Confessions of a Moody Reader

I don't know what is wrong with my reading lately. I have actually been trying to make use of Goodreads and show what I am 'currently reading' and at the moment it is 10 books... The sad thing is I finished two books tonight and neither of them were from those 10 books. I am particularly annoyed with myself because I am reading so many books that I enjoy, but can't seem to hunker down with anyone of them!

The first book is In Sunlight and in Shadow by Mark Helprin. It was one of the books I mentioned in my post yesterday. I have wanted to try Helprin for ages, Netgalley had a copy of this book, so I found myself reading the first 50 pages last night. I honestly shouldn't have done that because for starters it is over 700 pages long and I can't concentrate on a 300 page book lately. Then, there is the whole fact that I have 9 other books on the go... And, I have two Helprin books on my TBR to begin with... I suppose I decided enough was enough and I was finally going to see what he was all about. I am liking this book so far...

Then, Anna from Diary of an Eccentric read Shadows Walking  by Douglas Skopp. She loved it. Then, like the sweet person that she is, she suggested to the author that I might want to read the book. It showed up last week, but I just had so much else going on I didn't want to start it. Last night I gave in. I mean, if you are going to start one new book, why not two? I am on page 67 and really enjoying it so far. The first 20 pages were just 'okay' and then I put it down because it was getting late. The guy woke me up again, though, and I found myself picking it back up. I managed to read 40 more pages before having to put it down again. It was a good thing, though. I am starting to get caught-up in the story and prattled on to the guy all about it last night. He basically knows everything that happened in those 67 pages...

Then, I started Lottery by Patricia Wood last week. I am liking it so far, but it kind of got neglected because of a busy weekend and starting other books because my reading is just weird... I have to admit I wasn't sure if this book was for me, but I really think I am going to end up enjoying. I just need to find time to settle in with it! (aka Stop starting new books...)

Then, there is Tapping the Dream Tree by Charles de Lint. By rights we should have posted about the next three stories today, but for various reasons neither of us have read the stories yet. (Susan unfortunately had to drop out.) It is really not surprising I am behind in this. I am terrible with short story collections even though I ultimately enjoy de Lint's short stories. I plan to go read them after posting this.

I ultimately suck at read-alongs. I either have to read the book right away or I never seem to finish... There have been a few success stories, but unfortunately as much as I am enjoying this book I would read some and then have to put it back down to wait for the next week and it just messed me up. I really need to just sit down and just finish it. I want to read the rest of the trilogy, but I think I will just read them all at one time and do the final questions. That is if I ever manage to finish this one!

I think what I have read of this book is amazing, but yet it has been stalled for ages! It started because of things like required reading and now I seem to be having a hard time getting back around to reading it. I really must get back to it soon or I won't remember what is going on!!

I was experiencing a reading slump when I started this book. I was hoping that something 'different' would reinspire me... It seemed to be working, but now there it sits with over half of it finished! Karen Abbott writes in a very engaging style and I was enjoying the story of Gypsy Rose Lee's life. I really must get back to it!

This book also suffered from required reading and I just haven't got a chance to pick it back up. Mainly because I keep starting new books instead of resuming the ones I have on the go! It was good so far, too...

Of the 10 books I have on the go, this is the only one that I am not loving. I am thinking it might become a DNF. I think it was a timing thing. I just wasn't interested in the angle the story is told from... I am sure a few months down the road I can read it in an entirely different light.

And, this one just makes me sad... I was loving it, but I have a really bad habit with long books and not finishing them. It's terrible! I have to be in the right frame of mind for a huge undertaking and I guess I just wasn't in the right frame of mind for it... I must try again!

If you can't tell, part of the reason for my reading issues is because I like everything I am reading and that makes it hard to make up my mind, so it sort of blocks me from reading anything. I will feel a lot better when I sit down and finish something... Has anyone else experienced something like that? What are you reading? Have you read any of these books?