This is sort of an odd topic but it’s one that I find I have to struggle with every once in a while.  I can’t be the only one, can I?

Book exhaustion is a term I use to describe a feeling of total emotional and sometimes physical exhaustion after reading a book.  Sometimes it’s after slogging through a really terrible book.  Other times it’s provoked by reading a really good book.  And the book length doesn’t really seem to matter when it comes to book exhaustion; I’ve been exhausted after 200 page books and 800 page books alike.  I personally think book exhaustion is brought on by either reading too many books at once or in a row and/or reading an emotionally exhausting book (one where you really, really connected with the characters and their struggles).

As a reader, have you ever experienced book exhaustion?  How long does it usually last?  Does it lead to a reading slump for you?  Or do you just get back on the horse the next day?