I love books.
I love collecting, discussing, decorating with, sharing, but most of all reading books.
Sometimes I get the question, "How do you find time to read?"
My answer: I make time.
I think most people make time for the things they love. If you don't, you should because life is just too short not to.
Sometimes this means other things get neglected. Sometimes, when I am lost in one of those books that are so hard to put down, I neglect things I shouldn't. Like my kids.
Thankfully, this is the exception and not the rule. My normal reading times are during "quiet time" and in the evenings before going to bed.
Every once in a while, guilt will creep in if I spend an entire quiet time reading a novel when I "should" be doing other things. I try to snuff those feelings out fast. Some may say that reading novels is pure entertainment (a valid argument I guess); on the other hand reading novels teaches you about the world and human nature in a way nonfiction never will.
My fallback when pressed is that Jesus taught through stories (aka fiction). So there.
That said, I like to read a lot of different things. Fiction and Non, Novels, Memoirs, Self-Help, Young Adult, Classics. I think variety is good thing.
The books I have been working my way through (or will be) are:
The Emerald Atlas and The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
More or Less by Jeff Shinabarger
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Unburdened Heart by Suzanne Eller
If you are interested in reviews of the books I am reading, find me on GoodReads. It is a social media site for book lovers.
Before you go, I'd really love to know, what are you reading these days?