You're probably gonna have to take a break for now. Choose very limited and manageable goals. Read fiction that's easy. Something like ten pages when you're going to sleep after you've finished other work.

I respect him a ton. Tolkien did what no one else did: he crafted a universe based on a career of linguistic expertise and cutting edge 20th century philosophy. No one else will do that. Nevertheless, I think the movies are boring as hell and I have no interest in reading the books. :/ Sorry not sorry

Take AP. You'll be fine. It's harder to do well when there's no challenge.