Does anybody else have trouble reading in certain seasons?

ownedbycats · 08-05-2025, 06:51 PM

In my case, I find my reading drops off quite a bit during summer. I try, but I my head gets kind of fuzzy so I put the book down and do something else.

Sirtel · 08-05-2025, 07:20 PM

Not really, but I have had general trouble focusing for several years now, probably due to perimenopause. I find myself putting the book down after only a little while and doing something else, then picking it up again, rinse and repeat.

10-20 and more years ago I could read continuously for hours.

drofgnal · Yesterday, 04:59 AM

Probably winter for me. I usually sit on the screen porch everyday and read some in the morning and evening before dinner. Winter, I'm driven indoors more of the time.

issybird · Yesterday, 07:38 AM

It's not how much I read, it's what I read. I read much more light fiction in the summer. While I've always known this, I don't take preventative action leading into summer by clearing the decks of longer, more challenging stuff, especially nonfiction, in process. And then they hang. I finish them eventually, but it doesn't do my comprehension or retention any favors. The same thing happens during the holiday season, but at least the gap isn't as long; I'm not in nearly as much danger of losing the plot entirely.

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by drofgnal

Probably winter for me. I usually sit on the screen porch everyday and read some in the morning and evening before dinner. Winter, I'm driven indoors more of the time.

Ironically, winter is usually my best reading season. I curl up in plush chair with blanket.

Apache · Yesterday, 08:46 AM

Seasons do not affect my reading in any way. Now work can affect my reading more than anything else.

Apache

Quoth · Yesterday, 11:50 AM

The "hay fever" can be an issue and tree pollen in spring is far worse for most people.

Catlady · Yesterday, 05:47 PM

This is the third year that I have stopped reading in late spring/summer. The first year, I had a specific reason. I have no idea why I stopped last year; I finished a book and inexplicably didn't pick up another for a few months. This year, I stopped mid-book, and not because I hated it or was bored by it. I keep thinking I do need to finish that book, but there it sits. Very weird, I know!

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,556 Karma: 240526511 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Not really, but I have had general trouble focusing for several years now, probably due to perimenopause. I find myself putting the book down after only a little while and doing something else, then picking it up again, rinse and repeat. 10-20 and more years ago I could read continuously for hours.

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drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,405 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	Probably winter for me. I usually sit on the screen porch everyday and read some in the morning and evening before dinner. Winter, I'm driven indoors more of the time.

Yesterday, 07:38 AM	#4
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,329 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	It's not how much I read, it's what I read. I read much more light fiction in the summer. While I've always known this, I don't take preventative action leading into summer by clearing the decks of longer, more challenging stuff, especially nonfiction, in process. And then they hang. I finish them eventually, but it doesn't do my comprehension or retention any favors. The same thing happens during the holiday season, but at least the gap isn't as long; I'm not in nearly as much danger of losing the plot entirely.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,280 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Seasons do not affect my reading in any way. Now work can affect my reading more than anything else. Apache

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,219 Karma: 105299897 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	The "hay fever" can be an issue and tree pollen in spring is far worse for most people.

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,419 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	This is the third year that I have stopped reading in late spring/summer. The first year, I had a specific reason. I have no idea why I stopped last year; I finished a book and inexplicably didn't pick up another for a few months. This year, I stopped mid-book, and not because I hated it or was bored by it. I keep thinking I do need to finish that book, but there it sits. Very weird, I know!

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