I don't mind admitting it. I read maybe two or three books last year. This was probably because I was busy knitting 5 sweaters and weaving 40+ scarves and other items on my loom to sell since I decided to go full time as a textile artisan. Whatever my excuse, I'm declaring that I'll be reading at least 52 books in 2021.
Life is about balance...and last year felt out of balance (for many obvious reasons)...and reading books helps balance me out, so I will not neglect that part of my life this year. With that being said, however, I will be careful in my choosing of books to read. I'm doing my best to balance commercial fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and literary fiction. I know that I will probably be reading more commercial fiction than anything else, if only because it's easier to digest, so please don't hold that against me--those of you who are literary scholars.
So far, I've finished two books:
Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (LF: literary fiction)
Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman (CF: commercial fiction)
I'm currently reading:
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman (CF)
Pale Death by David & Aimee Thurlo (CF)
I've bought a stack of Craig Johnson's Longmire Series books to read, along with a stack of Tony Hillerman novels. I'm also pulling books from my book shelves that I've acquired over the last ten years but haven't read yet. I'm also working a few hours a week at a local used book store, so I'll probably pick up more books to read as I go along.
More to come.
