Dithering – To be nervously irresolute in acting or doing. Remember on Thursday when I said I was undecided what to read next? At the moment, I have too many choices. I’ll settle into something, and have a review on Sunday. I went back to work yesterday after being at home all week. And, I spent most of that time reading for Library Journal. It’s easy to pick when I’m reading for them. I just plow onto the next book on the list. Now, I have so many books that I want to read for myself that I can’t decide. I’m leaning towards Much Ado About You by Samantha Young because the lead character plans a holiday vacation, and the package comes with a temporary position at the bookstore located beneath the rental appartment. It’s a contemporary romance, but I’m more interested in the bookstore. I have J.D. Robb’s new book, which sounds great. I have several nonfiction books that are appealing. My indecision has left you with nothing for today.
Check back tomorrow, and we’ll see what happened.
I usually just read what’s on top of the stack.
You’ll get back in the groove soon enough! Sometimes, you just need a little break.
Ah, but of which pile, Glen? Maybe that’s my problem.
I am terrible for this Lesa – and need I tell you that, as soon as I have chosen one book from my tottering towers, all of the others somehow look more interesting?
I look forward to seeing what you chose!
That’s part of my problem, Rosemary. Just when I think I’ll read this one, something comes in the mail that isn’t released for six months, but looks so good!
I have days like that too. Enjoy your weekend
Thank you, Sandy! You, too.
I have this same problem again and again. I picked up two books at the library on Wednesday and downloaded the new Archer Mayor (so far: good but not up to his best), only to get offered FOUR more library ebooks over the next two days. Nuts. Plus, I had bought a book I had to read all things considered (check Amazon’s description of Peter May’s LOCKDOWN). And a friend ordered several books from Amazon and got two copies of one of them by mistake, so offered to send it to me. (Amazon told him to keep it.) Plus, another friend (who works part time at a bookstore) sent me a new book of short stories.
Help!!!
In the end, I’m reading the Mayor (plus two short story collections) and downloaded the new Nick Petrie from the library.
Good luck deciding.
I would have gone with the short stories right now. I did read an entire book today – a collection of essays. Review up tomorrow!
I recently left my job working in a bookstore. We had a huge discount on books, of which I took full advantage. I have so many piles of books waiting to be read. I usually want to read the book on the bottom of a stack or can’t locate the first book of a series that I know I have “somewhere”. And so many new books have come out! Good problem to have, but I find the stacks overwhelming now! Enjoy your weekend!
You’re right, Jennifer. Too many choices!
I have the same problem. But right now our library is doing book bingo in which you read a book in a certain category to get a square. This helps a lot except when the square was “read a cozy mystery” because there were too many choices! But it certainly narrowed down with “read a book with a number in the title” or “read a book with a blue cover.”
Nonfiction! I went with that, Jeanne. That’s great about book bingo helping you choose!
I suggest you pick a book you’ve “been meaning to read for ages”. Now’s the time!
I did, Rick! I picked a nonfiction book, and read it in one sitting today.
I love books that involve libraries or bookstores I found an article in Time magazine about bookworms in China ” Refuge for Bookworm s and the Broken hearted. Had to share!
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202101/16/WS600269eba31024ad0baa30af_2.html
I do, too, Carolee, but this one just didn’t fit my mood. I’ll have to read the article. Thank you!
I have been rereading old favorites…Dell Shannon, Fern Michaels, Michael Gilbert, P J Tracy…and picking up new ones by J D Robb and others.
I’ve been known to do that, Gram, reread when nothing else works.