In my experience, the challenge with reading is the "How many balls can you keep in the air at once" problem. If the writer is very descriptive, there may be too many descriptive terms to process at once. The other struggle is remembering all of the characters and plots/subplots.

I read Huck Finn a few weeks ago. It worked great because it is a linear story. Not much back and forth. More like a journal. I tried starting Tom Sawyer. It has much more back and forth and descriptive writing. I will be trying to read it more when my replacement Nook arrives in a few days.

btw, My in-laws gave me a Nook and I think it is a good possibility for my brain. The screen has short line length and very little to distract me. I only see one page at a time. Not like a normal book where your brain sees both pages.

I suggest experimenting with different writing styles. Use a piece of paper to follow the lines and cover the text below where you are reading. There are lots of tricks to minimize the visual impact.

If I try to read a magazine, I HAVE to remove all of the card stock inserts and stiff pages. They annoy and distract me too much.

My reading tolerance changes during the day. In the morning, it is very short. later in the day, I become more tolerant of the effort.

Experiment with the idea that frustration is not an acceptable response. If you overload, just stop, rest up and try something different the next time. I have spent 10 years learning how to deal with these issues, learning the most in just the past 4 years.

My greatest skill is being able to not get frustrated. I used to be totally intolerant of frustration. When I start to get frustrated, I have learned to "Turn the page" and go on to something else. Those I know in TBI support group who do best use this turn the page concept. In fact, that is where I learned the term, Turn the page.

Enjoy what reading you can do. And please be patient until you find the reading you can enjoy.

My best to you.