Neil
You sound alot like me when I first started to PR. I had been out of school for over 20 yrs and reading wasn't a thing that I enjoyed!
NOW I love reading my only problem is that I run out of books too fast and have to keep going out to get more 
Hang around this site there is always some one talking about this book or that one
Go easy on yourself, find one subject you like, no just try anything that grabs your attention
just my 2 cents 