I'll be honest. I had every intention of reading for just thirty minutes. I even set a timer to let me know when my time was up. However, I just could not stop myself once I picked up my book, Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. Also, I have a reading habit in which I never (well, almost never) stop reading mid-chapter. Typically, I read about a page every minute or minute and a half, so I guess I go at a moderate pace. My friends are always reading on their Kindles or Nooks or iPads, but I personally like the simplicity of "old-school" reading with a physical book to flip through. Since reading is a time for me to be in my own world, I like taking away the distraction that technology brings with it. If I listen to music, then I'll put Pandora on a soothing station and put my phone on "Do Not Disturb." I love to read by the fire in the library, usually sitting criss-cross applesauce on a pillow. I've tried reading supine or on my belly, but then I'm fidgeting and can't hold the book at a comfortable angle. I always read the book straight through because otherwise I feel removed from the storyline. Sometimes, if I'm really anxious to find out what happens to a character (particularly with scary novels!), I'll ask a friend who has read the book. Otherwise, though, I like the ending to be a surprise. I'll usually read a book's back cover to get the gist of a book's premise, but I know there are some people who forbid themselves from doing so. In the past year, I've let myself give up on maybe one book, because if I'm not enjoying it, it doesn't serve its purpose.
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April 2015
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