Audio Reading

 "It's chance and nuances that separate the hero from the villain." Truth.

The Redeemer - Jo Nesbo

I have certainly read books that I couldn't put down. Just one more page, and maybe another, but I have never listened to an audiobook that I couldn't turn off. Just one more minute here or there. I'm home this summer with my son and have been listening to books instead of watching tv - win/win!  I loved this book and can't wait to hear more.

I will admit that the names are a bit confusing in the beginning but it comes together, as do all of the strings of the mystery. About half way through I felt rather discombobulated about all the details but man it tied up beautifully!  And I love nothing more than a mystery where the good guy/bad guy lines get blurred. Harry Hole is still a horrible name but he is a great character!  Full of issues and yet so smart.

(Four Weeks Later)

I also listened to The Snowman by Nesbo. I didn't like the reader as much in this version - but truly that is neither here nor there. This was a much creeper mystery. Not as much of a tangled plot but the set up of women waking to a snowman built in their yard overnight had me totally immersed and dying to find out who would do such a thing.

I will certainly be back for more Nesbo but I think next time I will do the reading.

(Never Just) Me, (Reading For) Myself, and I (Am Annoyed)

When I had a baby everyone said that would be the end of reading for pleasure. Nope. Feeding with a kindle and all through nap time - It. Was. Awesome. Having an infant led to my best reading year yet. 

But now that infant is six, and has learned to read, and all my reading time has become his reading time.  It is delightful. And awful.  I try to fit in some personal reading before bed, I average about 42 seconds. However, I have read a lot of Cleary, and Dahl, and found Fortunately The Milk to be a most delightful treasure (but could I ask that the mother be the fun one just once. Please.)

I also decided to join a bookclub, and I must say I'm fortunate that they are a pretty laid back group of ladies, but enough with the craptastic romances. I'm the kind of person who feels like if I'm going to be there I have to read the book no matter how painful, and thus the majority of my minority's free reading is being sucked up by things I know I'm going to hate before I even start.  This is a serious self-induced mojo wrecker.  And what kills me is that there are great romances out there but this group tends to like stuff on the cheap.  On the cheap lit isn't really my thing apparently.

So where have I been?  Here. Always here. But decidedly uninspired and not self-directed in my reading selections, and thus not writing. Which is just a big pile of ugh.