How much do you read? Or… do you even like reading? There was a time when Ben was living at home and barely in high school that he called me “book woman.” If I had a 30-minute time slot, I had a book in my hand. One year, he bought me a Jerry Springer book for Christmas. 🥴
The same year, someone else bought me a mirror. For the record, I liked the book purchase better even though it was a crazy choice.
He’s the only person in my life that has purchased and gifted books to me. After the Jerry Springer book, he purchased one about Mick Foley (of WWE fame as Cactus Jack and Dude Love — also from Bloomington, IN). As Ben matured in life, his choices in books for me evolved as well. Last year, I got a coffee table recipe book.
I never read business books.
Since reading is supposed to be an enjoyable activity, I never read business books. Business books are work related and I read to escape work. Not even gonna’ lie, I’m not sure I’ve read one of my own brother’s books from start to finish. I prefer mysteries and crime suspense most of all. Gimme some of that Michael Connelly, James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, and Sue Grafton.
My reading has morphed into books on my Kindle rather than ones I hold in my hands.
I pay for Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited and get the audio versions when they’re included for free. I’m not going to pay more for 1 book a month with Audible when I get a bajillion titles for less money via Unlimited — but I do spend more time listening to books now than I do reading them. I like it because I can listen with headphones while folding clothes, doing laundry, and even mowing the yard.
Even decent authors throw out a dud now and again – my recent book review…
I’m currently listening to “If She Only Knew,” by Lisa Jackson. It’s sooo sloooow that if it was a physical book I’d have already skipped to the end to get answers and moved along to another novel. Instead, I’m too invested to stop now, and have jacked the speed up to the point it sounds like Minnie Mouse is the narrator. At regular speed, it’s almost 15 1/2 hours long. It would’ve been better sticking to the typical 10 hour timeframe with less repetition. It’s a 2.5/5 on my non-expert scale.
Now you know: Besides murdering John Lennon, Mark David Chapman contemplated killing other public figures including David Bowie, Johnny Carson, Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul McCartney, and Ronald Reagan.