BookWorm's MFW Chapter

mortgage_girl

Welcome back. It sounds like you've had a lovely holiday. I've always wanted to go to Italy so I'm very jealous. Well done on your op. :T

MGx

BookWorm

Thanks MG It had been on my list of wanting to go to for many years. It was worth the wait and I recommend it.

WishIwasstill25

Pleased you've had a lovely holiday, did you read lots of books?
I can't wait for our next break away, I'm going to attempt to read some classics, I've never really read them As I didn't study English past GCSE.

BookWorm

Hi Wish - thanks

No I only read one book as the trip was a guided tour and so there wasn't much time to read really. I probably read most on the plane going out and back than any other time.

The only thing I would say about classics, is find those by an author whose style you enjoy and then you will devour them as much as a newer book. Of course it's all subjective as some alleged classics, I can't get on with and others I have loved.

Do you have long to wait for your break?

BookWorm

Well I survived my first day back.... It actually wasn't too bad a day. I just hope the rest of the week continues in the same vein!

Took my leftover currency back today and got a pretty decent rate back on it. I was tempted to OP it but have decided to use it to pay off the cc - so will be able to say now that the holiday really didn't cost me any more than I already budgeted for in advance

No other money news :cool:

edinburgher

As someone with a degree in English Literature, I would be wary of the 'classics'. Perhaps I am just cycnical as I look back to my 4 year stint of reading 30-40 classics a year

BW makes a great point - find an author that you enjoy and then binge read!

Also, if you make a mistake and pick a dud, move on, life is too short for bad books. Most of the time the relief of escaping a dull read will more than make up for the risk of missing a great book that it takes some time to get into. I'd make an exception for Dickens, he takes some getting used to (and is best read in winter)...

BookWorm

Hi Mr E

It probably won't come as a surprise (given my name :cool:) that I also have a degree in English Lit

I totally agree with you about life being too short for dud books. After being 'forced' to read books I didn't enjoy for uni, I definitely subscribe to the view now that if I don't enjoy it... ditch it! Have to say I disagree with you about Dickens though...it's one author I just can't get on with. Feel free to have my share of those

Goldiegirl

Glad you had a good holiday.

No degree, but an O Level in English Lit - and I remember how much I disliked reading books that I 'had' to read.

These days, I rarely give up on a book, but I normally select them carefully, so it should be something I like.

I'm quite partial to a Dickens from time to time

BookWorm

Thanks Goldie

WishIwasstill25

Thanks for the tips, I am most definitely a binge reader (and a binge watcher of box sets too) but my usual genre is crime and action books, usually involving the cia or some other intelligence outfit.

I also ditch books that don't hold my interest within a couple of chapters, life is too short to waste on a dud book.