Last year, in 2012, I re-discovered my love for books, but I never really sat down and read a book. Of Mice and Men. While Steinbeck is a great writer it just wasn't something I was in the mood of reading. Sometimes I want to read something that's just simply fun.
My outlook on books have changed over the years. A younger me picked up any book that had a good summary. Younger me didn't care what genre a book was in or really who the author was, but older me began to look at books in a very closed minded kind of way. I began to look only at the author and not the story (while there is nothing wrong with reading a book because of the author), I forced myself to like a book because of who the author was and I was beginning to enjoy books less and less. The fun in reading began to fade.
Then one night as I lay in bed forcing myself to get through The Grapes of Wrath I thought to myself why I had to read this serious book, I was in no mood the read this. And that's when I decided to actually read books I wanted to read. I wanted to get that feeling when you read a book and you can't put it down, that feeling when your favorite characters are put through so much and you pray they make it out. And so now here I am, don't ask me what this lengthy rant about books came from because even I don't really know where it came from.
Anyway, moving on to the original meaning for this post. I made a challenge for myself to read thirty books this year. I just thought of the first number that came into my head and entered it and so I came to thirty books in twelve months. I am thankful that I have quite a few books in mind and books that I can't wait to read. On the right side bar you will see the 2013 Reading Challenge which is hosted by Goodreads. And on the left side bar you will see the books I am currently reading which are at the moment: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (I've heard a lot about this book so it better be good), and The Miserable Mill (Book #4 in The Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket. I am currently trying to get through all of the books in the Unfortunate Events series and after that I will be moving on to the Harry Potter series. So wish me luck on my reading journey and pray that I will be able to get through The Grapes of Wrath.
P.S. Part of the reason why I am having such a difficult time with 'The Grapes of Wrath' is because I have it as an actual print book while the others I have on Kindle. So everytime I open the thick book I see how many I have left, it is quite daunting to see I still have 511 more pages to go.
