Conclusion of Variety

Since I have moved to San Diego I have been having trouble finding and getting motivated to read novels. Since I moved here I managed to get in:

Morbid Initiation (cheesy vampire book)
Maia (fantasy book)
Starlight Rising (scifi and I only read half)
Perdido Street Station (bizarre victorian fantasy, only half)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (best book I’ve read in a long time)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Currently reading)

I use to read all the time. I spent most of my college years reading novels to the point that I got a degree in it. After graduating I read a lot less but still got in the occasional novel and then moved to San Diego where I came to almost a complete stop.

I want to read more and I have tons of books that need reading. I tell myself “I don’t have time” which is true but also an excuse. I currently don’t have the time to cozy up to a novel in the evening so like anything I have to make time. I a “New Years Resolution” kind of way I’ve set myself reading goals.

I have taken “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” with me to work. During my lunch break I plan on reading around 15-20 pages. This would put me at 15-20 pages a day or 75-100 pages over a 5 day work week. My goal is to get around 100 pages a week so I can use any extra time during evening and the weekends to meet that goal or preferebly go over.

This would put me at around 400 pages a month or about the length of a novel. With this in mind I want to be able to read 6-12 books a year which would be perfect for me.

So, today begins the first day of reading regularly. I of course plan on reviewing the books in Live Journal.

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