@readsbyilse: When I feel close to a reading slump, I try to stop choosing books by what I “should” read and start choosing by what I can actually handle. Sometimes I need easy pages, so I look at books like No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak, The Good Parts by Evann Normandin, or Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman. Sometimes I’m bored and need messy people, so I reach for books like Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, or The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante. Sometimes I’m sad and need comfort first, so Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone, Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane, or Ready or Not by Cara Bastone make more sense. And sometimes I want real couples, short books, or bigger reads, which is where People in Love by Claire Daverley, After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Course of Love by Alain de Botton, Chemistry by Weike Wang, Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill, Mr Salary by Sally Rooney, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Animal by Lisa Taddeo, American Fantasies by Emma Straub, and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara come in. This is my slow reader method for choosing books to read: match the book to the week you’re actually having. A reading recommendation can be about mood too. #books #reading

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