Reading. Again

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It doesn’t feel like I read much towards the end of last year. By the time I logged off from work I had a little time to for family chores, then to bed, and repeat again the next day. Which is why, over the 2020 festive break, I f0und I had time nothing (new) to read, I wanted to stay offline as much as possible, so I decided to reread a few non-work related books. Here is what I read:

  • Mortal Engines. by Philip Reeve, and the sequels of Predator’s Gold, Infernal Devices, and A Darkling Plain.
  • Happy Potter and the Goblet of Fire. by JK Rowling, and the subsequent books … the Order of Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and the Deathly Hallows (I’ve about 100 left).
  • Gone, by Michael Grant (the rest of the series are waiting for me).
  • Cumulus, by Eliot Peper.
  • Aurora, CV-01, by Ryk Brown (Pt.1 / Ep.1 – where Pt.1 has a further 14 episodes and Pt.2 a total of 15. This will take some time while I’m waiting for Pt.3 / Ep.1 to be released).

What I’m most proud of, though, is that I found the time and space to read these and still spend time with my family over the extended festive period.

Since we’ve entered another period of lockdown I can see myself looking deeper through the bookshelf (and on the Kindle) and re-reading some of the things I’ve not read for a while (like Ready Player One, Creativity Inc., etc). But, importantly, I’m taking a break from reading work-related books, taking the time to let my mind wander and have a break. I read enough during the day, sometimes I save things for the evening, but at times I save that time for something I can escape into.