So I'm about three quarters of the way through. There really isn't much left. I am now officially excited. Incredibly excited. I'm so excited that... to be honest... it's kind of ruining it for me. On the one hand, I am extremely excited that I am about to finish the book, but on the other hand, my excitement is somehow making it go slower. This makes me sad.
Nevertheless, I know the end is near, and I need to begin planning things out. It's like when you know a trip is coming. You have to plan for it before the day gets here. Nobody plans things exactly on the day of travel. That would be a silly thing to do.
When one slot in my book-reading agenda is about to go vacant, I do like to figure out what the next book is going to be. Not that I am not already enjoying the book I am currently close to finishing. I don't mean it as a slight. After all, I've been with this book for a very long time. We've been through a lot together. But I'm a fickle sort of person who tends to run away the moment I'm finished having my fun. "It's not you; it's me," and all that.
Sometimes the choosing phase that I go through here works out, and sometimes it is a very difficult thing. Do I replace it with another book, or slip in a few short stories? What if I can only read one short story? That feels wrong. I mean... it's like going from one big story to a teeny one. I should have at least several of them to make up the space. But there's only one. That won't do. Maybe I can mix a short story with a medium-long large story. Honestly, this sort of decision sometimes takes me weeks to deal with.
The good news is that I still have a couple chapters left, and I think I have enough time to make the call. I can sit back, relax, read at a pace that pleases me, and when I have a little free time, I can peruse over the synopses of potential mates. Let's see here:
"A paraplegic squirrel learns the meaning of love and happiness through his newfound love of nut-shaped origami."
No.
"A trio of chocolate makers accidently turn their entire town into chocolate, but, as it is later revealed, it is only a little girl who dreamed it."
Pass.
"An amazing thing happens that nobody expects, and everyone has to deal with it before its too late. There's also a talking donkey."
Perfect.
This blog was written on August 1, 2022.
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Hahaha! Of course the "talking donkey" is your idea of "perfect." You are such an... "ass." Well, not really, but bad puns are necessary or else puns won't be funny.
ReplyDeleteChoosing a book is a weird process for me. I don't like that it's weird, but I also don't wanna get stuck reading garbage.
DeleteTo be honest, the squirrel story would have peaked my interest haha... But yea the talking donkey seems to be a better fit for your interests. It's always exciting to finish a book.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess so. It doesn't exist though. Satire, right? Ruins everything.
DeleteI become anxious when I get near the end of a book. The finish line is before me and I am determined to reach it. When I am done, then I can truly take it all in.
ReplyDeleteI am not as worried if a book will end badly as much as I just want it to end. The appraising of a book is a separate mental process I go through.
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