Ooh, what kind of sci-fi books have you been reading? I haven’t read much of that genre yet, but I still like it a lot and would like to read more. =)

Thanks for stopping by, glad to hear from you again! =)

I’ve been really slow posting of late, but still at it for the most part.

I’ve gone back and read your posts and I must say that you have done much better than I ever have.

About 15 years ago I took it upon myself to read some classics and get a bunch of the “must read” books from history under my belt.

My Mother In Law had a bunch of books from one of those old book clubs where you got a new book every month and they were all from the “Greatest Books of ALL Time” collection. (Though I have no idea who got to choose the greatest books of all time.

From her collection I decided on Anna Karenina first.

I have long had a personal 100 page go-no go policy. If the book is lame, or I just flat didn’t like it, I would stop and put the book down. But I would give it at least 100 pages, in case the book was a slow start. This policy has worked well, but I must admit if the writing or story is pitiful, I’ll stop before 100 pages and stop wasting time.

Anna Karenina’s first 100 pages was a struggle for the ages between me giving a man like Tolstoy the full benefit of 100 pages to win me over, or on the other hand, protecting my sanity from having to be put into a straight jacket and a rubber room.

I gave Mr. Tolstoy 100 pages and he took from me a couple of hours I’ll never have back. If I’m not mistaken, the same they were in the same scene as page 1 when they were on page 100. (or it just seemed that way to me) But, I was a bit older and wiser after that.

So my foray into the world of classic literature lasted exactly 100 pages. I almost cheered when I finished page 100 and slammed the book shut as if I had just completed a marathon.

I went back to reading strictly for entertainment, whether it be fiction or non-fiction. I MUST like it or I put it down. That’s my loss.

Hats off to you for doing what I could not do and finish that book.

I still read a lot. For me, Tolstoy was not a pleasure. I guess I’ll go to the grave without having read many of the classics other than what was assigned over the years in my schooling.

I’m glad you’re able to churn through stuff like that.

I’ve mostly been on a science fiction kick for about 6 months now. It kinda freaked out Lovely Wife because I had only read maybe 3 sci-fi books up until then. And all of a sudden I was coming home from the library with 8 to 10 sci-fi books and reading roughly 5-6 of them (the rest were too terrible to read) and go back for more.

I had gotten sick of the same old thrillers and mysteries; it’s as if all the different story lines have been written and everyone just writes the same stories over in a different style.

Sorry to ramble, but it’s cool you found a niche that works for you and are keeping at it in the blog world.

I’ve thought of writing about books I’ve read but haven’t done it. I just haven’t cared enough lately to do it I guess. (Bad blogger! Bad boy!)

At any rate, hello, and to quote the great philosopher, Terminator model T1000, “I’ll be back.”