kitty_kitty Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I had lost my reading mojo but now it is back!!!! Hurrah Is it just me or do sometimes people lose thier reading mojo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Yep it happens to me.....and unfortunately I still seem to have lost it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Yes unfortunately it does sometimes go. Hopefully not for too long. A really good book does help. The thing is not to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerball Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Happens to me occasionally too. I often go off reading for a few days, usually when the book I'm reading is mediocre. If it's a very good book, then no, I don't lose my mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Kell, you need to get to No Human's Involved - I'm loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Thanks Angel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 I find it keeps the momentum going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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