Books

With lack of running.....and generally needing to stay put, I have gone back to reading. And I've been reading a lot and really really enjoying it. I think for a while it seemed like a chore, but I am thinking I just didn't choose wisely. 

Meredity and Dr. Spo have both told me not to waste time on books one does not like. In theory, I get that. In reality, I'm in at that point of figuring that out and end up finishing a book that is subpar. It's kind of like running to me: I'm all in, or all out. It is not a great place to be. 

For a long time I left the world of fiction for non. It seemed safer to me. And done correctly, just as interesting, if not more so. In the last few years, I've been back to fiction almost exclusively - and in one unfortunate instance of someone trying to make a sci-fi / trans story work. It did not. 

I will give this one to Ditto and Spo - I could not finish that one, though I haven't shelved the book, thinking, "oh, I can probably finish it". 

I probably cannot. I probably will not. 

Currently, my reading list has been cultivated from things my core group has read or is reading. Again, not exclusively. 

That all said, I'm looking to build a reading list. I have a few already on my list - one book I've had and attempted 3-4 times: Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. It's challenging, at best. 

I don't think I want to try to tackle Infinite Jest. I'm good with 600-700 page books, but 1,100 pages might be a non-starter for me. A guy in my running group read it............for the second time. 

Here is where you come in.  Refer a book my way:  title and author. Fiction or Non.  I'm not horribly big on sci-fi, but if you can make a reference for one, I can try it.  It can be a new book you've just read or your favourite book. 

Yeah, there's a chance I've read it, but hey, you never know. Leave a thought / book title in the comments and I can build my reading list. 

At this point, I've been reading a book per week and I've got about six weeks left of sitting around. But even after I get back on my feet - literally and figuratively - I'd like to keep up my reading. My liberry card is current and ready to be used. 

Dazzle me. This could be infectious. Other blog readers will see your referrals and possibly pick up a book or three. 

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