I'm not sure I've ever gone a full two weeks without a post. But the past month and a half have seen a lack of reading on my part. A big reason for it is because the book I've been reading hasn't been all that fun of a read for me and it took me a long time to get through. I also don't have any unread books on my shelf right now that peak my interest. My mom just loaned me Pillars of the Earth (which numerous people I know have read and have loved), but the thing weighs 10 pounds and is 1,000 pages - so it's a bit daunting to try and start it.
I have been reading lots of magazines though. My husband had like 6,000 Northwest Airlines frequent flier miles and when NWA merged with Delta, his miles were no good. So, to "make up" for it, they offered us the opportunity to get magazines for his miles. So we ordered like six new magazines for free. We had just purged and stopped subscriptions a bunch of magazines to save money, but these were free, so why not? We now get Health, Fast Company, Allure, Travel + Leisure, Details and Esquire (again) - this is on top of Entertainment Weekly, Motor Trend, Playstation, Wired and Sports Illustrated. (I also get Glamour as a replacement for the defunct Domino, and I'm sorry but Glamour sucks - bad design, bad edit, bad everything.)
So, we've found ourselves surrounded by piles of magazines, trying to read them all. However, if I just flip through Allure and Glamour and recycle after 10 minutes, I don't feel so bad, since we're not paying for them.
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I have magazine envy right now. I'm reading a really good book which you've probably already read ... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Highly recommend it if you haven't read it yet. :)
I know the feeling. I think there are ebbs and flows with reading.
I've been slackadaisical on the reading lately. Just not enough time; when I have a few extra minutes, I don't seem to have the concentration for it.
You know me, I'm a magazine ho. Always will be.
Also, my sister tried to read Pillars of the Earth (she loves the author) and said she absolutely hated it and it was awful and whatnot...
Willikat - I actually started Pillars of the Earth and am enjoying it 100 pages in. That's only 1/10 of the book though, so we'll see. The thing is so heavy, I can't even put it in my purse for fear of breaking the straps.
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