I used to read 50+ books a year, but within the last three years, I haven't managed to get anywhere near that, so at this point, I'm just trying to find books that interest me enough to keep me reading. I've fallen into some kind of funk - where once I start reading a book, I generally get into it and I can finish it, but it's so hard for me to take that first step to just start reading. I hate this, because the joy I used to have for reading feels gone.
That said, I have actually been reading some things lately. I read a lot of non-fiction and topics are really varied there. The fiction I read skews toward dystopian. I've loved dystopian books since I was a kid. Some sci-fi, some fantasy, some historical fiction... Some of my all-time favorite books are Making History by Stephen Fry, Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, Radio On by Sarah Vowell, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The last few books I've read:
ASOIAF - I'm reading Game of Thrones right now, so I'm not very far along. I'm really enjoying it so far and I fully intend to read everything. I've never seen the series, and I don't know that I want to watch it until I've read further. I think I'd at least like to get past where the show currently is, which I know because I've been spoiled like mad for all of this.
The Invention of Murder: How The Victorians Reveled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders - This book is both interesting and difficult to read for more than a few pages at the time, which is why I'm still reading it, even though I've been reading it for over a month now. I'm fascinated by the way the Victorians turned crime into an industry of entertainment, but the book is a little slow.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - I LOVED this book. I felt like it captured childhood incredibly well, within the context of mysterious and magical things, of course.
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That said, I have actually been reading some things lately. I read a lot of non-fiction and topics are really varied there. The fiction I read skews toward dystopian. I've loved dystopian books since I was a kid. Some sci-fi, some fantasy, some historical fiction... Some of my all-time favorite books are Making History by Stephen Fry, Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, Radio On by Sarah Vowell, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The last few books I've read:
ASOIAF - I'm reading Game of Thrones right now, so I'm not very far along. I'm really enjoying it so far and I fully intend to read everything. I've never seen the series, and I don't know that I want to watch it until I've read further. I think I'd at least like to get past where the show currently is, which I know because I've been spoiled like mad for all of this.
The Invention of Murder: How The Victorians Reveled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders - This book is both interesting and difficult to read for more than a few pages at the time, which is why I'm still reading it, even though I've been reading it for over a month now. I'm fascinated by the way the Victorians turned crime into an industry of entertainment, but the book is a little slow.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - I LOVED this book. I felt like it captured childhood incredibly well, within the context of mysterious and magical things, of course.