Enjoy your break! I hate the idea of "reading slumps" as such negative experiences; we don't put that much pressure into doing other hobbies. I can go a month without knitting without feeling guilty about it, the same doesn't apply to reading somehow. Sometimes we just need a break, and I'm glad that you're taking it 💜
You should take a break from UA-cam creation if it's best for you. ❤️ We will all be happy to see you back and refreshed and ready to read again. Your insights especially on AC have always been helpful to me and made such a difference during the lockdowns here in the UK ❤
Totally understandable. I took a 3 month break Jan-March because I found a new video game I love. I've found the joy of reading again in April. Have a good break ❤
Enjoy your break! Reading slumps are hard but give yourself the time and grace needed to explore other interests and we’ll be here when/if you’re ready! ❤
Enjoy your break, Mara! It sounds like a great plan and I’ll certainly be here when you return. The important thing is looking after yourself and it sounds like you have some fun ahead this month with the wedding. Fantastic opportunity to focus on something different and to regroup. Take care and all the time you need. All the best!
“A Problem from Hell” is very timely especially given the repeated American aid to Isr3al and this country’s responsibility in the rise of ISIS and extremism in Iraq/the Middle East. I’ll be adding that to my TBR. And take as much time as you need!
Enjoy the break!! I will look forward to your return when you feel up to it! Definitely appreciated your thoughts on the NF, I think I will have to pick that one up.
You were one of my first subscriptions when I started on UA-cam. Always tune into your channel, great content and great delivery. You have put in years of hard work, you deserve a break. Take the time you need. Press pause, we will be here when you press restart.
I've been off UA-cam due to some traveling and family events myself, so I'm catching up on everyone's videos. Just wanted to say I hope your break is going well. I love your content and your perspectives on books and everything else really, so I'm glad you're taking the time and space you need to take care of yourself. I hope you're having a grand old time with your bestie's wedding! ❤
Just know we all love you, and we will always be here for you! Take time for yourself. Go do something silly, fun, and take naps! I LOVE my afternoon naps!
Please take as much time as you need. I look forward to a refreshed Mara coming back when/if she's ready. You've been one of my favorite booktubers ever since I found you. ❤
I've really been enjoying your videos and I will be here in June when you return! I hope you find your love of reading again during your much-deserved break.
I really appreciate the discussion of g*nocide here and how the disillusionment with America relates to religion. I’ve been feeling very similarly and didn’t quite realize it, so thank you for articulating it! Please enjoy your break and bff’s wedding. The world is bad and hard right now, so we need to look for the good. 💜
Enjoy your break, have fun, relax, recharge, and refresh. A reading slump can be frustrating, but it can just open the door to something new and interesting. Take all the time you need.
Hi Mara, I hope you have a relaxing break so you're refreshed for whenever you come back! You're one of my favourite creators and someone who I have learnt a lot from the last couple of years. You're one of the people most inspiring me to want to create my own booktube channel just because of the love and passion you talk about books with, it's very inspiring. Your reflection on Gaza and your own experience with seeing the events unfold was super interesting, definitely food for thought. I hope you get your reading mojo back soon but in the meantime enjoy your well earned break 💗
Good for you! I'm in the middle of a monthlong medical leave because my brain and body just couldn't process life anymore. Not enjoying a lot of my reading was a big early indicator that I forced myself to push past and tried to ignore. Take the break and enjoy your bestie's wedding!
While I'll miss your videos, I'm also happy you're taking care of yourself and take a break when you feel like you need one. Hope you will have a lovely time, and I'll be happy to hear from you whenever you feel like you want to get back to making UA-cam stuff 😊❤
Thank you for your discussion of A Problem From Hell. Glad you're taking care of yourself and letting yourself find the right rhythm so the groove returns however it should.
I was filming a reading vlog in April where I attempted to read the worst rated books on my tbr …. I completely underestimated how much it would make me dislike picking up books 😅 so I ended up watching 2 full seasons of The Good Doctor instead 😂it was still fun even if my content consumed last month wasn’t primarily books! All that to say, enjoy your break and the wedding 😊 and maybe more knitting!🧶
I'll be here! i enjoy youe unique choices. (I too am in a reading slump I look at all these books on the shelf that I was really excited about and meh.
Hope you have a good break! I've had to take a couple reading breaks in the last few years as well with Roe v Wade overturn, Ukraine, and now Palestine. It's a fine line using reading as an escape, staying grounded in reality and not letting reality consume you. Always striving for balance but accepting instability in the meantime!
I hope the month ahead is an absolutely wonderful one for you. Whenever it feels right to you, I’ll be here and will happily press play as soon as I see a video from you pop up. Take care. 😊
You will truly be missed but I’m so happy you are honoring your feelings. I hope you feel able to come back in the future but if not please know that you have brought joy in ways you cannot know. Be well. May the Great Bunny of Us All hold you close.
As a totally stupid side note but one that may help you sleep better at night. Your tax dollars are genuinely, absolutely, totally not paying for US action or lack thereof. 😮 If you read Stephanie Kelton’s book, The Deficit Myth (which I think you have?) you’ll see why. It was a life changing read for me. Maybe for you too?? I know what I’ve just said sounds crazy but I promise you, it’s not. It’s just regular double entry accounting and common sense. What it really is is freeing in an absurd way.
I have had this happen to me a couple of times. Once after my parents died which is understandable, the other time was this year when I came to a sudden stop with fantasy. I also realised about the down side of book tube. It makes me try to step up the pace and needing new things. I am now reading about history and art which have always interested me. Book tube should not dictate to you but producing content should be pleasure not a struggle. With love Frances
Thanks for reading from A Problem from Hell and talking about its impact on you. Enjoy your downtime and I look forward to your return to booktube - whenever that may be.
WHOOOOT ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF WE LOVE TO SEE IT!!! Have a great well deserved break, we shall be here waiting for you when you´re ready to come back! Also I am very interested in reading the Samantha Powers book, I haven´t even heard of it before so thanks for putting it on my radar!
Take as much time as you need, Mara. I hope you can find some relaxation and refreshment, and we will be here when you are ready to return Congrats to your friend and I hope the wedding uplifts you too! also, 'everybody on this suspect is a train' made me cackle even in the midst of a depressive episode, so thank you for that 🚂😅
With everything going on in the world, I'd be more surprised if it weren't getting you down. Reading has been my escape for a lot of this, and I hope you can find more enjoyment in it again soon. Can't wait to see you back! I always appreciate a fellow former liberal arts grad student who just can't help but pick everything apart. Hope you're live laugh loving again soon
Needed to see this. I've been nnsuch a slump that I feel so guilty. I put so much pressure 2 read that it haven't been enjoyable. Watching your video has made me realize that it's okay, stop beating myself up. Mara? Take your break. Do what you need to do to get you back right. We'll be here. Supportive for you. Be well.
I hope you get your book mojo back soon but that’s kind of selfish on my part, I so look forward to your posts, but please enjoy a break and hope to see you back as soon as you are ready ❤
In full support of taking the time you need, though I confess I’ll miss you! Your videos are part of my Sunday ritual. Heading over to Patreon now! But I love that you’re taking a break and looking after yourself. Sending love and happy reading vibes. ❤
We'll see you when you're ready :) Take all the time you need! Will be here when you get back. Your content is one of the most refreshingly honest and true to self that I watch on YT so you've got a loyal subscriber in me!
I totally get taking a break, I’m glad you feel able to. I’m taking a break from reading right now too, I just got told the thrift store I work at is getting shut down so I have no energy for reading right now.
take the break it will change the way you see both your life and youtube and how later on if you find the genre/book that brings you back then you come back
❤ You work so hard to bring us great videos. Don't pressure yourself. Maybe do knitting videos or sewing? And yes, you know enough to teach. Take your time, relax and enjoy. I could never forget ya! See you when you're ready. ❤
I’m barely coming out of a 2-month reading slump which had me question everything about myself (am I even a reader now and if not what even am I etc). It gets better. I can’t even tell you what got me out of it - work got less stressful I guess and I’ve been binge reading cozy mysteries which is always a good idea. Hope you have a fabulous break, I’ll miss you ❤
You deserve a break. Take what time you need - we will be here when you feel better and are ready to post again❤
Take this break to refresh. Reading Slumps are hard when you are a lifetime reader! See you when you are feeling better.❤
Enjoy your break! I hate the idea of "reading slumps" as such negative experiences; we don't put that much pressure into doing other hobbies. I can go a month without knitting without feeling guilty about it, the same doesn't apply to reading somehow. Sometimes we just need a break, and I'm glad that you're taking it 💜
Take a nice break, recharge and may you be more fabulous than ever 🔥
Fingers crossed!
You should take a break from UA-cam creation if it's best for you. ❤️ We will all be happy to see you back and refreshed and ready to read again. Your insights especially on AC have always been helpful to me and made such a difference during the lockdowns here in the UK ❤
Glad you are taking this time for yourself. Have a good break, Mara!
Totally understandable. I took a 3 month break Jan-March because I found a new video game I love. I've found the joy of reading again in April. Have a good break ❤
Enjoy your break! Reading slumps are hard but give yourself the time and grace needed to explore other interests and we’ll be here when/if you’re ready! ❤
Glad to hear you’re taking care of yourself. See you in a month! ❤❤❤
A totally forgivable mixup, but you said “everyone on the suspect is a train” (5:14) and it made me laugh out loud haha!
Haha they are ALL trains that’s the twist! 😹
Enjoy your break, Mara! It sounds like a great plan and I’ll certainly be here when you return. The important thing is looking after yourself and it sounds like you have some fun ahead this month with the wedding. Fantastic opportunity to focus on something different and to regroup. Take care and all the time you need. All the best!
Enjoy your break! You will be missed.
Found your channel 3 years ago during maternity leave, you kept me sane and I’ve listened ever since.
See you in June and enjoy your break 😊🇬🇧
“A Problem from Hell” is very timely especially given the repeated American aid to Isr3al and this country’s responsibility in the rise of ISIS and extremism in Iraq/the Middle East. I’ll be adding that to my TBR.
And take as much time as you need!
I really appreciate hearing your thoughts about A Problem From Hell
Look after yourself. We can wait.
All the best Mara, enjoy your down time and whenever you're ready we'll be here.
You will be missed! Hope you get your reading joy back soon! Do lots of cuddles with your kitties and get some sunshine 🌅
See you in June. I love your commentary. Your choice of reading etc.
Enjoy the break!! I will look forward to your return when you feel up to it! Definitely appreciated your thoughts on the NF, I think I will have to pick that one up.
You were one of my first subscriptions when I started on UA-cam. Always tune into your channel, great content and great delivery. You have put in years of hard work, you deserve a break. Take the time you need. Press pause, we will be here when you press restart.
Take all the time you need. You have some of the best content out there. Whenever you post again I will be there 👍🏻 take care 🎉❤😊
Take care of yourself. Will be here when you are back.
I've been off UA-cam due to some traveling and family events myself, so I'm catching up on everyone's videos. Just wanted to say I hope your break is going well. I love your content and your perspectives on books and everything else really, so I'm glad you're taking the time and space you need to take care of yourself. I hope you're having a grand old time with your bestie's wedding! ❤
Love your content, I hope you have a nice break! ❤
Thank you!!
Just know we all love you, and we will always be here for you! Take time for yourself. Go do something silly, fun, and take naps! I LOVE my afternoon naps!
Thank you. I appreciate your vulnerability- so many things you said resonated with me. Take your time! ❤❤
I will be here for you when you come back! I hope you have a great and contemplative month and you come back eager to read!
Please take as much time as you need. I look forward to a refreshed Mara coming back when/if she's ready. You've been one of my favorite booktubers ever since I found you. ❤
I've really been enjoying your videos and I will be here in June when you return! I hope you find your love of reading again during your much-deserved break.
I really appreciate the discussion of g*nocide here and how the disillusionment with America relates to religion. I’ve been feeling very similarly and didn’t quite realize it, so thank you for articulating it! Please enjoy your break and bff’s wedding. The world is bad and hard right now, so we need to look for the good. 💜
Enjoy your break, have fun, relax, recharge, and refresh. A reading slump can be frustrating, but it can just open the door to something new and interesting. Take all the time you need.
Take your time! Have a rest!
Take the time you need. We will be here whenever you are ready! ❤
Take however long you need to take care of yourself. We'll be here =)
Hi Mara, I hope you have a relaxing break so you're refreshed for whenever you come back! You're one of my favourite creators and someone who I have learnt a lot from the last couple of years. You're one of the people most inspiring me to want to create my own booktube channel just because of the love and passion you talk about books with, it's very inspiring. Your reflection on Gaza and your own experience with seeing the events unfold was super interesting, definitely food for thought. I hope you get your reading mojo back soon but in the meantime enjoy your well earned break 💗
Enjoy your break and take longer if needed!!
Enjoy your break. ❤
Hope you are well!
Definitely could not forget that you exist. Enjoy your time away :):):)
Have a good break! Take all the time you need to figure things out.
Good for you! I'm in the middle of a monthlong medical leave because my brain and body just couldn't process life anymore. Not enjoying a lot of my reading was a big early indicator that I forced myself to push past and tried to ignore. Take the break and enjoy your bestie's wedding!
While I'll miss your videos, I'm also happy you're taking care of yourself and take a break when you feel like you need one. Hope you will have a lovely time, and I'll be happy to hear from you whenever you feel like you want to get back to making UA-cam stuff 😊❤
Thank you for your discussion of A Problem From Hell. Glad you're taking care of yourself and letting yourself find the right rhythm so the groove returns however it should.
I was filming a reading vlog in April where I attempted to read the worst rated books on my tbr …. I completely underestimated how much it would make me dislike picking up books 😅 so I ended up watching 2 full seasons of The Good Doctor instead 😂it was still fun even if my content consumed last month wasn’t primarily books! All that to say, enjoy your break and the wedding 😊 and maybe more knitting!🧶
Breaks are good! Excited to see what you discover and enjoy after taking some time to yourself.
I'll be here! i enjoy youe unique choices. (I too am in a reading slump I look at all these books on the shelf that I was really excited about and meh.
The best thing you can do is take care of yourself. Sending positive energy your way. 💕
Hope you have a good break! I've had to take a couple reading breaks in the last few years as well with Roe v Wade overturn, Ukraine, and now Palestine. It's a fine line using reading as an escape, staying grounded in reality and not letting reality consume you. Always striving for balance but accepting instability in the meantime!
I hope the month ahead is an absolutely wonderful one for you. Whenever it feels right to you, I’ll be here and will happily press play as soon as I see a video from you pop up. Take care. 😊
Take a break & take care of yourself, we'll be here when you get back ❤
I know it's been rough, but I'm honestly excited for you to take this break and feel refreshed! I hope it leads to something good. See you soon!
You will truly be missed but I’m so happy you are honoring your feelings. I hope you feel able to come back in the future but if not please know that you have brought joy in ways you cannot know. Be well. May the Great Bunny of Us All hold you close.
As a totally stupid side note but one that may help you sleep better at night. Your tax dollars are genuinely, absolutely, totally not paying for US action or lack thereof. 😮 If you read Stephanie Kelton’s book, The Deficit Myth (which I think you have?) you’ll see why. It was a life changing read for me. Maybe for you too?? I know what I’ve just said sounds crazy but I promise you, it’s not. It’s just regular double entry accounting and common sense. What it really is is freeing in an absurd way.
I have had this happen to me a couple of times. Once after my parents died which is understandable, the other time was this year when I came to a sudden stop with fantasy. I also realised about the down side of book tube. It makes me try to step up the pace and needing new things. I am now reading about history and art which have always interested me. Book tube should not dictate to you but producing content should be pleasure not a struggle. With love Frances
Thanks for reading from A Problem from Hell and talking about its impact on you. Enjoy your downtime and I look forward to your return to booktube - whenever that may be.
WHOOOOT ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF WE LOVE TO SEE IT!!! Have a great well deserved break, we shall be here waiting for you when you´re ready to come back! Also I am very interested in reading the Samantha Powers book, I haven´t even heard of it before so thanks for putting it on my radar!
Life gets in the way. I hope you have a fabulous month off and come back better than ever. Take care.
Have a nice may, recharge your batteries, and we see you again in June🥰
I have been here for six years. I will be here when you get back.😘
enjoy the break, look forward to seeing you when you are ready
Take your time! I wish you all the best in this new era 😘
Enjoy your break friend!!
I hope your break is so restful!! And that you get the clarity you need! Thank you for the deep dive into this book - it was so useful!
Take as much time as you need, Mara. I hope you can find some relaxation and refreshment, and we will be here when you are ready to return Congrats to your friend and I hope the wedding uplifts you too!
also, 'everybody on this suspect is a train' made me cackle even in the midst of a depressive episode, so thank you for that 🚂😅
With everything going on in the world, I'd be more surprised if it weren't getting you down. Reading has been my escape for a lot of this, and I hope you can find more enjoyment in it again soon.
Can't wait to see you back! I always appreciate a fellow former liberal arts grad student who just can't help but pick everything apart. Hope you're live laugh loving again soon
Have a nice break! I hope you get your reading mojo back 😊💖
I think it is very important to take time off to recharge the creative batteries. Have a lovely time and see you in June!!
Lots of love to you and see you soon!
Wish you a wonderful break!! 🤗
Have a great break, Mara! Take all the time you need
Love you so much Mara, take care of yourself and take as long as you need!
Needed to see this. I've been nnsuch a slump that I feel so guilty. I put so much pressure 2 read that it haven't been enjoyable. Watching your video has made me realize that it's okay, stop beating myself up. Mara? Take your break. Do what you need to do to get you back right. We'll be here. Supportive for you. Be well.
You got this! Reading slumps are the worst. But you’re a reader, you’ll get back to it!
Girl, I have notifications on, I'm not missing ANY day you decide to post! Lol. Seriously, take whatever time you need, we're not going anywhere. ❤
I hope you get your book mojo back soon but that’s kind of selfish on my part, I so look forward to your posts, but please enjoy a break and hope to see you back as soon as you are ready ❤
I hope you have a restorative break. No pressure.
And congratulations to your friend. I hope her and her husband have a wonderful wedding day and life together.
In full support of taking the time you need, though I confess I’ll miss you! Your videos are part of my Sunday ritual. Heading over to Patreon now! But I love that you’re taking a break and looking after yourself. Sending love and happy reading vibes. ❤
Glad you are taking care of yourself. Have fun with your friend’s wedding! ❤
I'll see you when you're ready to come back. Enjoy the time off, and congratulations to your friend. 🎉💍
I loved your personal discourse on the American role/understanding/impact/attitude towards genocide 🍉
Take all the time you need. I'll be here to watch 👁👁 when you get back
Enjoy your break!! ❤❤❤
We'll see you when you're ready :) Take all the time you need! Will be here when you get back. Your content is one of the most refreshingly honest and true to self that I watch on YT so you've got a loyal subscriber in me!
Enjoy your break ❤ recharge see if reading sounds like a good idea again. We’re not going anywhere😊
Love watching your videos Mara, have a nice break ❤️
Thank you so much!!
I will miss you!! Take that time and we will definitely still be here xxx
Hope you have a nice break!
enjoy your break! 💌
A break is sometimes the answer. I want you to thrive. And I also want a video from you every single day. So… I contain multitudes. 😂♥️🥰
We all need reset time sometimes. Take care of yourself first and foremost!
I totally get taking a break, I’m glad you feel able to. I’m taking a break from reading right now too, I just got told the thrift store I work at is getting shut down so I have no energy for reading right now.
take the break it will change the way you see both your life and youtube and how later on if you find the genre/book that brings you back then you come back
Idk if you listen to podcasts but there's one called "Reading Glasses" that has several episodes about book slumps. Wishing you good luck and rest!
take the break you need.
❤ You work so hard to bring us great videos. Don't pressure yourself. Maybe do knitting videos or sewing? And yes, you know enough to teach. Take your time, relax and enjoy. I could never forget ya! See you when you're ready. ❤
Take care of yourself Mara! 🤍
Really appreciate your thoughts on cognitive dissonance, identity, etc
I’m barely coming out of a 2-month reading slump which had me question everything about myself (am I even a reader now and if not what even am I etc). It gets better. I can’t even tell you what got me out of it - work got less stressful I guess and I’ve been binge reading cozy mysteries which is always a good idea. Hope you have a fabulous break, I’ll miss you ❤
Cozy binging is a great strategy!
have a lovely break!!