'm being a bit too figgity to sit still and read. :irked:

Michelle

14th May 2008, 21:29

That's why I suggested short stories. :)

Nici76

14th May 2008, 21:32

Ah clever thinking! I think I have your Neil Gaiman short stories here....

Michelle

14th May 2008, 21:41

:lol: Is that where it went?!

Nici76

14th May 2008, 21:43

Yep sorry! :lol:

I will get round to reading it soon I promise! But seriously if you want it back let me know and i'll bring it round when I see you.

Michelle

14th May 2008, 21:50

Why would I need it back when I've just offered to lend it to you? ;)
It's a shame Raven doesn't have a new one for you to 'get your teeth into'! ;)

Nici76

14th May 2008, 21:51

Now I reckon that would work! You gotta love Raven! :D

prospero

14th May 2008, 22:10

If I ever lose my mojo, someone better check my pulse and make sure I'm not a corpse!

14th May 2008, 22:19

.. and finish the job, if needed? (said with all the love and adoration, of course!)

prospero

14th May 2008, 22:31

Of course.

*grumble grumble*

14th May 2008, 22:35

To get back to the topic (now that I made prospero grumble, always fun), I was a tad lost on my reading, but switching languages really helped. So now I'm back, reading again! Yay!

Icecream

17th May 2008, 19:59

Now I reckon that would work! You gotta love Raven! :D

Very true Nici. I hardly read anything over the winter. I just couldn't get into anything (though I too was reading my magazines and the bible too). Raven Hart seems to have got me out of it, as I knew she would. Question is, where do I go next?

On second thoughts, I have joined a book ring on here I am rather looking forward too.

lovesreading06

18th May 2008, 12:06

Everytime i try to read my mind wanders off.

Is there a book you would recommend to get me back in to reading??

happyanddandy

18th May 2008, 12:55

Everytime i try to read my mind wanders off.

Is there a book you would recommend to get me back in to reading??

Your mind will not wander with Tess Gerritsen. I couldn't put The Surgeon down apart from to have a rest from the horrifying bits :mrgreen:. If you like that sort of thing.

lovesreading06

18th May 2008, 13:49

Is it a scary book? i have nightmares reading scary books.

Nici76

20th May 2008, 16:02

Woo hoo my mojo is coming back! I have read 50 pages so far today. Thank goodness for that....... :D

Michelle

20th May 2008, 16:05

Is this still The Memory Keeper's Daughter? It's had mixed reviews, but I really liked it. :)

Nici76

20th May 2008, 16:07

Yes it is Michelle. I am about half way through it and finding it very good, I am experiencing lots of different emotions reading it and looking forward to seeing how it ends. :)

Amanda

1st July 2008, 16:16

Usually if I loose my reading mojo, it due to the fact that I am stuck in a book that I no longer want to read. Usually if I put the book down and read something else, I can get back my mojo and usually pick the old book up later on to finish it.

nursenblack

1st July 2008, 16:27

Usually if I loose my reading mojo, it due to the fact that I am stuck in a book that I no longer want to read.

That happens to me as well. There is nothing that makes me loose my mojo more than trying to get through a boring or disappointing book.

Michelle

2nd July 2008, 20:35

Ok, who's stolen mine?! :irked:
I have had such a good reading year so far, but now suddenly nothing is able to hold my interest! There's a lot going on here, and I want to disappear into a good book, but nothing's working. :(

kb.marsh

2nd July 2008, 20:39

Usually if I loose my reading mojo, it due to the fact that I am stuck in a book that I no longer want to read.

Yeah I suffer with this problem. Unlike you though, I don't bother picking the book back up again for fear I'll lose my reading mojo again.

Ok, who's stolen mine?! :irked:
I have had such a good reading year so far, but now suddenly nothing is able to hold my interest! There's a lot going on here, and I want to disappear into a good book, but nothing's working. :(

What books have you tried? Maybe reading some short stories will bring it back?

Everytime i try to read my mind wanders off.

I hate it when that happens. Have you found a good book?

I hate it when I can't pick a book to read, when my TBR pile is huge but nothing jumps out at me

Nici76

2nd July 2008, 20:42

The Library Nook

2nd July 2008, 20:43

In the past few years I have lost my reading mojo a lot, usually because I feel so tired or I feel guilty and think I should be working instead on lesson plans or marking. However I realised that I had to have a work/ life balance and since starting at my new school I have got better at enjoying a good book thus I haven't lost my mojo for a while lol! However it is frustrating when it happens, especially when you have shelves of books to choose from and nothing you fancy.

Michelle

2nd July 2008, 20:49

Kate, I have a book of short stories that I'm trying to review.. and it's not helped. I keep looking at all the books I have, and nothing appeals. Then, when I do try one, I read a couple of pages, sigh, and put it down. The only book I was enjoying, A Small Part of History.. I left at work, and won't get back until Monday!! :irked:

Kylie

3rd July 2008, 00:54

Oh dear, I hope you get your mojo back soon, Michelle! Maybe you just need a little break from reading (was that blasphemous?).

My mojo has been on the blink for a few weeks while I've been struggling with The Jungle Book. Now that I've finally finished I'm hoping it'll pick up again with my next read, although I'm a bit worried that this struggling will persist with my next read and maybe ruin the book for me when I would otherwise enjoy it. I might go for a Roald Dahl and see how things go from there.

I agree with Nici: maybe a re-read of a Raven Hart would help?

kitty_kitty

3rd July 2008, 07:44

Right i lost my reading mojo and foung my knitting mojo, lost my knitting mojo and found my redaing mojo.

Now i just have to find a happy medium of them both!!!

To be honest now if i struggle with book and am not enjoying i either stop reading it and leave it or come back to it later. So many books to enjoy so why carry on reading books i am not enjoying

Angel

4th July 2008, 21:32

Kitty - do as I do - read and knit at the same time. The rows, pattern and pages will fly by!

Loopyloo100

5th July 2008, 07:37

I have tried knitting on numerous occasion, but think I'm strange as my hands become incredibly uncomfortable and I then start becoming annoyed and fingers become achey and so on.............. I'm not sure why it has such a bad affect on me.:irked:

Even though I don't get through masses of books, I have been steady in my reading since the beginning of the year. A good sign, as when I stop reading it's usually because there's too much in life (not the nice stuff!) going on.

Icecream

5th July 2008, 18:45

Kitty - do as I do - read and knit at the same time. The rows, pattern and pages will fly by!

How on earth do you do that? Or are you talking about audio books?

Loopyloo100

24th July 2008, 18:30

My reading mojo has disappeared since Saturday and I'm not sure why - I'm enjoying the book I'm reading, but have been finding it difficult to concentrate. I thought I'd try an audio book when I'm travelling to and from work and I have been listening to Ken Follet's: Pillar of the Earth. I have actually been able to concentrate on that more and have really been getting into the story. I don't know how many hours I have yet to listen to though - probably about 38!

Angel

24th July 2008, 20:46

How on earth do you do that? Or are you talking about audio books?

No, I mean the written book. I've been knitting since I was 7 yrs old and I used to do home work for a London based company. I find it really easy to do both - I always have. It really does pass the time, rows and pages!:mrgreen: