2024-04-09
In March I didn’t finish as many books. However, I was more consistent in my reading habits. I read every single day of the month. Sometimes it wasn’t a lot of pages but it was something, at the very least. I think sometimes that I put too much focus on completing something. Sometimes it’s not about finishing a book super fast just to say you finished it. At least, that’s what I tell myself.
I think one reason why I didn’t finish a lot of books is that I am reading multiple books at once. I was reading "Crime and Punishment", "To the Lighthouse", and "A Very Short Introduction: Literary Theory" all at the same time. After finishing "To the Lighthouse", I put "Dune" in it’s place. When I finished "A Very Short Introduction", I swapped in "The Socratic Method".
"Crime and Punishment" is a longer read and also a book that I’m reading for a book club. The pace is rather reasonable at 4 chapters a week. I was also reading "To the Lighthouse" as part of a book club, but it’s much shorter than C&P. "A Very Short Introduction: Literary Theory" is an even shorter book but it was a very dense read so it took me longer to finish. Seeing how I started "The Socratic Method" and "Dune" later in the month and being dense and long books respectively, I understandably didn’t finish those books.
I also didn’t finish a lot of manga or graphic novels, either. I found that I was spending less time on Manga reading sites and I’m not entirely sure why. I hadn’t really found a series that grabbed me. Sometimes I jokingly tell myself, “I’ve read all of the non-erotic non-fantasy non-isekai girls-love manga on MangaDex.” That seems to be my genre of choice, these days. I just want a sweet high school romance. It’s all that my brain can handle after reading a lot of dense works at the end of the day. I also think I replaced my manga reading with "Dune".
Still, I haven’t made reading on my e-reader a habit yet. I remember once complaining on the Fediverse about how much I preferred physical books. Someone commented that maybe I just wasn’t finding the right e-books. Maybe there is some truth to it. I do enjoy "Dune". But I have to remind myself to continue reading it. I think it's still a matter of habit.
I didn't even mention the books I read over the last month. I finished reading two "actual" books: "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf and "A Very Short Introduction" by Jonathan Culler. I've already posted my thoughts about "To the Lighthouse." I'm still processing the latter book and I honestly might read it again.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to another month of reading.