Thursday, November 19, 2009

What to do!

Here's my dilemma: I've finished my book (and I loved it, by the way, but we'll get to that later).

Oddly enough, I didn't have another book lined up and ready to go for when I finished the Donald Miller book. I finished it this afternoon, and luckily the library sent me a notification that one of the books I put on hold was ready for me. This is where the problem comes in.

I don't think I want to read it!

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". That's the book. The people I know who have read it have said that it's pretty "meh". The Austen parts are great (obviously), but the zombie parts are lacking. I have this natural aversion to pop lit, which I think comes from some of the general snobbery associated with the English programs of most universities. It's something that's probably kept me from reading a lot of bad writing, but I'm sure I've also missed out on things. Would I be missing out on something if I skip this one?

The other factor here is that I would really like to reread the book I just finished (with a pencil in hand). The book has actually changed the way I look at a lot of things, and before I shelve it, I think I want to go back through and pull out the parts that are really meaningful to me.

So, as I've typed this out, I think I've decided what to do: I'm going to let the hold go and reread "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years". I think I really need to explore it one more time while it's all still fresh and relevant, .

Since I'll be reading it again, I may wait to review this book until I've finished it again. Or maybe I'll break up the review into the different ideas in the book. You'll just have to wait and see!

1 comment:

Jessye said...

dang, i was hoping you'd read zombies! i have been contemplating reading it too, but haven't for most of the same reasons.