It's marathon season! I am one of those people that thinks marathons only apply to reading and watching TV. Running is not my thing, but 24 hours of Park and Recreation is right in my wheelhouse! And hours of uninterrupted reading is a beautiful thing as well, but I wonder if I am going about my reading marathons all wrong.
Normally, I'm all about one book. Sit down with a good book, come up for air every hour or so, finish it off quickly. But right now I am reading Daugther of Deep Silence (quite good-review to come) and I am curious if my quick reading of it is dampening some of the emotional heaviness. Believe me, I'm still feeling it. A girl stranded in the ocean, watches her friend die only to take on her identity to learn the truth about event that sealed her fate, it's pretty heady stuff. But since I'm taking it in so quickly, some of the events are not quite hitting my core, and are thus, not as earth shattering. I could explain it better if you'd already read it and we were talking about it without the risk of spoilers, but I can't very well do that.
I do think that the books that I read during my marathon reading sessions don't quite get the headspace that I book I take my time with does. Plus, I'm somewhat of a chain reader, going from one book to another to another. Talk about an unhealthy way to live!
I suppose that the books that I really care about I treat with a little more respect. I buy the physical book, or only read sparingly so I don't burn out on the plot and characters. I take my time, wine and dine the book if you will. That's the only way to grow a relationship.
I think that my metaphors are getting a little messy. Is reading a race or a relationship? Maybe that's the real question!
Happy Reading!
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