What Does What I Read Illustrate About Me?

» Barbara Bell - Lots of food for thought!

For a few minutes I thought about my own reading habits, and was forced to conclude with you that reading for pleasure is way down at the bottom of the list!

This is the excuse I use to subscribe to a very few magazines which are my substitutes for good novels: Vanity Fair, for its "inside" looks at everything from politics to celebrities; Golf for Women, which is much more insightful on the sport than any of the so-called "men's" golf magazines; Martha Stewart Living, because I can always learn something new about caring for a home, and This Old House, because I own one and it always needs work.

When, and if, I can find time to read the newspaper and these magazines, I feel I've done all I can. However, on my bedside table are the biography of John Adams (1/2 finished), and Waiting for Snow in Havana, a memoir of growing up in pre-Castro Cuba. I will probably have to wait until my next vacation to finish these!

-- posted by Barbara Bell

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» Suzanne Hill - Re: Lots of food for thought!

In response to message posted by bici:

Hi Barbara,
Thank you for letting me in on your reading interests! Yes, if only there were more free time to read. It's amazing to me that I continue to buy books but never ask myself when will I have time to read them. Ah well there are worse vices.
-Suzanne

-- posted by Suzanne Hill

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» jerrib - I find

I have all sorts of interests, like you. When I want to just "veg" I usually pick up a romance. I'm also reading a political novel and am trying to understand what is going on with our country and the war. I guess what I'm currently reading is on a political and personal level because that's my interest right now.

I love all sorts of books, and like you, like the arts and crafts. I'm glad I'm not reading for school and can enjoy what I pick up! I guess in my life I am pretty footloose and fancy-free for the most part, so my reading is for enjoyment more than anything.

-- posted by jerrib

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