So I've come to a big decision the last couple of weeks - I'm not going to try to force myself to read books that I just cannot get interested in. I always feel guilty or slightly like a failure if I don't finish a book that I start and I know it's a silly feeling to have but I have had it nonetheless.
This might make it difficult for my book club, which met tonight to discuss Atmospheric Disturbances and will read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle for June. I was not the only one who did not get through this month's book, although I'll venture to bet I was the only one who gave it only about 20 pages. I tried it a few different times and struggled with every paragraph so I said "Screw it!" I'm not sure what June's book will hold for me since I haven't gotten it from the library yet but it's apparently there to educate me how to properly eat and grow food and start my own farm (I'm exaggerating slightly), complete with recipes, and it does not sound the least bit interesting to me. So if I start it and cannot stand it, I'll say "Screw it!" I've also recently gotten a few books out of the library that I've started and struggled with (Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is the latest and I heard rave reviews about it yet I cannot stand her writing style) so I say, "Screw it!" I have two shelves of books I haven't read, a list a mile long on Amazon, a couple boxes of books still at my parents' house and four public library districts within ten miles of my house. So I really don't need to force myself, you know? Give it a shot or two and then give up. No biggie. Thanks, I feel better.
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