Return to reading

[arthur.gordon.nym]

I haven't read much of anything in the way of novels and short stories since 2017. That's almost 10 years without reading! I am coming back to reading now and I am starting with Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos and Clive Barker's Books of Blood. I might also buy one of those dvd sets with Weird Tales reprints on them and have a look. I am also getting the Weird Fiction Review # 13 by Centipede Press for Christmas. Anyone else gone for long periods without reading? I'm starting to get excited.

 

[bendk]

I haven't read much of anything in the way of novels and short stories since 2017. That's almost 10 years without reading! I am coming back to reading now and I am starting with Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos and Clive Barker's Books of Blood. I might also buy one of those dvd sets with Weird Tales reprints on them and have a look. I am also getting the Weird Fiction Review # 13 by Centipede Press for Christmas. Anyone else gone for long periods without reading? I'm starting to get excited.

I went for a while without reading any short stories. So, I cracked down on myself and kept a tally per month. The thread is here: https://ligotti.net/index.php?threads/30-stories-in-30-days-challenge.14228/

 

[SOTOS]

I haven't read much of anything in the way of novels and short stories since 2017. That's almost 10 years without reading! I am coming back to reading now and I am starting with Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos and Clive Barker's Books of Blood. I might also buy one of those dvd sets with Weird Tales reprints on them and have a look. I am also getting the Weird Fiction Review # 13 by Centipede Press for Christmas. Anyone else gone for long periods without reading? I'm starting to get excited.

I can't imagine a decade without reading short stories, which I prefer to novels. Good for you for getting back to it. Lovecraft and Barker. I can't think of two disparate horror writers in terms of style and content, although there's a nod to Lovecraft in Barker's The Midnight Meat Train. Enjoy!

 

[Maria B.]

I hope your return to reading will be successful!
Sometimes I go a few weeks without reading because of my anxiety, and it's very unpleasant. I can't imagine years...

 

[Athammaus]

With 3K+ books in my library, it's a rare day that I don't read something. Reading books for self-enrichment, as an escape, and to inspire imagination has been an integral part of my life for decades.

 

[arthur.gordon.nym]

With 3K+ books in my library, it's a rare day that I don't read something. Reading books for self-enrichment, as an escape, and to inspire imagination has been an integral part of my life for decades.

I have 1.5k books and I haven't read anything since 2017. An actual crime!

 

[Rosemary]

I have gone through long periods without reading too, it's hard to get back to it but once you do, it's even harder to stop!
Since I landed a job as a librarian, my to read list has never been longer. I see interesting things everyday. Problem is, I read the library books and not the one I have actually bought.
Going to libraries is a great way to return to reading, because you know you have to keep a certain pace in order to give back the book on time, but I wouldn't suggest it if you're looking for reading the 1.5k books you already have!

 

[Zaharoff]

Since I landed a job as a librarian, my to read list has never been longer. I see interesting things everyday....

After she retired, my wife got a part-time gig at the library.
Childrens section. She confessed, whenever she saw an enticing picture book, she simply dropped to the floor and read it then and there.

 

[R. von Pnaklendorf]

I've recently been reading Zothique, after at least two months without reading any fiction beyond TRPG sourcebooks. The Dark Eidolon is a fantastic tale—it was the last one I read. I have seven tales left, and I plan to read one per day starting tomorrow, Sunday. One week to finish it.

 

[Rosemary]

After she retired, my wife got a part-time gig at the library.
Childrens section. She confessed, whenever she saw an enticing picture book, she simply dropped to the floor and read it then and there.

I understand your wife, some picture books are absolutely gorgeous and I wish it was more socially acceptable to read them as adults.

 

[Athammaus]

Embarrassingly enough, it's been years since I've read anything by Thomas Ligotti. To remedy this situation, I've decided to "Return to Reading" TL. Yesterday I finally cracked my Chiroptera edition of Teatro Grottesco. So far, it's quite enjoyable... and akin to being reunited with an old friend.

 

[Knygathin]

What else is there to do, but reading? Movies are an overestimated medium. Music doesn't give the intellectual stimulus (unless you are the composer). Pictorial and sculptural art, maybe? But it is still enriched by inspiration from literature.