Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Thanks for the heads up, I will make my way over there eventually.
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I've started reading a bit more again lately. Not too long ago, I made an effort to cut down on the social media time and as a result I've been scrolling less and reading more. I've also noticed my attention span seems to have gotten better. I am sure these things are related.
The image below is 6 of the 8 books I'm currently reading. I took 5 books out from the library, the bottom 5 in the image below, and started reading 1 each day, rotating every 5 days through them. I found some IG reel (oh the irony) talking about 5 books you can't put down once you start. I decided to try all 5 at once to see if any of them fell into that category. At this point, I'm about 200 pages into each and of the 5, just 2 would qualify. The other 3 are good enough, but not can't-put-down worthy.
The top one on that stack is something I found in our shelf and just decided to read before I picked these up. I will knock off a chapter now & again. The 7th book is a SciFi book I have on the Kindle. I've never been a huge Kindle fan but as of late, I find it harder & harder to read that medium.
The last book is the monster, and I read it every night before bed. The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. The book is almost 1000 pages and it's an investment. I just passed page 300 last night and I can say that it has absolutely pulled me in. I tried to read this over 10 years ago and couldn't get into it. After the Spain trip, I picked it up again and it just worked. The 2 are not unrelated.
It doesn't have to be books. It can be yoga or gardening or paint by numbers or staring at the wall. But there's a lot to be said about dialing back the social media in your life.
I've started reading a bit more again lately. Not too long ago, I made an effort to cut down on the social media time and as a result I've been scrolling less and reading more. I've also noticed my attention span seems to have gotten better. I am sure these things are related.
The image below is 6 of the 8 books I'm currently reading. I took 5 books out from the library, the bottom 5 in the image below, and started reading 1 each day, rotating every 5 days through them. I found some IG reel (oh the irony) talking about 5 books you can't put down once you start. I decided to try all 5 at once to see if any of them fell into that category. At this point, I'm about 200 pages into each and of the 5, just 2 would qualify. The other 3 are good enough, but not can't-put-down worthy.
The top one on that stack is something I found in our shelf and just decided to read before I picked these up. I will knock off a chapter now & again. The 7th book is a SciFi book I have on the Kindle. I've never been a huge Kindle fan but as of late, I find it harder & harder to read that medium.
The last book is the monster, and I read it every night before bed. The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. The book is almost 1000 pages and it's an investment. I just passed page 300 last night and I can say that it has absolutely pulled me in. I tried to read this over 10 years ago and couldn't get into it. After the Spain trip, I picked it up again and it just worked. The 2 are not unrelated.
It doesn't have to be books. It can be yoga or gardening or paint by numbers or staring at the wall. But there's a lot to be said about dialing back the social media in your life.
Yeah, IDK what it is but when I have several in play I look forward to it more. I have often done more than 1 at a time but they are compartmentalized. So like 1 SciFi, 1 non-fiction, 1 fiction, and maybe an audiobook. But since going with this approach I look forward to picking up "whatever's next" every morning.
Carson funny you mention that site. I just ordered the sequel to Pillars from Thrift Books last night. Pretty solid selection & prices.
None of them are bad. Just 2 of them stand out more than the others, with Flight Attendant being 1 of those 2. The other is The Last Thing He Told Me. That may be the bet of the 5.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Thanks good timing since I’m between books. I picked up Salem’s Lot but having trouble getting started with this one.
Just downloaded three of these. Can't wait!
