I do struggle with books I'm 'supposed' to read. I do often enjoy these books, but it can also be a slog. And my reading tastes (along with my threshold for 'literary fiction' snobbery) varies constantly. So sometimes I have to be okay with stopping a book halfway through. I recently did that with Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children'. I know it's a great book, and I'd love to come back to it at some point, but I just wasn't in the mood for it.
My only reads for March were Shirley Jackson's 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' (LOVED it) and Playground by Richard Powers (meh). I think I only have the attention span for smaller books at the moment, so I'm about to start Toni Morrison's Sula.
I’ve never done Toni Morrisson - she’s a classic of ‘has been on my TBR for ages because I feel like she should be’. I agree, Richard Powers Playground was meh, which is a bummer because I ADORED bewildered.
I do struggle with books I'm 'supposed' to read. I do often enjoy these books, but it can also be a slog. And my reading tastes (along with my threshold for 'literary fiction' snobbery) varies constantly. So sometimes I have to be okay with stopping a book halfway through. I recently did that with Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children'. I know it's a great book, and I'd love to come back to it at some point, but I just wasn't in the mood for it.
My only reads for March were Shirley Jackson's 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' (LOVED it) and Playground by Richard Powers (meh). I think I only have the attention span for smaller books at the moment, so I'm about to start Toni Morrison's Sula.
I’ve never done Toni Morrisson - she’s a classic of ‘has been on my TBR for ages because I feel like she should be’. I agree, Richard Powers Playground was meh, which is a bummer because I ADORED bewildered.