Not my typical kind of post...

So I'm in a book lull...

I'm stuck reading like 4 books right now. I'm torn between reading the illiad--which despite my affection for greek literature, I have STILL not read--our current book club book Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, a couple of Tasha Alexander books I've already read, and another book I've already read that I'm embarrassed to talk about because it's just horribly written but a nice escape book.

FOUR.

What the hell, man.

Her Fearful Symmetry isn't bad... kind of interesting in a quirky way. Audrey Niffenegger is the same author of The Time Traveller's Wife which is critically acclaimed and now a movie I REALLY want to see... so the writing is good. But I just have no real desire to read it! I'm practically forcing myself through it, and unsuccessfully at that seeing as though I'm only on page 81 and I've been reading it since December, at least.

It's a good story--all about twins. Kind of exploring the deep and complicated psychology that connects people. It even has a ghost in it.

But, I"m so NOT in the mood. I force myself to read stuff all day long. My leisure literature should be an escape!!

I keep telling myself that I just have to get through this and then it's over! I can have my mimosa and coffee cake with my lady-friends during book club and then discuss the struggles of reading this book , etc, etc, and then go about my merry way, only to pick the book back up in another year or so and actually read it on my own terms.

MEANWHILE--I have to pick up the new Tasha Alexander novel that's being held for me at my DPL branch and try not to read it until I'm finished with book club... motivation?