I feel lost. All the books I checked out have been read. All the things I still want to read have not arrived for me yet. I do not feel like rereading some past favorite, yet I keep searching for something on my shelves that will captivate me. What do other readers do when this happens?
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Lost and Searching
I feel lost. All the books I checked out have been read. All the things I still want to read have not arrived for me yet. I do not feel like rereading some past favorite, yet I keep searching for something on my shelves that will captivate me. What do other readers do when this happens?
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i write something i want to read when i can't find something that pleases me.
ReplyDeleteThat brattcat beat me to it! But also: our house is so full of books that there is always *something* that beckons . . .sometimes too many somethings.
ReplyDeleteI go through my shelves and find scores of books I haven't read yet. For some reason, I always get to library books first, perhaps because I respond to due dates as if they are deadlines. But I know the angst of not having anything to read, especially when I'm on the road and I've zipped through my reading choices faster than I thought. Nothing worse than having a long flight without a book. I know--the now conventional wisdom would say that an e-reader would take care of that problem by letting me load hundreds of titles at once, but give me print books any day!
ReplyDeleteI have three different mystery authors whose series I love and whose books I own. When I need something to read--or just need comfort reading--I reach for one of those. I keep track of where I am in each series, so I don't reread them too often. My less-than-perfect memory aids me here, because I can't always remember whodunnit.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, Brattcat, but I truly thought of pulling out my picture book revision (and later did) to write instead of read! I agree with Sharon that there is always something available for me to read. Sometimes I think I should pull out the Shakespeare volume and slog through a play. Like you, Laurie, I will not succumb to an e-reader. I'd rather have a heavier carry-on with my print copies. I love that you don't always remember the "whodunnit" part of the mysteries, Joyce. I reread the Mitford books for comfort and also try to keep track of which I have reread last so as not to become bored of them.
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