Wading Through My Reading List

     I am the type of person who has a reading list, an agenda for the books I intend to read. As soon as I've finished one tale I am on to the next. I love reading. There are so many great stories to be absorbed and I love to allow my mind to transfer me to another time or world, to be a silent voyeur as someone else navigates through their problems. I am constantly adding to my list of novels and I often have more than one book going at one time.
     I rarely give upon a book once I have started it, but I do take breaks at times in favor of a much easier read or something that is more timely and topical. Right now, I am working through Dracula by Bram Stoker, a book that I had previously begun and am just now getting back to. I have recently rekindled my interest in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig, so I will likely revisit that book once I am finished with Dracula. I enjoy discovering classic favorites. I recently absorbed Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, both of which I enjoyed greatly.  
     In addition to the oldies that I am working my way through, I have a number of contemporary titles I am waiting to try on. I have yet to read The Marriage Plot: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides who is a favorite modern author of mine. I would also like to read The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe, Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn, and The Yellow Birds: A Novel by Kevin Power. I just can't get enough of books. They can transform a dull day into a vibrant, exciting adventure with blanks filled in by your mind. I have a very active imagination and literature is a great way to exercise my mind.