Books

Have you ever watched the show Gilmore Girls? It's one of my favorites, mostly because when I started watching it, I felt like I could completely relate to Rory (and a bit to Lorelai). I love to read and I love to learn and I talk just as fast as Lorelai.

At one point, Rory inspired me to read more so I compiled a list of books that I want to read. (I'm a list maker!) It got so huge that I got overwhelmed and quit trying to complete it. I really do enjoy reading, but lately I've been in a reading slump. I have mostly been reading Daniel Silva novels (which are my favorite!) but I've read them before.

My reading list. Yup it's that big!

Yesterday, for Father's Day, we went to the Tap House Grill in Bellevue. Right next door there is a Barnes and Noble, and we made a visit some my mom could get a few gifts for her top students. As soon as we stepped inside, my love for reading suddenly reappeared. My longing for curling up with a good book was awakened. I could have stayed in there for hours. While my family was looking around, I picked up the Count of Monte Cristo, a book I've been meaning to read for years, and started to read it. I completely forgot where I was. Finally, my phone went off because my family couldn't find me. I had been so entranced in the book, I forgot that we weren't staying for very long.

This wave of emotion came over me that I hadn't felt in a long time. I felt this intense desire to find a nice, little, comfy coffee shop where I could curl up with a book and a cup of tea and read for hours. I wanted to pull out that list of books, dust it off and start over again.

As soon as I got home, I logged onto my local library website and put 3 books on hold: A Bell for Adano by John Hersey, Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis and Candide by Voltaire. I read these three a long time ago and they were the first three on my list. I cannot wait till they come in to my library so I can devour them!

How do you decide what book to read?