Friday Five--Summer Reading

1) Do you think of summer as a particularly good season for reading? Why or why not?
When I was little my mom says she had to kick me out of the house during the summer to go outside and play, otherwise I would have just stayed in and read. Honestly, I can read whatever the season, but I do like to read more in the winter when it's cold and gray and I can wrap up in a blanket with a good book and something hot to drink.

2) Have you ever fallen asleep reading on the beach?
Yes, which was fabulous, except it was spring break during seminary, and I never did finish Augustine's Confessions.

3) Can you recall a favorite childhood book read in the summertime?
Probably every summer had a favorite book. I spent one summer reading nothing but Trixie Beldon, another summer enamored of E.L. Konigsburg books. We lived next door to the public library, so mostly what I remember about summer is checking out book after book after book. Oh, and I remember the way the ugly shag carpet in the library felt against my bare feet.

4) Do you have a favorite genre for light or relaxing reading?
I love Janet Evanovich and Nora Roberts for pure escape value, or I can always escape into Harry Potter or a Terry Brooks series.

5) What is the next book on your reading list?
Janet Evanovich's new book, Fearless Fourteen, which I will try to wait for from the library, but might break down and just buy. For more immediate reading, I'm currently re-reading the Magic Kingdom for sale series by Terry Brooks. For work I have a stack: one book on transitions, a book about Paul, some devotional books.

In conclusion, I LOVE to read. If I could do nothing but, I would be perfectly happy. I don't think I read books that are very deep or insightful, though. I read a lot of books for church, and I try to read books that people are talking about so I know what they're referring to, but given my choice, I would read for pleasure and escape almost exclusively. Sigh, I'm never going to be a great and deep thinker, I'm afraid...