5 Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump
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I love how you upload so often. In a short amount of time you've become one of my favorite booktubers and I always look forward to your videos!
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I usually grab an Agatha Christie book and they all do wonders. Happy to see I'm not the only one.
I’ve got into the habit of watching your videos with a notebook and a pen nearby. I always, always end up with a long list of books to look for! And they’re usually spot on….thank you
Such a great list! Even if you are not in a reading slump.
I find "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman helps me out of a reading slump--- short, magic, dark, with some wonderful characters. I loved "Piranesi", exploring the world, but without giving spoilers, the ending really hit me hard, what it suggests. In many ways, I found it profoundly sad--- which is not a bad thing at all, and is not meant to keep anyone from reading this brilliant book...
I really want to recommend "This Is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. THAT is an amazing book, which still gives me goosebumps. I've never read something similar in my life.
You are SO right. In fact, you’re so right that this list is now six books.
Im not usually into scifi but god i loved The Kaiju Preservation Society and it definitely saved me from a slump
I just placed a library hold for Humankind, hooray. It's longer than what I'm used to but I'll try my best to read it! 😁🤞
I can confirm Piranesi is perfect for getting out of a reading slump. I had one at the beginning of this month and eventually decided to reread Piranesi, as it is one of my all-time favourites, and it definitely helped.
I’m coming back to this video to say just how much I love the Monk and Robot duology so so so much. I couldn’t believe I was crying in the second book about these two. Ugh fabulous. Thank you so much for putting these out there! I love your Channel so much.
just the kind of list I needed, thank youu!
I read Humankind in 2020/21 and it really helped with my mental health at that time, it's an amazing book.
Now I have more books in my TBR……I love it❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely loved Piranesi, I read it in one day when I sick and stuck in bed and it was just the perfect escape !
piranesi sounds right up
my alley: I love mysteries
especially with diary entries,
I'll look for your video about it,
and human kind has probably
the injection of hope I need,
times are scary right now.
also, I wish I didn't know the
ending for roger ackroyd!
thank you so much for
your kind suggestions! 💐
Ohmygiddy if you enjoy the history of language and haven't read it already, I HIGHLY recommend Wordslut by Amanda Montell. It's tagline is 'a feminist guide to taking back the English Language'. .. I genuinely think every one should read it!
Oh I am immediately sold on it, thanks!
I absolutely love Piranesi. The only thing that I regret after reading it is that I don't know more people who have done the same. Especially right after I finished it, I was so eager to talk about my interpretation with others, but didn't know anyone in person who'd also read it.
Really liked this concept and idea! Added 3 of these books to my TBR. Great video as always! 👍🏻📚
I love the Monk & Robot books so much! I can't imagine anyone not enjoying and wanting to finish either of them.
I would recommend the Murderbot Diaries for a reading slump ❤ They're funny, relatable, short and fast paced. They're great. (Unless you don't like Murderbot as a character or narrator then... yeah they won't be for you 😅)
Murderbot seems to be similar recommendation to Monk and robot, if you've already read that one. I think I will be picking the Monk and Robot books because I've been in such a reading slump this year 😢 I already had heard about them but this video put them higher in my tbr for sure. Thank youA
I am a new subscriber and I am bingeing on all your recent videos. I love the diversity of your literary recommendations and how the description of each book is so concise but informative. Thank you Willow. ❤
the murder of roger ackroyd is BY FAR the best mystery book i have ever read. unfortunately it was my first AC book and so i haven't enjoyed any of her other ones at all.
the ending had me SCREAMING and running around my house just losing my mind. i was not well.
I started getting out my last reading slump by reading Agatha Christie books. I then came across your wonderful channel and I got Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society which I loved! Old Man's War came next and then on to Stuart Turton. Just like that I'm out of my reading slump and trying out different genres and authors. Thank you so much for your recommendations, Willow!
Interesting set of books. I have Piranesi to read. I need to get Human Kind! - looks very important as well as interesting. Nice to see Scalzi mentioned, I recently did a video on Scalzi, if you're curious. Nice one Willow.
I’ll check it out right now!
GREAT recommendations. Two new additions to my to-read list. Thank you and I love you and your videos!
Wonderful suggestions. I’ve read all but two of these (which I’ve now added to my list) and these are great, fun books
My book club did The Kaiju Preservation Society last month, and it was lovely and fun!
Love the mug!
Oh I need to read Human Kind immediately, you've really sold it!!!
Also the way you described it reminded me a lot of another non-fiction book I really enjoyed called 'How Compassion Made Us Human: the Evolutionary Origins of Tenderness, Trust and Morality' by Penny Spikins. It looks at very early prehistory with what sounds like a similarly heartwarming outlook to Human Kind! (I read it for class while studying archaeology, but found it so much more readable/accessible and enjoyable than most more "academic" texts so would recommend to anyone interested more casually :))
Just ordered Human Kind. It’s the kind of thing I really need right now. Thanks.
I would add Kindred to this list. While the themes are heavier it has amazing pacing, starting at the end and then going back to tell of how we got there.
Physically, Eric LaRocca helped me through my post-college reading slump by reading his two short story/novella collections during the travel there and back while visiting my partner. But otherwise, another big recommendation from me is listening to audiobooks - They are so much more accessible and easy to get into in our modern landscape as a full-time worker who when I have time is frequently too tired. So while I cannot always read physically, even if it's what I prefer to do, who says I'm not still reading? And reading more than I've been able to in a while! And I've still got my physicals for when I can read them and extra special releases (Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay got the second my library had it in stock as my most anticipated release of the year)
I can’t wait to read Humankind! ❤
I would like to recommend Starter Villain by John Scalzi as well. 264 pages with lots of humour and a mystery. I loved it!
I was reading it when I filmed this video. My review will be up soon :)
@@WillowTalksBooks Timing is everything!😉
This is my new fav channel, thank you so much for all your hard work and all your amazing reviews, i feel so excited to read this ones (lately most of the books i pick up make me lose interest halfway sigh) love youuuuuuuu
Aw thank you so much!
For me it wuld usually be either something light and funny or a crime novel. As I read in two foreig language if I have a blockage I go back to reading in Polish. It already takes a burden of my brain and helps me enjoy my reading process more. There are some nice slavic fantasy novels and short story collection written by female authors right now, I use them as a relaxing brake.
In the words of Taylor Swift, it’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me….because…..oh I cannot get into Piranesi and it put me in a slump lol, however I totally trust you Willow, so I will continue with it. No doubt it will end up being my fave book of the year. 💜💜💜💜💜
Taylor swift - " hi it's me, i'm the problem"....
She's literally admitting that she's the problem for everything in her life...
And yet her fans will blame anyone but her.... toxic personified
Lots to add to my tbr. So thank you 🎉
I'm really happy that i found someone that loves reading as much as i do... My bank account on the other hand screams for help... hahaha . I have bought almost all the books that i hadn't and you recommend it. But i'm not complaining, im a book eater... hahaha 😛😛😛
Another video that I needed right now! Thank you!
First, thank you for reminding me about Pinaresi, i really need to finally get to this book it's been on my tbr for a while.
For me, what usually gets me out of a readind slump is either reading a manga or switching the language in which i'm reading. I primarly read in english (both for pleasure and for my uni classes), so when i'm feeling like i'm about to get into major reading slump I would switch back to my native polish or try to read manga in japanese (it usually takes a while to read a full volume but still give my brain a good reset).
I might just give " a psalm for the wilds built " a go your suggestion are usually spot on
Quality content, as always 👌
Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Mary's books are my go-to slump killers, specifically the excellently narrated audiobooks. It's funny how they made their way around one of my friendship groups as the "if you're feeling rubbish, slumpy, or need a pick-me-up" set of books, but at this point we have a shared nostalgia for them all and it's gratifying to see them become someone else's comfort read due to that recommendation.
How do you stop yourself from making them your rainy day reads as a result, waiting for the day when you feel you really need them? I watched someone's recommendation video where they talked about not wanting to read the two Agatha Christie books they had left because they didn't want them to be over. It must be even more difficult as a content creator, if you feel pushed to focus more on new releases...
Gaston Dorren is a deutch writer, he has two non fiction on langyages. I prefer his book, Lingo about european languages, but his book Babel on laguages around the world is good too. WhenI am in a slump I often reread a book. I would also recomend shoter books, like novellas. Gail carriger has some great novellas.
You should really read El Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges or The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I think those two are more successful iterations than Piranesi of a book with a laberyhtian and philosophical setting!
Thanks for the recommendations.
Willow, Willow, Willow. Why, why do you pop up at the right time with all the good stuff?! Oh cause: Seshat, Thoth, Mnemosyne, Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Ganesha, Saraswati, Bragi, Wen Chang, sent you. Off I go to find these books
Humankind is such a lovely book.
I tryed Piranesy and the repetition will never put me our of the slump but was drugging me in.
The Kaiju PS is the right one to pick me up: so many pop-culture reference that are hilarious and believe me Kaijus are interesting. Writting may not grab you but the story will.
Agatha Cristy is really engaging good choise.
🙈 I still haven't read Backy Chambers. I did read a chapter.
Thanks! ❤
Sooo want to read Human Kind after this video but it's not available anywhere in my country. Hate that...
For me it's eithe a short japanese book (comfort zone), YA or manga. Never non-fiction, those cause slumps like crazy 😅
Oh Humankind I must read
Have you read John Dollar? It's based on the Australian case you mentioned.
Well, I don't love Piranesi 🖐😅 I don't hate it but I found the discussions shallow and not very compelling. The ideas of where the story was going in my mind were so much more interesting than what we got in the end. That might just be on me, but I have heard at least someone else agree (a booktuber, Elliot Brooks). We both thought it was going to be deeper and delve even more on mental health, academia, identity, etc. But it was all very ...meh.
I don't think is badly written either, the prose was great. The mystery kept me reading too. I didn't love the characters, and did not enjoy the protagonist's thinking patterns, but I can appreciate it as a character study. I didn't hate the book it just wasn't a favourite. Sadly. I was really excited for this book 😢
Now you know two people who disliked Piranesi 😂
An interesting list of book recommendations. However, I have to disagree with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, I had to read this book as part of a uni crime fiction course and did not like it at all. Some say it’s Christie’s weakest book. I have other Christies and really should read some more of her work. But TMRA left me very grumpy about why it had been selected for the course when there are much better written books
What other books by Christie would you recommend? I am eager to try her again despite not liking Roger Ackroyd.
The silent patient, The girl on the train and The psichoanalyst are page turners
Holo-Doc!!!!!!!
Humans, kind? Now that's science fiction. Jk! 😅 Imma check it out.
I actually found Roger Ackroyd really really boring. That was one of my least favorites that I read from her. Granted, I knew the ending going into it, but I think even if I hadn't I still would've been extremely bored.
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