The Reading Backlog

BooksIf you couldn’t tell, I am a fan of all things writing, which obviously includes reading. However, lately I haven’t really had all that much time to take part in this or any of my favorite activities for that matter. But with a break just around the corner and more free time in my foreseeable future, I’m finally going to get to tackle the stack of books that’s been waiting for me in the corner, lonesome and dusty.

The funny thing is, I used to read books like crazy when I was younger. All through out my childhood and through middle schooler, I was an avid reader, constantly getting my hands on any kind of book I could, wanting to devour its words like some text monster, ravenous and hungry for all the knowledge and stories I could gleam from their pages. Continue reading →

Books That Rule: The Magicians

The MagiciansThese days, I’m often too busy to do all of the things that I love. Between hanging with the wife, writing, watching awesome TV shows, reading and playing video games, one of these items will unfortunately be forgotten. Since ignoring one of those could end in divorce, right now that particular neglected past time is reading. However, every now and then I do get to read something so I try to make it count. In recent months, I’ve read the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, and I’m currently working through Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, which is book one of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.

While those books have made their own impressions and are great reads in their own right, one title that I got to read around the end of last year really stuck with me: The Magicians by Lev Grossman. I suppose I’ve been thinking about this one a lot since I recently heard that Grossman is working on a sequel. Continue reading →