"Books, Bill...."

Books... lots of them. ... lots and lots of them.. and I bought more to put on top of the list of books I plan to read. I don't know why I decided to just read and read and read... It started after I read this huge ass book for class last Fall. It was called "Frauen" and it was about Germen Women in Europe during WWII. It was then I had it... "Done!" I said to myself. "I do not wish to read yet another non-ficition book! I want to read fiction!" So, starting Thanksgiving, I started my reading project. I read four books before X-mas. One took me awhile. I decided to spend some time with it. It was harder fiction. It was called "The Corrections." I don't know if I liked it or not. I don't know if it was a good commentary on the basic American family. I just know I had trouble believe people like this existed and if I even liked them. I also decided that if these are the typical lot of folks, then I ... I am ... I am different. And, that might explain A LOT of things. Anyway, I read that one. It won the National Book Award. From there I read the "Da Vinci Code"... I read "The Stupidest Angel"... There was another one in there I read... I guess I liked it so much that I completely forgot what it was. I am sure if I look at my shelf, I will know which one it was. At the moment, I am reading the "Known World"... A pulitizer prize winning book. I read one called... "The Mystery of the Dead Dog at Midnight" or something. It was about an autistic kid. Differnt. Sad. Again, I feel different. Vonnegut is up next, the "On the Road" by Keroac. So, that's my new thing at the moment. I am reading. I guess part of the reason has to do with too much time here on the Interent. Part of it has to do with becoming a better writer. The other part is escapism. I want to be better then I am. I want to read all sorts of things so I can be a bit more rounded. I don't know. I never used to be a reader, but this time it is habit I tend to stick with. I think maybe the reading has affected my humor gland... I have been so serious lately, I forgot how to laugh. Well, pudge! I just finished a "Child Called IT." That book disturbed me... It really, really did.