Greetings, book-eaters and treat lovers! The trees around my house have turned into glistening, curvy, snow-covered statues of winter beauty, there’s over a foot of snow on the ground, and a resident pair of mourning doves has been roosting in the branches. In other words: I am surrounded by joy.
I do not share your appreciation for winter, Laura, but I will say, I find snowstorms weirdly conducive to hefty reads. Hefty as in dense or challenging, regardless of the book’s actual length. There’s just something about lifting my eyes up from the page and seeing a whirl of white outside that just, I don’t know, keeps me on the couch long enough to really get into that zone I need to be in, to really get into a difficult text.
Honestly though, even though I am Canadian and not lacking for snowstorms, it’s been awhile since I’ve attempted a super challenging read, definitely pre-pandemic. I’m inspired to, now though!
I don't have many strategies for getting through heft nonfiction other than making sure I'm in the mood for it, not being hard on myself when it takes a LONG time to get through, and also, sometimes I find it easier to listen to nonfiction than read it. I think I listen to more nonfiction than fiction, come to think of it. I'm actually listening to The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee at the moment, and I think I'm reading it so quickly (for me, anyway) because the narrator helps keep it interesting. Plus, I can do other things while I listen, which sometimes helps.
Volume 3, No. 3: We Are All Living In An Unfixed State + Blue Cheese Scones
ok ok twist my arm. Tell Me How To Be!
I do not share your appreciation for winter, Laura, but I will say, I find snowstorms weirdly conducive to hefty reads. Hefty as in dense or challenging, regardless of the book’s actual length. There’s just something about lifting my eyes up from the page and seeing a whirl of white outside that just, I don’t know, keeps me on the couch long enough to really get into that zone I need to be in, to really get into a difficult text.
Honestly though, even though I am Canadian and not lacking for snowstorms, it’s been awhile since I’ve attempted a super challenging read, definitely pre-pandemic. I’m inspired to, now though!
I don't have many strategies for getting through heft nonfiction other than making sure I'm in the mood for it, not being hard on myself when it takes a LONG time to get through, and also, sometimes I find it easier to listen to nonfiction than read it. I think I listen to more nonfiction than fiction, come to think of it. I'm actually listening to The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee at the moment, and I think I'm reading it so quickly (for me, anyway) because the narrator helps keep it interesting. Plus, I can do other things while I listen, which sometimes helps.
Choosing Family and (if I’m allowed two) Ghost Town! 🖤