I'm in my hayouse, exposin' mahself ta litrichur
There are a few folks in my vox hood who are part of a vox book group. I think they are all trying to read a book a week, or something like that.
I love to read. But let's face it: In my life, there ain't gonna be no 52 books read per year.
I think if I really made an effort, prioritized and managed my time well, I could do it. But I don't do any of that. But also, if I do too much of something, it all meshes together and I don't enjoy something, or remember crucial details.
For example, when the boyfriend and I broke up a few years ago, I went into this movie-watching frenzy. At first, it was just so I didn't have to think about him. Then it was more of a quest to see as many as I could with all this new 'free-time' I had (which wasn't really free. I was just avoiding a lot of other things). Some time later, I went into my netflix account to see what I had watched over that Year of Getting Over It, and I don't remember any of it. A few movies stick out here and there, but for the most part, it's all a bind mind blur.
So back to this book thing. I really do want to start reading more again. I noticed crankypants puts page counts on her to-do lists (good on ye mate for sticking to that resolution still... it's almost May and you're still at it!). I suddenly made the connection this morning...I may not read 52 books this year, but 100 pages a week? That's doable! That's much less daunting and it's a quantity that my tiny pea brain can absorb. Little 'snacks' of reading. For me to think about and ponder over the rest of the day.
So that's my new year's resolution. 100 pages a week. So what if it took me until April 28 to figure it out. Go me!
<-- UPDATE: My first book for my venture.
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Richard Hayden: It's called reading! Top to bottom, left to right... a group of words together is called a sentence. Take Tylenol for any headaches... Midol for any cramps.
(I kid because I love) ;-)
I'd like to do 100 pages a day but I have to try this out first. I read fast but 100 pages a day might be too much.
I started Fools' Crow, a Native American novel, back in January. I think I'm at page 220 out of a 500-page novel. I don't think I'm going to be done by the time I have to return the book in mid-May. ;_;
Maybe when we get some leisure time over the summer (HA!) we can really read read, instead of this reading in itty bitty parts?
Your book looks interesting. When you finish, please let us know what you thought of it.
This is not in reference to you but I sometimes wonder when book reading turned into a competitive endeavour.
Is it Oprah's fault?
Initially, I think they can say what they mean with far less words, which means I should read it for lyrical prose as well as meaning. Which also means I will have to re-read the first 20 pages. Or get the audiobook tomorrow. I dunno.
And I find Oprah annoying these days. I used to like her, long ago. Also, competitiveness doesn't work well for me. I lose sight of the forest for the trees.