Books are a uniquely portable magic

[nothingbutcowboyboots]

I used to read a lot, but like a lot of my hobbies and interests, it's fallen by the wayside over the last 4 or 5 years. I was always a complete bookworm when I was younger, it was one of the many things I was bullied for in school - but luckily I didn't let it stop me and continued to read voraciously as a teen and young adult.

But we all know what life is like. Between work and marriage and parenting and house and life, I stopped. I stopped doing a lot of things that I love and - probably unsurprisingly - this had a major impact on my mental health.

I started reading again late last year. It has been a little mind-blowing how something as simple as reading a book can make such a huge difference on how I feel. See also playing video games. I understand the logic and that it's not about the book or the game but about finding time to spend on myself and have fun.

I started reading the Supernatural tie-in novels - they're not great books but they're easy to read and I really enjoy them. I've also got the Leverage and The Librarians books on my TBR and I've been eyeing the Stargate ones which I've never read. I also want to pick up some of the classic science-fiction and fantasy I used to love when I was younger, the ones that introduced me to the genres - Tolkien, Asimov, Heinlein, Brooks, Eddings, Feist, Goodkind, Jordan, Clarke, Verne, Wells.

And I know there's so much newer fantasy and sci-fi that I haven't read, and even more that I don't even know about. Starting with what I know I love seems to me to be the best, and then let the magical algorithms of goodreads recommend things to be based on that.

I'm excited to see what else I discover!

Comments

Don't get me started!

[dauntless_heart]

When I was a kid books were a way to escape. Now they're second nature. I mostly did audio books when I drove a lot. Now I will start one during housework. On my weekends off I've been known to finish one entirely.

My current read is Playing Under the Piano, an autobiography by Hugh Bonneville (of Downton Abbey fame). I recently completed Journey to Fulfillment by Pema Chodron (love her!) and am working through Firefly: Generations by Tim Lebbon.

[vriddy]

Ah, that's lovely!! Reading has also been a struggle for me over the last three years or so, but I started picking it up again a bit in November, focusing on "easy" reads or what I call easy wins, like favourite authors having a new book out :) (Tremendously enjoyed the last Scholomance book, for example!)

Happy reading!! :)