Today is a snow day in the Maritimes. A really snowy snow day. I look out my window and all I see is white. The houses just across the way are totally obscured by torrents of whirling flakes. I can't even imagine how bad the road conditions must be. Thankfully, I did not need to go in to work today. It seems everything is closing for this great springtime blizzard. To make the most of my impromptu day off, I've obviously not changed out of my PJs and am lounging around like a cat. I'm doing the usual--web surfing, coffee drinking, and book reading.
I'm reading Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon today. I started it a month ago (oi), but have taken a couple of breaks in between. It's such a long book (947 pages!), and I'd only just finished the first in the series the week before I started this one (also quite a long title). First I felt the need for a little lighthearted fun, so a paused and read I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella. I went back to Dragonfly again, but alas, soon enough needed another break. I then started Wuthering Heights. However, this time I did not read this next book in its entirety before returning to Dragonfly. I just felt like picking it up again.
What do you think about reading more than one book at a time? Do you do it? I've never done it before. I always felt it was like cheating or something. However, lately I have been having trouble finishing books. I'd want to read, but not the book I was in the middle of. So, I'd end up just not reading at all. Finally, I decided life is two short and just picked up another title. And you know what? It's not really a big deal. If I need a break from one story, I just hop back to the other. I thought it would be weird, but it doesn't feel weird. I must have just been over thinking it. I've turned over a new reading-leaf! I hope it does not get out of hand, though. Now I keep eyeing other books on my shelf, thinking I might crack open one of those, too. How many books is too many to read at once? I don't want to end up giving up on any of them--I like to finish books I start even if they aren't very good.
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