Posted by susan C on April 11, 2002, at 20:04:41
In reply to books for escapism, posted by paulb on April 11, 2002, at 18:20:45
sometimes i escape to the library. I go to the fiction section, look for the little red lables that say "mystery" then hunt for an author who has more than, say, five on the shelf. I open one of them and read a paragraph, if it doesn't irritate me, I take all the books home. Sometimes I hit the jackpot, and take home 10 titles by the same author. When I get home, I arrange them by date and start reading them, one by one. Some times a week goes by and that is all i do, is read the one author, progressing through the development and mysteries and solutions of the character developed. I never remember the author or main character's name. I always seem to find a new batch when I go in. Sometimes I find a missing title in the series and actually put in a hold request or a request to find it in the 'stacks'. Sometimes the books are in Large Print. Sometimes, I actually look up a character or author...like Nero Wolfe, or Agatha Christie...But, most often, I leave it to chance and just look on the shelf.
Mouse, lost in the lye bare ee
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