Well. I am happy with my progress. 4 titles read off my first list of 25 titles. I find the challenge occupying my brain more than I thought it would. I itch to pick another book off my list and whittle that number down to zero.
It will happen.
I'm still having a hard time concentrating on any one book. I guess this will improve over time, as my brain calms down and quite frankly, when I'm not so damn sad and my grief isn't so present every day. Sitting on the couch and staring at nothing still has a strong appeal over my reading. But, I'm getting better. I promise. Fun, funky, contemporary novels seem to be keeping my interest over anything historical. And books about family sagas and particularly sisters are just too painful for me to pick up. I'll take this as an opportunity to delve into books I've dismissed before as "not my type". Maybe they'll be my type for this period in my reading life. I will have to make an exception to my historical novel ban for The House Girl by Tara Conklin. The South is calling me...
So: what's up next? I've had to dig into my boxes in the basement to find a few titles that I packed away on a cleaning binge and promptly forgot I had them:
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| ARC of this one--dual time storyline |
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| Now out in paperback. Pride & Prejudice + murder. Plus I'm reading a mystery!! |
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| ARC about chocolate, romance, and Paris |
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| British comedy. Right up my alley |
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| Small town in Ireland. Enough said. |
i am so sorry for your loss, i know i can only read when i am happy, its just to personal to read when you are sad, every word soaks in so deeply and its hard to shake them off, especially at night...
ReplyDeleteits good to read light hearted, to help you heal. i am sure almost any book could stir the sadness since family dynamics usually always appear, but i recently read a very quirky book, the fang family. when you are ready for different, check that one out~