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November 8th – November 15th: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
November 15th: Good Books Inc. Book Club Meeting!
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How to read one book a week
It made me
more inquisitive
 "My daily life seems richer."
How I did it: I just forced myself to open the book and read a few pages while concentrating. It's always the first few pages that's the hurdle; after that, you get sucked in. If you aren't, move on! Read a different book! More often than not, I think people think of reading as something they "should" do. Reading can be a really enjoyable experience, you just have to find the right book. I found authors that really sucked me in: Salman Rushdie, Nikolai Gogol, Malcolm Gladwell, Aravind Adiga, Jose Saramago... the list goes on. I asked for recommendations from people whose opinions I trust and respect, then went from there. Just read a few pages. If you're not interested, move on. The rest is discipline. When you're about to turn on the TV or search the web for a few hours of mindless entertainment, force yourself to consider a book as an option. It's not as painful as you'd think. Once you get into the habit of it, you'll think of books as a form of entertainment, a choice to consider. Once that happened for me, I started cracking a book every day. I read a few books at a time, and sometimes get those really bookish days where I just don't feel like doing anything but read. Those days, I end up finishing a book and maybe starting another one.
Lessons & tips: Think about why you want to do this. I wanted to do it because I knew that it would widen my perspective, make my mind think in more interesting terms, and generally help me happier with myself. With these ideas in mind, I forced myself to crack those books open. And that's all it took. If you are literate, then this isn't as big of a challenge as you think. The rest is discipline.
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