However, I don't see how I am going to achieve this ambition as currently if I read a classic, for example Jane Eyre, it takes at least 4 weeks. This is because I tend to read something more modern or upbeat at the same time and also because I'm usually tired from work or social activities so fall asleep before I've managed to read more than a chapter at bedtime. There is often another book that I would like to read or, especially in stressful times, I like to read old favorites or whodunit mysteries.
Today I had an idea, I would read classic novels but the 'easy reader versions' of which we have a selection in our library. This would enable me to read one per couple of days and therefore could achieve my target easily. So I had a quick look today before leaving work and selected Gullivers Travels.
So far so good but then this evening I mentioned it to Teenager2 my 17yr old son who admittedly is a bit particular when it comes to reading (his favorite author is Wilkie Collins). He was horrified at my idea - "that's a complete cheat" he said "you're not reading the proper book nor the real words".
I agree to some extent - it's not "the real thing" but it is the story, sort of. Is it better to have a quick overview of lots of different books and stories than an in-depth read of a few? I suspect he's right but I think there is still some value in it - how else am I going to read all the books that I want to read in the next 30 years? It's not as if I'm not reading some books 'properly' as there are others on my pile. So tonight it's a chapter of 'Scoop' which I'm reading in full plus a gallop through 'Gullivers Travels'. After all if anyone asks if I've read it, I can say "Of course, who hasn't".
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