/lit/ - Literature

Look at this picture
What a freaking dumbass he looks, reading the first page of the book. It's obviously the first book he's picked up and once he gets off the bus he'll close the book and never reopen it.

>>15737819
Yeah I kinda felt like it was a bit over the top in certain areas, the irulan quotes especially, but in my opinion he did a really good job with the internal dialogue of the characters

What’s the average age of you guys?

I’m 21

Hello /lit/. /fit/izen and /biz/nessman here who has a legitimate question: how can I inspire myself to read more?

When I was younger, reading was my favorite activity. I would while away hours losing complete track of time, devouring mostly fantasy novels that were at least a thousand pages, one after the other. During and after college, I had a hard time focusing and enjoying a book the way I used to. Even when I try to sit down and read, I just can't get drawn into the world as much. It doesn't matter what genre, fiction or non-fiction. I can't achieve the immersion and comprehension I used to and it has me frustrated. I get bored very quickly and my comprehension seems to be much more shallow.

It used to be my dream to be a professional author, and I still have this dream...except it seems even more impossible now that I can't even bring myself to finish a book.

Have any of you struggled with this? How did you overcome it? Is it just me getting older?

Thanks in advance.