FOREWORD

Welcome to Page 1 of I Read That Book! On each Page, I’ll tell you a little about a book I read, often in a fun and informal manner, with the hope that you also may become interested enough to read it – or perhaps read it again if you’ve already enjoyed it once. The books I’ll be featuring come from a variety of genres at differing stages of my life, so whether you prefer history, literature, science fiction, or horror, there’s a good chance you’ll get some interesting ideas for your personal “To Be Read” list. Thank you for joining me on this journey as we flip through the pages of some of my favorite books. But before you start reading below, I invite you to grab a cup of your favorite beverage and find a comfortable place to sit, then turn to Page 1.

I’ve read a lot of books during my life, but perhaps you’ve read many more. Please keep in mind that this isn’t a contest, though. The point is to tell you about some of the things I’ve read and enjoyed, and maybe you’ll want to read some of them, too.

And while I’m not going to give you my life history concerning books…at least in one sitting…I will pull from my childhood, which is often where so many of us got our love for the written word. Remember ordering from Scholastic? I hope that put a smile on your face. But it’s not just books from my childhood that I’m going to write about here, because I’ve been a reader for a long time, so I’ll talk about books I read in high school, college, and beyond.

The Internet has lots of helpful websites for readers, such as Goodreads and LibraryThing, and I use both. LibraryThing helps me keep track of what I read – as long as I use it properly. Case in point of not using it properly: In 2019 I accidentally reread with a history book I’d first read in 2013. During the process, I sometimes felt as if I knew what was going to come next, but I just chalked that up to knowing a bit about the subject. Still, I enjoyed it just as much the second time around, so it doesn’t really matter.

Sometimes we purposely read books again for particular reasons, such as being assigned the book for a class or a reading group, or because we like the story so much. And from my perspective, reading books because we love them is the easiest and most rewarding reading of all, and sometime later, on future Pages, I’ll be sure to reveal some of my favorites that I’ve read more than once.

I like reading many different genres, from classics to science fiction to history to fantasy to sports to westerns to horror…and beyond. Remember, this is just the Foreword to my life in books. The story continues when I flip to  the next page.

Note: The first 32 pages of I Read This Book! originally appeared on Substack.

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