Books

I am an avid reader. Always have been. From the time I was a little girl until the present, reading has been a frequent, enjoyable acitvity for me. Part of the reason I like it so much is because I'm a fast reader. I don't get bogged down or intimidated by large books, and I see thin paperbacks as a quick one or two day treat. When I used to visit my grandparents for a week every summer, I would read one Hardy Boy book per day. They had the entire hundred and something collection of those memorable books, with bright blue spines. I've had some interesting reactions to books over the years. Like everything, there are going to be some gems, a lot of mediocre, and a few completely awful wastes of time. Some might be surprised to know that I've actually started reading The Hobbit three different times, and each time was so bored that I couldn't make myself get through more than a few dozen pages. I just finished a 642 page book (The Historian) that I didn't really enjoy. In fact, the entire first half I kept thinking how I wasn't enjoying the book, but I had enough curiosity about how it would all end that I stuck with it. The second half was better than the first, but overall the book wasn't very good. My favorite book of all time so far is Pride and Prejudice. To think- I never read it until a few months ago. I was missing out! Sometimes I think I should try my hand at writing a book. It's such a huge undertaking, though. I wonder what it is that motivates people to take that step from thinking about writing, to actually doing it. I know one person that is writing a memoir of sorts (one of Cody's aunts) and it is taking her years of work. I was tempted to start a book after both of my grandparents died this August. I had so many vivid memories of life at their farm in Oklahoma...I was sure I could turn it into an interesting story that people would want to read. But, it was just a temptation. It passed. I know someone that needs to write a book because her style is so witty and alive and fantastic. She's an elder's wife who writes for our ladies' newsletter at church, and happens to be Ava's preschool teacher as well. I laugh out loud when I read her articles. She is honestly the female equivalent of Dave Barry...no, even better than him!
If I ever do write a book, I guess it will be after my kids are in school. I wouldn't have time to do it now, anyway. Maybe by then, the temptation will have grown.