I want to be able to read more of them than I am able, but I have been making progress with lightening up in general and that translates into being okay with a book NOT being life changing.
As a result, I re-subbed to KU and downloaded a ton of books (20 to be exact!).
I love trying nonfiction from KU, easy (recommended cozies), and some rom-com type of books to help me ease up.
I've been struggling a bit lately with insomnia and bad dreams, and heavy classics and transformative literary fiction has NOT been helping.
Here's what I've downloaded lately. No shame in my game (can't believe I just said that).
I'm almost ashamed of how difficult this felt. After a zillion years in college/grad school, I remember longing for the ability to read a "light" novel. Now that I am able to do so, I STILL read through classics and literary fiction novels with pretty much ignoring any real genre fiction though it brings me some joy.
I...
Don't work in publishing. Don't work as a professor in English Lit. I'm going to take the advice of a few people and try to lower my stress levels by living through lighter novels that are easy page-turners and allow myself this respite from intense living.
I've started Vacation Wars on audio and while I have to stop dissecting the childishness of the protagonist, I am taking this for what it is... a rom-com that meant for enjoying. I actually found myself laughing out loud :)
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