I read a lot!! Besides all of the reading I do on line, there is always a book on my Kindle to read. Since I retired about a year and a half ago, I have read about 60 or 70 books in addition to the magazines, on-line articles, newspapers and the back of the cereal box.
From an early age, I would lose myself in books. Whether it is history, memoirs, biographies, mysteries, adventures or even a romance novel, books take you to another world. It provides an escape from the everyday. And it is certainly more interesting than the drivel that is on television.
I had so many books in my home office, that I finally had to box up many of them and donate them to the library. And I still have a full book case! But now, most of my new books are borrowed, electronically through the library, using the Libby App. How convenient technology has made it for anyone to borrow books without even leaving their home.
Today, we have a President who doesn't read! It recently came out that he doesn't even read his daily security briefing and that his underlings were considering doing a "Fox News type of update" so that he could comprehend the daily briefings he should be reading! What an example he sets for the rest of the Country.
Reading provides numerous benefits. Besides the obvious benefits of expanded knowledge, improved vocabulary and increased knowledge base, it has been proven that reading enhances memory, improves cognitive skills, reduces stress, improves empathy and enhances communication. Besides all of that, reading provides a fun and engaging way to escape from daily life and RELAX! Seems to me that the Prez needs to read more!
One of the purposes of reading is to help you live lives beyond the ones you are inside. It connects us to everyone and everywhere and every time and every imagined dream.
Because I have been reading so many books, I am often asked for book recommendations. But, what I enjoy might not be what you will enjoy. While I like biographies, memoirs, history and historical fiction, you might lean more to romance, or mysteries. I enjoy "Good writing." One of my favorites is "James" by Percival Everett...and have read others books by him! I also recently enjoyed "Lorne" that chronicles Lorne Michaels' Saturday Night Live journey. And I escape with writers like Dave Barry or Matt Haig. Nonetheless, a good book has to grab my attention in the first 50 pages or I just don't waste my time!
So, what are some of your recent discoveries? Share with the group by responding in the comments section of the Blog.
And The Journey continues......
Loved the following books: "How to Read a Book," "Frozen River", "A Fine Balance," "Looking for Jane," "The Goldfinch," "All The LIght We Cannot See," "A Man Called Ove", "Beneath the Scarlett Sky,""The Women."
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