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I used to have a goal here about eventually reading one book a day and writing fifty pages each week. Someday I may be able to get to fifty pages written, but I've had to come to terms with my inability to read fast enough to ever reach the other goal. Instead, I've begun pacing myself for what I think I can accomplish around work and other priorities. It will drastically cut back how many books I get through each year, but sometimes life is also about accepting what you won't achieve. It's beautiful and necessary to believe in infinite possibilities, but it's also beautiful and necessary to understand limitations.






Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Pinocchio

Because The Magic Mountain is not an easy read, I'm going to read some other books while pacing myself with it. Yo, the multiple-books-a-week goal might have to be revamped in order of structure because I've come to the realization that I don't read quickly unless I'm extremely engaged. Which doesn't mean I'm not engaged with Mountain, but it's just not an easy read.

So, the first book I read simultaneously was Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Like Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, this book is repetitive and frustrating. It is NOT the Disneyfied version, I'll tell you. Pinocchio is an idiot, and one who can't learn his lesson no matter how many times he gets punished for his wicked ways. This bothers me immensely. I thought Quixote was basically the same story over and over and over until I just wanted to scream. Pinocchio is similar. C-.

I'm not sure how I'll work out two books a week, or if that will even still be the goal, with the new slower reading, but somehow, I need to change my approach.
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