Saturday, February 4, 2012

How ebooks helped bring me back to reading

 I will always love a physical book...the feel, the weight, the particular paper used, the smell, the cover art. After I got sick, I found the mere combination of holding a book open while reading was exhausting. After 7-8 pages I wouldn't be able to continue. I couldn't believe it-it sounds impossible to not be able to simply read. I used to read 3-5 books a week, & losing that was another of my great griefs of being chronically sick. After I got an iPad, I got the kindle app, & recently started checking out ebooks from the library & getting free or cheap books through the Amazon kindle store. I find that having black pages & white letters helps tremendously. 

Today, I finished my 1st book in 5 years. Although my joy is tempered by the tear stained pained eyes from what morphine can't cancel out, I still am so proud of myself. It sounds so pathetic, but going from reading 5 long novels a week to nothing in 5 years, well, I find my joy where I can. 

P.S. my book was 'Sleeping Murder', by the brilliant Agatha Christie-a Ms. Marple mystery

 

 

5 comments:

  1. This is wonderful news, Marnie. It warms my heart. I hope the book was fantastic! I confess to not having read any Ms. Marple mysteries, but I have seen some of Christie's books adapted for TV by the BBC, and they were a pleasure to watch. :) I hope you'll be able to read more books this year!

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  2. I had never read her but had seen tons of Marple & Poirot, but wanted to give her a shot-& it was her only ebook not checked out at the library ;). Thanks so much-as I read your book reviews my heart always longs for those reading days...where time after time in the little castle-y village of Liberec, the Czech Republic, I would stay up til the wee hours, hating myself the next day if I had an early class to teach, or stay up all night on weekends & sleep half the day! Xo

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  3. That is so awesome! Kudos to you for having the tenacity and strength to do something you love doing despite your challenges. I hope you're able to read even more.

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  4. Fabulous! And you know I know how you feel, somewhat anyway. See if you can get The Heart and the Fist by Erin Gritens. I think that was his last name. You would love it.

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  5. Thanks you guys! Being able to read again helps me escape, which for a professional sickie is so necessary! Xxxooo

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