Jeeze, Julia!

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Check another off of the list!

I’m a tragically slow reader, but since we’ve moved to our new apartment, Ryan + I have made it a point to get in bed at 10 pm and read until 11. Setting aside a specific time every single day to dedicate to our books helped me plow through The Richest Man in Babylon {upon request of my Dad}, my Grandfather’s war journal, and Lord of the Flies, all in record speed!

Unlike most people, my high school did not make me read Lord of the Flies. And, I think I’m glad about that. I’ve always gotten more out of the things I chose to do myself than the things others told me to do. Most of the books that I read for school I didn’t like simply because I felt like I was forced to read them. Immediately after serving my last term in college, I finished Fahrenheit 451 and fell in love with reading again. I read it because I wanted to, not because I had to – and what a book it was to start this chapter of my life!

Since then, I’ve made it my personal goal to read all of the classics for me {thus, the list was born} along with anything else that I think sounds good. I hate that it felt like reading was a chore for me in school, and maybe that’s one reason why I decided not to use my English Education degree – I didn’t have any good ideas about how to make reading really exciting for students because I myself felt like I didn’t want to read when I was told to. I’m a weird brand of literature lover…maybe I just have authority issues.

Anyway, my thoughts on Lord of the Flies are all positive. I know I’ve read a good book when after I’ve turned the last page, I attempt to go on with my life like I had before I opened it but find myself wondering about the characters in the book and missing them a little. This was certainly the case with my most recent read. Next up, Mrs. Dalloway!

What book are you currently working on?

xx.