Today is my first day of my month-long break from school. I am pretty excited about it. Today I spent about 50% of my day sleeping and reading and knitting....all in my bed :)
My goal for this month off is to read some of the things I have wanted to read the last two months but haven't been able to. Pleasure reading gets pushed aside when there are books that you are going to be tested on, or asked to write a 15 page paper about. I was disappointed to learn that this doesn't really improve later in life....when pleasure reading gets put aside for other important things, like parenting :) Someday, I intend to be the most well-read retired person. I can picture me and Sarah sitting in rocking chairs at our nursing home getting caught up on reading.
Anyway, these are the books I am determined to finish during my break:
Synopsis of Psychiatry: This may not sound like pleasure reading to some of you but I am extremely fascinated by mental health. This book was supplementary reading for my psychopathology class this summer and since I didn't have time to fully read it then I am going to do it now. Side note: this 1470 pages long so it will test my willpower.
The Hunger Games: This is hands down the best fiction book I have ever read. I normally hate science fiction/anything that is not realistic. So, I thought that I wouldn't like a book about our world in the future when there is a ruling capitol that forces people from different districts to fight to the death in an arena. But, the writing was so good and the characters were so engaging that I looved this series and was up till 3 or 4 in the morning some nights because I had to keep reading. It definitely brings to mind the times of the gladiators and in some ways doesn't seem that far-fetched in our society. (People with less power and money being oppressed by those with power and money....hmmm, sounds familiar.) I normally don't reread books but this one was too good to read only once, and reading it again will hold me over until the first movie comes out.
Forgotten God by Francis Chan: I have read two great books by Chan (Crazy Love and Erasing Hell) and this book has been recommended to me multiple times so I am finally going to read it.
Hopefully, I will have time to read even more books. One of the nice things about living with an English teacher is that she recommends books to me all the time and has tons of books for me to borrow. Our house is like a library, and even has a children's section :)
Anybody else have any recommendations for my reading list?
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