My reading plans for this month are pretty much the same from February. I’m starting to care less if I can get through a specified list of books each month for multiple reasons. Mainly, because I don’t spend all of my free time reading. There are days in which I barely pick up a book at all. I work full-time and sometimes after a work day I don’t have the mental capacity to read. I also have ballet classes, items on commission that I need to knit (I’m always behind on my custom orders and the list keeps growing. A good problem to have…), and other random but meaningful activities I want to give my time to. I also could care less about reading a huge number of books each month because quantity doesn’t always equal quantity. If you’re able to do that than, great, but it’s not feasible for my life.
I was able to get through 3-5 books each month last year because of shut downs. I had no ballet classes to go to (no one had anywhere to go…)so I’d spend that time reading. Life has picked up a bit over the past few months and something had to give.
Moving forward, each month I’ll just be posting what I’m currently reading and what I’ll be able to realistically read each month and if those books keep rolling over to the next month and the month after that, then so be it. If I’m able to squeeze in another then, great! Lastly, not every book is a sprint; some books demand that you to read them slowly and to savor them. I’m in the mood for slow burners. I’ve also started taking more time writing book notes for everything that I read, which adds to the time. I often have to look up supplement articles or look up things in other books to enrich the reading process. I’m playing around with the idea of publishing those notes online so people can access them, should they want to read a book and want some companion notes and other texts to reference. I haven’t committed to this idea yet - again, I’m turning it over in my head.
Rolling over from last month and what I hope finish this month are:
- The Brothers Karamazov - Only Part IV to go!
- Lolita
- Hamlet
- Hamnet
What are you reading this month?
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