(This is a post about me reading books, feel free to skim or skip it as you desire.)

these are the books I’ve started reading the last couple weeks. I’ve been restless in my reading, starting many things and continuing few.

The Book Thief, Ringolevio, Heavy Weather, Defeat, Invisible Cities and Clandestine in Chile.

not shown, but also started: Memed, My Hawk.

I also read and finished Fun Home, The Shadow of the Wind and Chess Story.

I’m certain I’ll finish Clandestine in Chile, I’ll continue Defeat and Invisible Cities, but I might put down Ringolevio and The Book Thief. Heavy Weather I’m sure I’ll read eventually, but it didn’t catch me this time. Memed, My Hawk sounds really great and started strong, but I don’t own it yet and probably don’t Need it right now.

Everyone had put me under the impression that I would love The Book Thief but it seemed really boring for the few chapters I read, I think it was the style and language. It definitely felt like it was aimed at teenagers.

Chess Story was interesting but overrated, it seemed to take itself too seriously (I’m told that all of Stefan Zweig’s writing is like this).

The Shadow of the Wind was really good and it hooked me, up until about a third of the way through I thought it would Definitely be one of my new Favorite Books Ever, but I became disinterested after a while and didn’t really agree with where it went. I’d gladly re-read the first part though, dear god it was great.

that is all.