2019 in reading
Jan. 1st, 2020 04:21 pmI read less books in 2019 than I've read in any recent year. I could check, but it was probably the least books I've read in any year since I started tracking my reading. The primary reason for that was more things are vying for my free time and something has to give. I still enjoy reading just as much if not more, but I tend to read when I'm "done" for the day. Which now means for about 5 minutes when I'm already well past when I should be sleeping. I don't think there was one day in 2019 where I spent the whole day just laying around reading (tea and reading are my ultimate down day).
So this year I read 12 books. A book a month instead of a book a week. The hardest one to get through was The Essential Ellison. It was a mixed bag, some of which was good, some of which just was. The most satisfying was The Lord of the Rings. That gets better with each reading. The pacing, the language, the interweaving of storylines, there is a lot to learn about writing from that book.
This year I have a pile of books I want to re-read, but I also have a fair stack of new (to me) things. I'm quite attracted to the idea of just filling the year with comfort reading, but I will probably wade into unknowns and take my chances.
derien reminds me that there are such things as ebooks, which I could read on break at work, if I ever took my breaks at work.
So this year I read 12 books. A book a month instead of a book a week. The hardest one to get through was The Essential Ellison. It was a mixed bag, some of which was good, some of which just was. The most satisfying was The Lord of the Rings. That gets better with each reading. The pacing, the language, the interweaving of storylines, there is a lot to learn about writing from that book.
This year I have a pile of books I want to re-read, but I also have a fair stack of new (to me) things. I'm quite attracted to the idea of just filling the year with comfort reading, but I will probably wade into unknowns and take my chances.
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