Reading, for me, is entertainment and an escape from the real world. But it can also inform and stretch the boundaries of the life I live.
The Book Genie picked a book of short stories for me, but I don't think I can stay the course over 100 stories, so I decided to use it as a palate-cleanser between my other books. So I'll read a few stories from it, then move to the next novel. The Book Genie picked The Book of Salt for that one. It's funny, but both were impulse buys at Half Price Books, so I have no idea if I'm going to enjoy either one.