A few pages at a time
These Truths
American history at the pace where I can stay interested—and actually think about what I’m reading.
Four books. Four slightly different ways.
A few pages at a time. By skipping ahead. By going back over what I missed. And by letting myself ask questions I used to think I wasn’t supposed to ask.
A few pages at a time
American history at the pace where I can stay interested—and actually think about what I’m reading.
By skipping ahead
I skipped to the 1700s, got interested, and now curiosity is pulling me through the long way around.
By going back
A reread after sleeping through more of Inspector Gamache than I realized. The plots make a LOT more sense now.
With an open question
A companion at the edge of faith while I ask what good—if any—comes from suffering.
“Sometimes reading isn’t about reaching a verdict.”
What are you reading differently right now?
More slowly, out of order, for a second time, or with a question you can’t answer yet?