At the start of lockdown I had imagined I would read more, and I may actually have done, but it also doesn’t feel like I’m reading as much as I would like to.
Category: Lockdown Reading
Reading through the lens of lockdown
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” — W. Somerset Maugham
If only I had time to read…..
If only I had time to read…..How many times have I said this? Well, as a result of lockdown, I now have plenty of time on my hands.
I read thirty books last year
I read thirty books last year, a mixture of fiction and non fiction, and some of those I had read before.
During the initial months of lockdown my reply would have been ‘’What reading?‘’
During the initial months of ‘Lockdown’ my reply would have been ‘’what reading?‘’ I had no appetite for it, or for the concentration it would require. A daily stumble through national headlines, keeping abreast and focusing on the best of the worst, was more than enough to sap my mental capacity for the remainder of the day.