Summer Is Book Time

For me, summer is reading time.  For some reason, I don’t tend to curl up in front of the fire with a good book over the winter.  But during the summer, show me a comfy deck chair and some light reading, and I’m good to go.

I say light reading, because I’m not l0oking for something I have to think about too much.  And naps could be involved.  Which is a good reason to make sure you are wearing sunglasses.  Then no one can tell.

But I have tried some more involved literature.  I have made attempts at James Joyce’s Ulysses a few times now.  I have yet to make it through.  But if I have trouble falling asleep it works really well.  Possibly because there is too much thinking involved.  My brain gets overwhelmed and just turns off.  So I tend to read a lot of mysteries and horror and stuff like that.

I noticed the other day there is a new Stephen King book out.  That would certainly fit with what I am looking for.  Then you have the writers who put out about three books per week, or seem to.  A lot of times with unheard of co-writers, possibly so they can keep up with the amount they are churning out.

And then there are even more mysterious books that appear.  I noticed what seemed to be a new novel from Clive Cussler.  Since he passed away last year I was wondering how he manages to produce new material these days.  Until I noticed it was actually written by someone else.  It would seem they are using his name for marketing purposes.  Or maybe it’s a continuation of some of his characters.

But I need to stock up on the summer reading material.  I have a deck chair ready and waiting.  There may even be a cold beverage ready to be poured.