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Originally Posted by DMB
But although I am a reading addict a lot depends on circumstances. I currently have two philosophy books on the go on my K3. But I need to be in the mood for them and also not too tired to grapple with the arguments. When I am really tired I read undemanding genre fiction and at any time I might have one of those on the go where I read a chapter at a time.
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I usually have three or four books going, of various genres/levels of difficulty. A history or biography, a memoir or travel, a literary fiction and a mystery, say. Then (at least in theory) I try to discipline myself to read the most difficult book I have the energy for--no goldbricking with a mystery when I can manage something more serious. But reading is for love, so if I want to indulge I generally do (and not just in reading, either). Lately I've been rushed and exhausted, so lately
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy has been getting passed over in favor of lighter reads. I will get back to it, however.
When I give up on a book, it's for all time. I'm well past the age where I'm asking "Will this be on the final?"