I read 52 books this year, down from the 81 books that I read last year. I struggled hard with my reading this year and I don't know why. Perhaps it is due to that unknown reason why I stopped reading entirely from my usual 120 books a year 5+ years ago. I never did figure that one out either.
2019 may be the last year of this blog before I change it to a genre specific blog. Historical fiction seems to be my primary interest so I may go that route.
While I still love graphic novels, I have caught up on the older books. I am now only reading certain authors that I like and they do not produce annual novels like traditional authors do. Mysteries, which had been my favorite genre ever since I began reading, just aren't catching my attention anymore. Part of the reason was that I read political and spy thriller subgenres. These novels are just too much like being on the job for me and I can't bear to read them. My 29 years in a government job has killed my love of these subgenres. I have lived through more on this job than has ever been written in a thriller and, no, I won't be writing about it. I don't want to die.
On to 2019!
2019 may be the last year of this blog before I change it to a genre specific blog. Historical fiction seems to be my primary interest so I may go that route.
While I still love graphic novels, I have caught up on the older books. I am now only reading certain authors that I like and they do not produce annual novels like traditional authors do. Mysteries, which had been my favorite genre ever since I began reading, just aren't catching my attention anymore. Part of the reason was that I read political and spy thriller subgenres. These novels are just too much like being on the job for me and I can't bear to read them. My 29 years in a government job has killed my love of these subgenres. I have lived through more on this job than has ever been written in a thriller and, no, I won't be writing about it. I don't want to die.
On to 2019!
