franeels

I think this is one of the few books I'm just going to return to the library without finishing. Like most of the books on my to-read list I don't remember anymore how this got there. Usually that doesn't matter - the books that make it to that list tend to be pretty good even if I don't remember why I wanted to read them originally. In this case it's not that it's bad writing. It's just that it's journal writing. When I read through my own journals, notes about who I hung out with and what they wore, what we ate, etc. bring back a whole set of associated memories that are meaningful to me. In this case I don't have those memories. And I'm having a hard time caring about this person's daily activities and thoughts. It may just be the reading mood I'm in at the moment. I'm feeling kind of scattered and like I don't have time to do all the things/read all the books I would like to. So not exactly the best frame of mind to immerse myself into someone else's less-than-tightly-plotted life.

2022-11-14 13:33