I cannot seem to complete reading books anymore.

[Shameless]

I used to be a avid book reader , I read a lot of books since I was a kid. However in the last two years I didn't complete a single book.

I usually read a page or two then stop and do something else, it doesn't grab my attention anymore.

I am really confused right now? how can I regain my interest in reading ? and no it is not an attention span thing because I can still read long articles.

 

[Commonly Confused]

Do you usually do something else when you read long articles (I assume you mean internet articles but if not, ignore me)?

Sadly, books do not lend themselves well to multi-tasking. That is the reason quite a few of my friends have more difficulty settling down and reading books. They always want to be doing something other than just reading it.

 

[Nouw]

Find a book you like. Maybe your tastes were broader when you were younger. I know mine were. I can't stand any books outside the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre but hey, I'm still reading. Don't force yourself that's all.

 

[Shameless]

Do you usually do something else when you read long articles (I assume you mean internet articles but if not, ignore me)?

Sadly, books do not lend themselves well to multi-tasking. That is the reason quite a few of my friends have more difficulty settling down and reading books. They always want to be doing something other than just reading it.

Yeah I meant both on the internet and newspapers. Yeah I think multitasking has something to do with it.

 

[requisitename]

I have this same problem and I just chalk it up to being a college student. I spend hours upon hours every week reading stuff I don't actually want to read (both my major and minor are reading/writing intensive), so when I DO have some free time, the very last thing I want to do is spend it reading.

I listen to audiobooks, though. It's a good way to "get a book into you" without actually having to sit and read it. I never thought I would, but I've really come to enjoy audiobooks.

Other than that, I've no idea. I hope someday I'll enjoy reading again, but at this point it's looking unlikely.

 

[Relish in Chaos]

The last book, after what must've been YEARS of a book-reading hiatus, was Stephen King's "Carrie", which I only got time to read in the hours between coming back home from school and bed (I didn't want to risk ruining my book in my school bag), yet I found myself kind of skimming through the somewhat overly descriptive parts.

I know it's a short book, but like you said, I just find myself not having the patience nor the real interest. I still ended up liking "Carrie", but I didn't get exactly the same kind of absorbed and strongly attached feeling that I did when I was a kid reading the "Harry Potter" books for the first time.

Argh, growing up sucks. I'll honestly say I preferred being a prepubescent child compared to the teenage hell I'm currently going through.

 

[DoPo]

Do you usually do something else when you read long articles (I assume you mean internet articles but if not, ignore me)?

Sadly, books do not lend themselves well to multi-tasking. That is the reason quite a few of my friends have more difficulty settling down and reading books. They always want to be doing something other than just reading it.

Yeah I meant both on the internet and newspapers. Yeah I think multitasking has something to do with it.

Well, I don't have a problem with this because I can't stand not finishing something. I usually aim to finish a chapter before leaving the book, but if I find that I've started the next one, I'll just read that too. However, this is something you can try to incorporate - finish a chapter/page, then go look something on the internet (or something) and come back to the book. Break the reading into pieces and only stop reading after finishing the piece. alternatively, you can try the 5/5 rule - do something for five minutes, then when the time runs out, just finish what you've started (say, a page in the book, or the scene) and have a 5 minute break. You can also do 15/5 or whatever timeslices you wish. The important part is to stick to them.

I hope that helps.