Blog #7? I'm losing count...

9:20 am. On a Tuesday morning. What a glorious time to write a blog post. I love late starts.

Now onto my reading. This week has been insanely busy, and I haven't had much time to read 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'. But I will fill you in on what has happened in the few pages that I have made it through. Basically, there are a bunch or little stories and letters written to the main character, Oskar. The reader is able to infer from clues given who the letters are from. For example, in one letter the writer talks about wanting to be a sculpter. You know that Oskar's grandfather was a sculpter, so you know who wrote the letter. I find this an interesting, unique style of writing. One the one side, it really engages the reader because they have to think and figure out who wrote the letter and what is going on. But I don't like this technique. This is probably because of how I read. I like to read before I fall asleep, I've done that every night since I was in first or second grade. As of late, however, I've been so tired before I go to sleep that I either don't read at all, or I only read a page or so. With this style of writing that really makes you think, I generally put the book down before I even finish a page. Not because the book isn't good, but because I need to think. I need to figure who wrote the letter, remember what the connection is to Oskar, and understand what is happening. So I put the book down with the intention of picking it up when I'm less tired. I've gotten through maybe ten pages this week. I think I need a new strategy. I promised myself that I would finish this book, something I couldn't manage to do with 'Everything is Illuminated'. So, I will finish it. It just might take me a while...