Reader’s Block is real. It is exists. It hides behind the dark corners of the book shelf waiting to devour the reader’s soul. My soul has been captured by the vicious reader’s block.

It has been weeks since I lost myself in a book. I have had reasons (or excuses as you may call them) to be busy to ignore books but that has never stopped me from reading. Night after night I lie in bed with a new book in hand, my eyes darting between the lines trying to make sense. I blank out and don’t register a word. It is difficult to fall in love with a book.

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I ignored my block, pushed it into a corner waiting for it to disappear – to stop bothering me and let me fall in love all over again. It hasn’t happened. I have now reached a stage when I need to take action. I have accepted that I am in the middle of massive reader’s block and I am going fight it.

Here are some ways I am fighting my block,

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Writing about it (duh!):

I am hoping my reader’s block will fade away when I write. I haven’t been writing much either (which is a totally different story). This blog is in fact an attempt to exorcise my reader’s blog.

Random Picks:

I randomly pick books from my unread books and try reading them. I haven’t got past chapter 1 in most of those reads. This is one strategy that isn’t working.

Book Shopping:

I have been spending too many hours (and money) in book stores and Amazon trying to find titles that interest me.

Book Browsing:

I have also been been browsing through my book lists on Goodreads and my local library, cleaning them up and organising them. End result: I have lot more books on my To-Be-Read list.

Childhood Favourites:

When all fail, I turn to my childhood favourites. Kuttyma is now in the Enid Blyton and Harry Potter stage, so I borrow liberally from her shelf and flip through my favourite scenes frequently. St.Clare’s series by Enid Blyton are on my bedside table these days.

Discovering Children Classics:

I haven’t read much of classics especially children and young adult ones. These are books I research and fill kuttyma’s book shelves with. I have been discovering some of them along with her. She loves discussing books with me and I find myself reading these books for her sake.

Honestly, I have no clue when and how I will get through this phase. I am frustrated. I think of all the hours wasted – books I could be reading during these long hours when I stare blankly at my phone screen or the walls.

Any ideas to get over this monster?