I have the same problem. I used to read many books a year, and have not been able to enjoy this for quite a while now. I have tic's surrounding my eyes and I get blurry....so the joy has been washed out.

I can read short things, like on MB, but if someone posts a long post without many breaks in the paragraph, I get lost...and can't finish reading it.

I've been reading Half-Blood Prince, and I also have it on audio cd. Havent made it thru very far, been too busy to listen to it, and the book is kind of heavy. But, I've been enjoying it a lot anyways.

Kind of sad that JK Rowling didnt do more than seven books. I havent had a book series catch my attention like that since I read the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series when I was little.

Some JK Rowling trivia...did you know that her mother had MS??

I've got a different problem. My finger tips are numb net oversensitive too. I cannot hold a book.

I've had this wonderful gadget that is weighted on both ends and made of leather. It holds the book open for me and I set it on a lap desk I got for xmas.

Just be warned if going through airport security. I got pulled aside because they couldn't identify the object. Boy was I freaked because I couldn't imagine what I had that they'd have to search my bag for. In a pinch, it sure would hurt if you bonked someone on the head with it.

The HP books were my goal for the winter and I've yet to get one from the library. Maybe audio versions would be the way to go for those heavy books.

I joined a group called Bookmooch where you trade for books from around the world and list your books you're willing to part with. The cost is shipping and media mail across the US is around 2 bucks. I got my nieces and nephews like new books for xmas and it cost me nothing.

I'm reading the Oprah book too. I like it because it's double spaced and harder to get lost in. The content is alot to absorb so I find myself re-reading for comprehension. It didn't grab me right away, so stick with it and it gets easier.

The audio versions of Harry Potter are REALLY GOOD! The American versions are narrated by the same guy who narrates the tv show Pushing Daisies. (Jim Dale???) and the British versions are narrated by someone else who's name I cant remember right now.

I have two copies of one of the books. One version is narrated by Jim Dale, and the other one by the other guy. Both are excellent narrators.

They're fun to listen to, and if you have a cd player or an mp3 player capable car stereo, you can listen to them in the car on long trips.

I love audio books. Altho, I tend to read faster than the audio books read, so it feels like it takes forever to get thru the novels when listening to them rather than actually reading them. The last book I actually read cover to cover was the last Harry Potter book. (managed it in about two days too) If I'd listened to it, it probably would have taken me a week or two to get thru it.

I love to read but this past year I get distracted so easily - it has to be totally quiet late at night and then I might fall asleep instead.

I used to read a half dozen books a week, plus magazines and newspapers. Of course, that's when I could go to bed at a normal hour and read for two or three hours. Now when I read in bed, it's two or three pages.

I still am a magazine hog, and I get through a book now and then. I am looking forward to retiring and having the time and energy to sit down and just read, read, read. *sigh*

For you Harry Potter people...

try Inkheart and Inkspell....WONDERFUL.....and Very hard to put down!

Golden Compass is a wonderful fantasy too, that is very hard to put down!

I'm an avid reader, and read about two or three books a week. I used to read more, back when I smoked cigarettes!

When I'm fatigued and having cog fog, I find it difficult to read. I have to re-read the paragraph over again, or have trouble tracking each line... that's really sad, because when I'm fatigued there's not much I want to do besides lay down! I can't play computer games because I can't focus enough to solve the puzzles, and I certainly can't paint or work on any of my masks.

I reread favorite books sometimes, and those are a little easier when I'm foggy.

Jenn reminded me...I always read with a bookmark on the line I'm on now....I did that to some degree before, but now it is needed most of the time....

My love of books is not gone, unfortunately, it's just the ability to fulfill that love. I don't know if I'll ever be able to read again, but I'm learning to be patient. I've gone back to doing mosaics, and trying to do research. It takes me a real long time to take notes, but, I can do it.