So I'm patting myself on the back because I've just finished reading His Excellency George Washington by Joseph Ellis. Reasons for patting myself on the back:
*Though reading to learn is admirable and I often think I should do it more, mostly I read to entertain myself. Therefore, "self-help" books and almost all non-fiction, including even most biographies of interesting people do not rate high on my reading list. So I'm proud to have made, and even enjoyed, an exception to my rule.
*Most of this book, which is a heavy hard-cover, was read by flashlight, in my ongoing nightly attempt to keep this room (mostly) dark and quiet so Koji can go to sleep. The times I read it in bed, the flashlight was wedged between my chin and left shoulder, and the book was held aloft in a manner that felt like strenuous arm exercise after awhile.
*This is something of an extension of one and two above, but when I packed up the book to bring it here, I wondered if I would actually read it. Phew. The space in my suitcase was worth it!
What will I read next?
I'd like to think I'm going to read a Japanese book, but no matter what kind of entertaining fiction I might choose, it would still violate Reason Number One above. Reading in Japanese is possible for me but not really easy, more like studying as I have to look up quite a few words as I go along. So.
I have a few books here that I haven't read, and I should just choose from one of those, but that's so boring. Any recommendations?
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