Last year I read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and I instantly wanted to devour EVERYTHING I could find by the author. But for some silly reason, I decided to hold off on reading another one of her books. Mostly because I don’t want to put them down and I get sad when it’s time to say goodbye to the characters. My library has Purple Hibiscus as an ebook. Needless to say I started it Monday morning and finished it Tuesday afternoon. I read and knit, I read and made dinner, I read and brushed my teeth. You get the point. Every spare second I could spend reading that book, I did. Finishing the book threw me into a bit of a book hangover. I was starting to think I wasn’t capable of devouring a book in 36 hours (or less) anymore.
Last night, about 6:30 pm, it started to snow. By 10 pm there was about an inch and a half. At 7 am, the snow had stopped and we had about 3-4 inches. School is currently virtual, so this wasn’t a wrench into our day. Don’t feel sorry for my kids, they had 2 snow days last week. Since it’s so cold, it will stay through the weekend too.
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After the kids finished up school, we headed outside. I was just out there to supervise, I was not interested in getting wet and snowy today. I finished up all my portable knitting projects. I didn’t want to cast-on anything just yet. BUT I did have a book to start! Bundled up and out the door we went. I started Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime. I’m only 3 chapters in. I didn’t want to put the book down to write this blog. But I didn’t want to have another day pass without getting a post written.
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7 responses to “Book Hangovers and Snowy Days”
I remember reading Silence of the Lambs (before the movie came out) and I could not put down that book. I had it in my hand everywhere until I finished it. I haven’t found another book I was so gripped by.
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I find myself falling into a book pretty easy. But I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction in the past few years, and that rarely has quite that addictive quality about it.
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Wow….you are truly devouring books. I wrote down the titles and will give them a look to see if they speak to me. I haven’t found a book that holds my interest in quite a while and really miss it.
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I’m not particularly picky about my book choices anymore, I used to be a MAJOR snob about my reading. I prefer modern fiction (20th and 21st century stuff), but will sometimes really enjoy 19th century novels- even if it takes me a little longer to get into. I also like “fluffy” sci-fi and fantasy novels: Disc World Series, Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms, that kind of stuff.
In 2022 I plan on re-reading all the Vonnegut novels.
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oooh! I love finding a really good book! I know the feeling of not wanting a book to end. Those are typically the ones I choose to purchase for my library; all others I am fine with borrowing from the library. I can forget I am shoveling snow if I am listening to a good ebook.
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Last year I read/listened to half a dozen Neil Gaiman novels. I loved listening to him read to me while I was sewing a ton of masks to donate to my local schools. I have SO many books, that I buy only a third of what I used to. Being able to get ebooks and audiobooks from an app supported by my local library has been a GAME CHANGER! I’m reading more now than I was 2 years ago.
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I agree with you there. I can borrow audio books from the library at work.
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