Thursday, December 11, 2008

New concepts to me

When I retired from work, one of the things I wanted do, was to get back into reading for pleasure. As far back as I can remember, books have been a large part of life life and escape.

A great Christmas gift for me was the latest Nancy Drew adventure. I can remember being in heaven one year when I got 3 different titles. Mom knew where I was - on my bed, reading!

Then this past fall, my darling Joe gifted me with an ebook and that has opened a whole new avenue. I can take it with me for those times when I have to wait. I can instantly pick up where I left off and just as easily bookmark it for the next reading session, whether it be a mini or maxi one! I still like paper books, visiting the library and wandering the stacks for something new & exciting.

I recently read the Frost/Nixon interview and was surprised to hear that Ron Howard had directed the movie version. Not sure how he's going to bring Nixon to life, but it may be a good movie to catch for all you history buffs.

I just finished Iris Johansen's Pandora's Daughter and that brought me into a foreign world of Listeners, Hearers and such. I was never one for fantasy but I seem to be slowly enveloping the new concept.

Lesley so kindly lend me Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveller's Wife which is set to be released as a movie in 2009. I'm slowly going through the whole time travel concept and could easily put the book down unread except for the opening passage which keeps drawing me back. To paraphrase...Clare says "It's hard being left behind...It's hard to be the one who stays." The author has captured my feelings all those times that Joe went away...29 years of international travel for military/work. I think I'll have this for a while before I get through it...my mind races off into personal directions and it's hard to get back on track.

A book I will be re reading shortly is Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers. Heather gave me this last year and its message is quite relevant today as life unfolds before us.

I hope you enjoy reading as much as I do and please, share some of your favorites with me...I'm open to new ideas!





2 comments:

Pumpkin said...

I love reading but haven't had as much time right now :o( I've got a few on my PDA and I can read them when I'm waiting at the doctor's office :o)

Meari said...

I always loved reading as a kid, too! I read everything I could get my hands on. Little House on the Prairie books were my favorites. :) I still have them.