Reading (and Feeling Scattered…)
Hey there! For some reason, I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed lately. Sunday was especially bad, and when I mentioned it to my daughter she suggested it was the negative energy from the lunar eclipse. Well… it’s as good a reason as any, I guess. Anyway, I did finish a book, and that made me feel good. I REALLY liked this! Can I just say that I wish I could discuss this in person with everyone I know, just so I can say the name “Nnedi Okorafor” over and over again? It’s such a cool name! In this book, Zelu is a young, disabled, Nigerian-American woman whose life has hit rock bottom. She’s lost her teaching job and can’t get her novel published. Then, in a burst of inspiration, she writes a sci-fi novel called “Rusted Robots.” We have a novel within a novel, alternating chapters of Zelu’s life and chapters of her sci-fi bestseller. Now- if you’re thinking, “I don’t want to read a sci-fi story called ‘Rusted Robots!’ That sounds idiotic!” Well- think again. The “Rusted Robots” story is REALLY interesting, as is the story of Zelu’s life. The two stories go together in a fascinating way, especially at the end. This was another book where I googled “what happened at the end?” I knew what I thought happened, and was surprised to see that not everyone agrees. To me, it seems clear, but it is a twist. If anyone has read this and wants to email me, let’s talk! Here’s a question: do you enjoy starting a new book? I used to HATE finishing a book and having to start a new one- but now I love it. I love to have several choices and sit down with all of them, reading a couple pages of each and then deciding on one to read next. Here are the three I’m sitting down with tonight: Hopefully I’ll start to feel better as this week goes on. Wednesday I’m getting my car serviced, which I’m actually looking forward to. I’ll show up with my laptop, book, journal, and Earl Grey tea (obviously) and thoroughly enjoy the fact that I HAVE to sit there for a couple hours. Maybe I’ll get really lucky, and there will be a time-consuming (but inexpensive) repair that will take extra time, so I can sit there even longer (you know I’m feeling overwhelmed if I’m HOPING to be detained at the car dealership!) Anyone else feeling weirdly out of sorts lately? Have you read any of these books? Top photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash