I have to hang my head a little when I make this confession. I haven't updated my blog because, well... I haven't been reading, at least nothing that I felt I could write about. You see, my reading has recently been much like my junk food diet of tortilla chips and gummy bears: tasty but not satisfying. Don't get me wrong - there is definitely a time and a place for "fluff" reading, but just like gummy bears, after a while you start to realize that there is something missing in your diet.
My reading in the past month has included the following: multiple issues of People and Entertainment Weekly, the first two books in the Shades of Grey trilogy (because clearly, the first book was not enough), various other romances, and the latest J.D. Robb futuristic mystery. I took a short break from my junk food diet and read Colum McCann's lovely Let the Great World Spin, and thank heavens I did - I might have gotten the book version of scurvy.
There's really no talking myself out of this, but fortunately, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. I finally have a few new things on my nightstand that I'm excited about. Hopefully my next entry will find me back to a healthy diet of literature - mixed in with the "treats" that I so enjoy.
