Monday, September 1, 2014

A Book a Week

In 2014, I am hoping to read a book a week.  I did not do that in 2013, although I read 48 books. But, in 2013, I was not working on reading a book a week.

I am doing okay, so far, and have actually already read 40 books.  What has slowed me down are some of the non-fiction books, such as The Monuments Men, The Men Who United the States,  and Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage.  On the other hand, The Greatest Generation, a non-fiction book was a fast read for a thick book.

What has helped is reading two or three books a weekend, which I have done many times, including this weekend.  I finished one book I had previously started, and completed two others, before returning to The Men Who United the States. 

What has also helped is that I am reading some books at work, that are work related, and are slow reading, but I read here and there as I have an opportunity at work.

As one of my friends said, reading non-fiction is not always exactly reading page turners.  This is true.  Also, sometimes, the non-fiction books are much thicker than the novels I am reading.

Tune on December 31, 2014, find out what the final tally is.



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