Enter into Neth Space and you will find thoughts and reviews of books and other media that fit the general definition of speculative fiction. This includes the various genres and sub-genres of fantasy, science fiction, epic fantasy, high fantasy, hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, new weird, magical realism, cyberpunk, urban fantasy, slipstream, horror, alternative history, SF noir, etc. Thoughts are my own, I'm certainly not a professional, just an avid reader avoiding his day job.
So you received a little less than a book a day pretty much continually. There must be quite a gap between your book arrival rate and book reading rate.
It varies, but I think right now I'm averaging about a book a day. It's awesome, but daunting. Right now I'm only reading about 10% of the books that I receive - and that doesn't account for the books I've bought for myself.
And I'm always in need of more shelf space.
Hopefully once my kids get a bit older I'll have more time for reading. But I imagine they'll have to get quite a bit older before I see a real change. (not that I'm in a hurry for them to get big just yet - time just flys by).
Well if you've done things right, they'll have their own books to fit into the house! Good thing is that they'll also borrow yours. :)
My youngest is 18 today. House is full of books, written papers and computers.
My problem is time to read books. What with consulting, family/house, WOT and embroidery I don't have that much left over. The blog eats up my potential reading time on my commute to work.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I've basically cut out all other hobbies so I can read. The main reason I'm so far behind on reviews these days is that I have the choice - write a review or read and readding pretty much always wins. I was hoping that I would get some more done while travelling this week since I'd be away from the usual family responsibities - the 12-13 hour days have nixed that and it's all I can do to go through email before I crash at night.
Oh, and the kids do have there own bookshelves already that are stuffed - and I've got quite a few books waiting to join those when they get a bit older.
Maybe once the nest is fully empty you'll find some extra time - or maybe that time is taken up with all your trips to the US lately. Someday I imagine our paths will cross at those sort of events.
So you received a little less than a book a day pretty much continually. There must be quite a gap between your book arrival rate and book reading rate.
ReplyDeleteIt varies, but I think right now I'm averaging about a book a day. It's awesome, but daunting. Right now I'm only reading about 10% of the books that I receive - and that doesn't account for the books I've bought for myself.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm always in need of more shelf space.
Hopefully once my kids get a bit older I'll have more time for reading. But I imagine they'll have to get quite a bit older before I see a real change. (not that I'm in a hurry for them to get big just yet - time just flys by).
Well if you've done things right, they'll have their own books to fit into the house! Good thing is that they'll also borrow yours. :)
ReplyDeleteMy youngest is 18 today. House is full of books, written papers and computers.
My problem is time to read books. What with consulting, family/house, WOT and embroidery I don't have that much left over. The blog eats up my potential reading time on my commute to work.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I've basically cut out all other hobbies so I can read. The main reason I'm so far behind on reviews these days is that I have the choice - write a review or read and readding pretty much always wins. I was hoping that I would get some more done while travelling this week since I'd be away from the usual family responsibities - the 12-13 hour days have nixed that and it's all I can do to go through email before I crash at night.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the kids do have there own bookshelves already that are stuffed - and I've got quite a few books waiting to join those when they get a bit older.
Maybe once the nest is fully empty you'll find some extra time - or maybe that time is taken up with all your trips to the US lately. Someday I imagine our paths will cross at those sort of events.