The song from Reading Rainbow has been running through my head as I've been thinking about this. Remember?
Anyway, I was a literature major in college. I read literature all the time. In Spanish. In English. All the time. So much, that by the time college ended, I was burned out on it. I only read non-fiction for quite awhile. Biographies, social commentaries, history etc.
Then I went to law school. And spent three years reading cases, analysis, and dense law review articles. After the bar exam, I didn't read anything besides magazines and the newspaper for a long time. I started with some short stories. Some mindless mystery novels. Like candy they taste good but satiate nothing.
I have just recently delved back into the list of New York Times Bestseller and started to feel like a voracious reader again. I am currently in the middle of Outliers (thanks Addie) and Game Change (thanks BJ, although I don't think he reads this and may not know that I have a blog.) It feels great. I had almost forgotten how much I enjoy reading non-fiction. It's like catching up with an old friend or coming home or hot chocolate or some other metaphor that makes you feel comfortable and warm and cozy.
Book reviews of each are forthcoming.
Take a Look; It's in a Book...Reading Rainbow.
3 comments:
Oh, but you know what's funny? Even though you were a literature major, you still manage to lack an understanding of the intricacies of the English language. Or something.
I can't remember anymore.
You're welcome! I was an art major so I read for fun all the way through college and just kept on going. :)
But fiction is good too! As a lit major, er um, soon to be "Dr. of Jungle Romances," I feel I have to defend and recommend some fiction. Most of what I read these days is stuff that people tend to hate, since it is old and regional. But last year I read "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" for fun and it was great. With that one book you can combine your love of reading in English and Spanish and your love for Dominicans.
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