Reading

I've been reading The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. One of the best books I've ever read! It's an exciting and mysterious adventure and I never get tired of reading this book.

Same it's one of the best books I have ever read.

I know what you mean, I used to get absorbed in books when I was a child but in adulthood rarely have been able to. I hope I am able to experience it again in time 

I loved reading that book.

Me too, I read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins once 

Hi Ottilie, 

I find it so interesting! I haven't read the books you mention though I think I've heard of The Salt Path before. Have you read them both? 

I think I might enjoy them.

This sounds up my street! I have a real gripe with religion! 

Hello @katy I must tell you something. I am so jealous! I was always a big big book worm. Since being a small child. 

Something must have happened to my brain during the pandemic...I don't know what. I was diagnosed with ADHD then Autism and now I can barely read one page. I have had to fall back on listening to audiobooks. I don't know if it is a skill you can lose? Or even if it is something you can get worse at?? 

But here we are. 

Ooh! That sounds interesting!! Have you read The Salt Path by Raynor Winn, or The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May? They're both about walking the south West Coast Path. 

I'm reading a book called The Unremembered Places, by Patrick Baker. The author has walked in Scotland and tells stories about his journey and also about the places. He tells interesting stories, like how ospreys were saved from extinction, or the origins of black pudding (grim, but interesting). I suppose it's a travelogue of a sort. 

I like the idea of collecting stories about places. 

I hope you enjoy the book. I love reading autobiographies.

I've just started reading 'And Away...' by Bob Mortimer, his autobiography. I got it as an impulse purchase when I popped in to Waterstones here recently while waiting for a bus. I've also been reading some Gervase Phinn books this summer too for the first time ever. I wasn't attracted to that kind thing in my past (more 'Catcher in the Rye' by J D Salinger for example and non-fiction psychology, mental health, philosophy and so on type books) but am glad to be reading them now as are more light, bright and breezy during this summertime period 

I like the secret garden as well. I'm reading Narnia at the moment. I've never read the whole saga so it's fun seeing how it all began.

The Alchemist is an amazing book!

I've read it several times, always enjoyed it immensely. I did enjoy the Secret Garden thanks. I can see why my mum was so fond of it. Hard to put it down once I started.

That sounds an interesting book to read. Not uplifting but probably still interesting. I don't read much about religion, I read the Bible once but that's about it.

I've just finished reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Found it to be a fantastic read, both uplifting and intriguing. If you haven't read it I highly recommend it. Did you enjoy The Secret Garden? One of my favourites as well. 

I'm currently reading God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens. It's... not exactly the most uplifting read. 

For more of the relaxing escapism thing, I've been re-reading the Edge Chronicles books. It's kids stuff, but it's such a vivid, magical world with beautiful illustrations. 

I'm not sure yet. I'm probably going to take a break now and maybe watch a few films and then get back to reading.

I love the Harry Potter books. I've read them over and over a lot of times and always enjoy them. I've not read A Court of Thrones and Roses before. What's it about?

Your writing sounds interesting. I think the perspective of a lot of children's toys and bears must be interesting. I hope you can find the mental space to start this.

I might try some typing writing see how that goes for me.

My Gran used to do a lot of writing. She had this really old typewriter and she would sit at it for hours each day writing. She used to write stories for me when I was little and they were really good. I often thought she should have been an author.

Katy said:

Do you write?

Mostly advice and techical stuff - I had started writing short stories written from the perspective of a toy bear my nephiew used to have - kind of the horrors he suffered at the hands of the snotty kid and mostly for the target audience of the adults around him.

I have various story arcs written up in plan form but need to find the write mental space to begin the writing.

You don't need to use pen/paper - you can write on your computer / tablet / phone / misted up mirror or whatever (just take a picture at the end)