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My reading has fallen off. The last few weeks I’ve struggled to pick up the books I’ve been reading. In large part, like Law of Success by Napoleon Hill, it isn’t that the book is bad or uninteresting, it’s that it’s a slog to get through. It’s taking considerable effort. Now, in this case, it’s …
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I am REALLY struggling to finish a book. Some time ago I started to read "A Casual Vacancy" by JK Rowling. I am not even halfway through and struggling to proceed. I am just not enjoying it. Not as much as I want to be. I understood before going into it that it was not …
December is upon us! This means Christmas, which also means advent calendars. The countdown to Christmas is all anticipation, even as someone who no longer expects to get any gifts. In our household, we have a slightly different Advent Calendar. It was something that my wife started. I am not 100% certain if this was …
Unlike what the title infers, I’ve never not loved books. I love books. Sometimes a little more than my wallet would accept. But despite this love, I’ve had years of struggle in being able to read with any regularity. And as a writer, this is downright blasphemous. I’ve been on streaks in the past where …
I wrote earlier about how I like novellas, how they are making a comeback, and why I tend to see that as all good. Short, concise, and counter to the long, overwritten, intimidating books we often have seen in the last few decades. I mean, books got long! Sure, there’ve always been classics that were …
