In honor of National Read a Book Day, I am taking some extra time to focus on getting some reading done! The first day of the fall semester of grad school starts is in 3 days, so National Read a Book Day falls at a perfect time for me to cram in some end of the summer reading. This summer was very productive in regards to completing some very good books (reviews of which will follow in the next few days), but I still have a few days to finish another book.
Right now I am reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I have owned this book as well as The Brothers Karamazov for several years, but thanks to a great endorsement from a co-worker I decided to move Crime and Punishment to the top of my "to-read" pile. I started reading it last weekend at the airport on my way to Colorado and by the end of my flight that day I was already a good 40 pages into the book. Dostoevsky is a very engaging writer and his prose is very fluid. So far I am really happy that I chose to pick up this classic novel and get drawn into the story of Raskolnikov ahead of all of the other options in my "to-read" queue.
After Crime and Punishment I will be diving into A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini followed by The Girl in the Spider's Web. While the start of the school year always begins the intricate balancing act of reading for fun vs. reading for school, I intend to keep up with my for fun reading this fall as a way to make everyday, "Read a Book Day!"
Comment below with what you're currently reading!
Right now I am reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I have owned this book as well as The Brothers Karamazov for several years, but thanks to a great endorsement from a co-worker I decided to move Crime and Punishment to the top of my "to-read" pile. I started reading it last weekend at the airport on my way to Colorado and by the end of my flight that day I was already a good 40 pages into the book. Dostoevsky is a very engaging writer and his prose is very fluid. So far I am really happy that I chose to pick up this classic novel and get drawn into the story of Raskolnikov ahead of all of the other options in my "to-read" queue.
After Crime and Punishment I will be diving into A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini followed by The Girl in the Spider's Web. While the start of the school year always begins the intricate balancing act of reading for fun vs. reading for school, I intend to keep up with my for fun reading this fall as a way to make everyday, "Read a Book Day!"
Comment below with what you're currently reading!