Confession of a Speed Reader

As with most readers, once you get hooked on a book, you tend to not want to put it down. I have stayed up many a night, til the wee hours, trying to finish a book or just getting too wrapped up in a book that I had to keep going. And I am a fast reader. Between 40-60 pages per hour!
In previous entries I have discussed a particular knitting book that I am a huge fan of. Well just as promised I went out and bought the sequel.

And I didn't read it. At least not all in one big sitting. Its like that perfect piece of chocolate, or the best dessert you ever ate...you really want to savor it, you want it to last a long time, you want to draw it out as looooonnng as possible. So that is what I did. I Purposely did not read it for a few days, or I would only let myself read a few pages at a time. I wanted this book to last, and last....because I have no idea if there will be a third.

I have had a couple of inner conversations with myself about why I like this book so much, or why I became so attached to the characters. Most of my students like to give the same answer for similar questions..."I don't know...I just did. Or just cuz."

The connection is based on a couple of things happening in my life.

1. We considered for a brief moment, moving to a different country.
2. She had a great relationship with her kids, one I hope to have one day.
3. She was able to totally reinvent her life, and have life long friends and happiness because of it.
4. She was FUNNY, WHITTY. Number one quality in any human being...at least in my book.

So, next time you find yourself at the end of a book, gloriously happy and at the same time sad that it ended. Ask why you liked the book so much. Readers often don't take the time out to really reflect on why the read, what they read, and how it effects them! Trust me...aside from talking to yourself...its a great conversation to have, and then continue with someone else once they read the book!