See if I can get back into the swing of things...

So I've not been posting much, mainly because I've not felt I've had much to say.  I'll see if I can get back into the groove, here.  Though I'll be taking a much more low-key approach to the blog from here on out.  I figure if anyone wants to read it, they'll find it.  I won't be pushing it.

In the same spirit, I'm trying to get back into the swing of reading.  As I mentioned in a previous post, my reading activity has declined greatly over the past few years.  In 2007, when I first moved to SoCal, I'd read about 45 books by the month of July (when I moved to the area.)  As it is, I'm not sure I've read 25 books this year...

I'm sure I could check my library on my profile at LibraryThing to see how many books I've put in this year, but I don't think I even want to bother.  Instead, I went to the public library yesterday and picked up about 20 books from the Friends of the Library Bookstore.  A mix of classics, books I've read and enjoyed in the past, books I've heard good things about, and authors that I want to check.  Mostly on the lighter side, as I haven't had the attention span or concentration to keep focus.

Last night, I reread The Return of Sherlock Holmes.  A pretty light, quick read.  I'd received the complete Sherlock Holmes as a birthday or Christmas present when I was 11 or so.  Used to love the stories.  They don't hold up nearly as well as I would have liked.  Formulaic isn't quite the word I'd use, but they telegraph their intent much too easily.  I get the same feeling reading these stories now as I did when I tried reading Encyclopedia Brown when I was 11.  Everything just glares from the page.  I do wonder, however, if Holmes would be considered autistic nowadays.   ;)

Still pretty enjoyable, nonetheless.  And fun to revisit some favorite characters from my youth.  I'm not sure I'll end up digging any deeper, though.

Not sure what comes off the To Be Read stack next, though.

We'll see.