So, what kind of books do you read? I have always been an avid reader! I love the sappy romance novels! Nothing with any redeeming literary value! Pure fairytale!! Cinderella, but give me the details!!! And I used to love staying up all night with a good book. It was definitely my vice. A real addiction. (A healthier one than most) But, I can't do that anymore. My attention span is nil and I fall asleep. But, I still buy books by my favorite authors hoping that someday I will get that back.
Take it easy, (((((Dawn)))))!
Hey, SC, thanks for posting to me! I'm not into the Harlequin romance type of thing (the older I get, the less interested I am in reading explicit details about other people's sex lives, and that's even more true now that I don't have one of my own any more! ). Since the bomb started making sex scenes turn my stomach (and I wasn't like that before, believe me!), I have been focusing on murder mysteries, with a little fantasy and historical novels mixed in here and there. I especially like the mysteries by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum series), Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody series), Diane Mott Davidson (Goldy Bear series), Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone series), Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe series), and more others than I can think of at 2 a.m. I'm also a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series, and Lord John offshoot series) and Mercedes Lackey (fantasy; I think I've read everything she's published--about 80 books--but my favorites are the Valdemar series and the more loosely-connected Elemental Mage books). It's a good day anytime I discover some other author that I really like.
I still struggle with getting myself NOT to stay up all night reading! Definitely an addiction for me too, although I temporarily kicked it post-bomb, but now there's nobody to be bothered except me if I don't go to bed until sunrise. Harder to get oneself motivated when there's no accountability.
I am fortunate to live in an area with one of the best library systems in the country, and the librarians at my local branch know me by name, since they normally see me a couple of times a week! So many books; so little time...
Peace, Dawn
Me 45/H 47, no kids Together since 1985; M/1992 Bomb1 (EA-OW1, age 22) 2001 Bomb2 (EA/PA-OW2, age 22) 10/2007, A continues H left 11/24/08 minimal contact, no legal action http://tinyurl.com/DawnHope1
And I used to love staying up all night with a good book. It was definitely my vice. A real addiction. (A healthier one than most) But, I can't do that anymore. 
My attention span is nil and I fall asleep. But, I still buy books by my favorite authors hoping that someday I will get that back. 
). Since the bomb started making sex scenes turn my stomach (and I wasn't like that before, believe me!), I have been focusing on murder mysteries, with a little fantasy and historical novels mixed in here and there. I especially like the mysteries by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum series), Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody series), Diane Mott Davidson (Goldy Bear series), Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone series), Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe series), and more others than I can think of at 2 a.m. I'm also a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series, and Lord John offshoot series) and Mercedes Lackey (fantasy; I think I've read everything she's published--about 80 books--but my favorites are the Valdemar series and the more loosely-connected Elemental Mage books). It's a good day anytime I discover some other author that I really like. 
