Weird question maybe but I find myself being so sensitive at times that I have to put down the book I’m reading and wait some time before I read again.
It can be for example when it all is looking dark and I don’t think thing are going to turn around. It’s silly I guess but I feel so overwhelmed and nervous that I need a break at times.
I’m reading the last chapter in Simon Scarrows book The honor of Rome. Reading the last chapters and I just know things are going to go bad. Or at least I fear it will so I have to take a break before reading again.
I know it’s silly but wondered if someone else felt the same at times.
Yes absolutely!
When I read Devolution by Max Brooks, I had to take breaks for my mental health, especially because it was just so raw at times and really touched on a few squicks I have. Also, usually I have no problem eating and then consuming horror but I had to put it down after eating some ice scream because I could feel my stomach churning a little at the descriptions.
House of Leaves is another horror book that i had to make sure I was taking my time with, though it depended on the section I was in. With the really creepy descriptions and parts about the house, I took a lot of solace in my friend with whom I was buddy reading the book because we both felt this like, heavy vibe weigh on us reading it by ourselves. Also heightened my paranoia for a bit.
Finally, When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill is my usual answer for questions like these because I had such a strong visceral reaction to it. Certain characters evoked rage that I have rarely felt in my entire life, as I am typically I very laid back person and don’t express a lot. In some ways though, I had to finish the book because anytime I took a pause, I had uncontrollable crying jags every time I thought about the book. It definitely awakened something in me, thats for sure