Another interesting week has come and gone. As I write this post, I realize that I completely forgot to post a review of this week’s completed novel. Oops! I will have to get that taken care of this weekend as well.
The early part of the week saw a lot of reading. I was speed reading through the end of The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. Without a doubt, this was one of the best novels I have read this year! Keep your eyes open for a detailed review coming in the next few days. (For real, this time!)
I headed to the library on Monday and picked up another novel from My Library Shelf and started reading. However, it just wasn’t meant to be. As things happened all around me related to the COVID-19 crisis, I found myself needing something that felt a little more familiar and that didn’t cause me to wonder what germs I was introducing into my world. The novel is currently sitting on the front seat of my car and will be dropped at the library today.
I suppose I can’t reference COVID-19 without giving a little more detail. On Thursday afternoon, Wayland announced that it will transition all classes to an online format through April 5. Next week is Spring Break and I’ll be flying home tomorrow morning. Recitals are cancelled everywhere and there will be no rehearsals. Offices are open and we are able to meet in small gatherings (really small!) as needed. We are encouraged to work from home as much as possible.
So it appears that I am going to have more time at home than normal in the coming weeks. Hopefully I can manage to stay healthy this time and maintain some reading patterns while getting work done. That’s why I decided to read some novels that have been calling my name for a while. Last night, I started In the Beginning by Chaim Potok and finally opened the package of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles that I gave myself as a Christmas gift last year. Only Time Will Tell is the first novel up in that saga. With any luck, I’ll also be able to finish reading the Brahms biography that I’ve been working through since the beginning of the year.
I’m trying to not get too upset about the changes that COVID-19 is bringing to my world. Instead, I’m focusing on the increased time for reading that I think I will have. Now I just need to get things cleaned up around here and get packed. That 5:00am flight is going to come EARLY in the morning….and we all know how much I hate mornings.
Reading for Me 
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