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Am i the only one who feels a bit bereft and lost when they finish a good book?

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lucyellensmumisgreat · 18/06/2009 11:02

I have just finished a great book, although the end (as so often is) was a tad disappointing. It was a huge great wedge of a book too so took me ages. Now what do i do - i have some books to start but can't decide.

Does anyone else hate this literary limbo?

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TheFool · 18/06/2009 19:06

I'll never forget finishing The Amber Spyglass. I had been so engrossed in their world for a few years, for it all to be over was a big wrench.

edam · 18/06/2009 19:05

yes, sometimes you feel real sense of loss, like leaving a good friend you know you won't be seeing for a very long time.

Felt like that about (IIRC) The crimson petal and the white - the one where the heroine is called Sugar and is a prostitute in Victorian London.

EdwardBitMe · 18/06/2009 19:01

I sometimes can't read another book for a few days after finishing a really interesting read. I need time to digest a good book.
I think it's the sign of a great book.

TheFool · 18/06/2009 18:58

I've started reading the next book (in the loo normally) a bit before the end of the current book, so I am already slightly immersed in another book and it takes the bereft feeling away a bit.

TheFool · 18/06/2009 18:56

Oooh yes, you wander round for a few days picking up books, reading the blurb, sometimes reading a page or two but then putting them back down sighing.

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lucyellensmumisgreat · 18/06/2009 18:31

im with you there jeff, i have a few lined up, but i find it difficult when I have adjusted to a particular writing style.

I have been on a bit of a downer too since i finished last book, like that whole other world is closed to me now

I know, im just weird

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JeffVadar · 18/06/2009 15:27

Oh yes, I often feel like this. Sometimes I just can't start the next book for several days - so that I can let the effects of the last one wear off.

ClaraDeLaNoche · 18/06/2009 11:20

I just finished the Guernsey Literary book that was recommended on here. Loved it.

ClaireDeLoon · 18/06/2009 11:18

I feel like this too. Then I find myself casting around the recommendation threads on here and getting on amazon - I need to plan more.

ClaraDeLaNoche · 18/06/2009 11:15

I started a Margaret Atwood last night. I am worried I just don't get her.

PestoMonster · 18/06/2009 11:13

I also feel like this, but the key is to have a good selection lined-up in advance. Then dive into a new one asap

ClaraDeLaNoche · 18/06/2009 11:08

Me too. At the end of a book I sometimes feel like I'm saying goodbye to a friend. Sniff sniff.