I'm going to fail the 52 book reading challenge
I'm setting down the white flag, I suppose.
I've written about my struggles with reading before and here's another one.
I have phases where I don't read for some period of time. I simply wont have the energy or even zeal to read anything. Not even fore pleasure. This can last only a few days or even a few months. And it's random, too. Nothing in particular (that I'm aware of) sets it off. It can even happen in the middle of a book I'm enjoying.
It just happened again. I haven't read anything (nor have finished my in progress books) for about a month and a half.
That's not good in the context of me wanting to read 52 books in a year. Last year, I did 24 and the year before that 12. I already had a bit of trouble with 24 books, but persevered. I figured I was ready to tackle 52 books.
That's not going to happen, unfortunately. And I'm okay with that. I think I've come to terms with this part of myself. It's annoying, sure. And I'd like to work on it, yeah, but I need to figure out a positive way of doing that. Forcing myself to read just to complete a challenge takes the fun out of reading.
Anyway, hopefully this rut ends soon.