Let’s Talk Bookish:  Reading Slump vs Bookish Hangover | 8/8/25

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.

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This week’s topic is:

August 8: Reading Slump vs Bookish Hangover (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)

Prompts: What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference? How do you get out of both situations? What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover? For more information, Book Riot has some really interesting articles about using neuroscience to understand reading slumps and the psychology of a book hangover.

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What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference?

I think a reading slump just happens when book after book isn’t hitting or your mood is off, not in the mood to read. A bookish hangover I feel is like any hangover after you had something so good and fun. So a hangover comes after reading what you think is the best book ever or maybe not ever, but a book that got your jaw dropping and your heart pumping. You want that same high but the next book doesn’t hit as good.

How do you get out of both situations?

Pushing through the book you are reading or switching up genres OR taking a break from reading, like a week.

What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover?

So reading July arcs put me into a sort of slump/hangover because I was reading so many good books! I do feel like I’m in a slump right now only because I think I read so much for July (before July), it was like a reading marathon and now I need a break. So I’ve been reading slower or none at all. But here are some of the books I think that I had so much fun reading this year so far!

August Topics:

August 1: Multiple Copies of Books

Prompts: Do you have multiple copies of any books? What makes you want to get more than one copy of a certain book? What books do you have multiple copies of? Are there any books that you want to get more copies of in the future?

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August 8: Reading Slump vs Bookish Hangover (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly)

Prompts: What’s the difference between a reading slump and bookish hangover—do you think there’s a difference? How do you get out of both situations? What are examples of books that put you in a reading slump and books that caused you to have a book hangover? For more information, Book Riot has some really interesting articles about using neuroscience to understand reading slumps and the psychology of a book hangover.

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August 15: A Change in Bookish Opinions

Prompts: Have your bookish opinions changed over the years, and if so, in what ways have they changed? Do you think your bookish opinions have changed because of being part of the bookish community (including on social media), reading more books, or book blogging? Have your bookish opinions changed in ways you didn’t expect?

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August 22: Quotes & Excerpts/Extracts (Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady)

Prompts: Do you like to use quotes from books in your book review? If so, do you prefer to keep them at a minimum or do you include as many as you can? Do you like to make posts with excerpts or extracts from novels? Do you think that quotes and excerpts/extracts make readers more or less interested in reading the book? Why or why not?

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August 29: Six Years of LTB: An Anniversary Freebie

Prompts: How quickly does time fly for us to now be celebrating six years of bookish discussions?! 🎉 Whether you’re new to LTB or have stuck around for years, thank you for joining us in these weekly bookish discussions! To celebrate, we’re making this week an anniversary freebie. Revisit a topic that you’ve done before, go back to a topic that you’ve missed, or write about something else you’re interested in. Check out our blogs—Aria, Dini and Rukky—for ideas!