Today’s question is suggested by Mae.
“I couldn’t sleep a wink, so I just read and read, day and night … it was there I began to divide books into day books and night books,” she went on. “Really, there are books meant for daytime reading and books that can be read only at night.”
- ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera, p. 103.
Do you divide your books into day and night reads? How do you decide?
I’ve never really thought about this before, but I guess I do this to a certain degree. Other than right after Michael was first diagnosed and I was scouring various books and online resources at all hours, it would be a rare occasion for me to read non-fiction at night. And if there was a novel I really wanted to fully enjoy but I didn’t have any alone time during the day, I would probably save it for after Michael was asleep.
Other than that, I generally pick my reading based on my mood at the time (or by the due dates on the library slip?)
How about you? Do you have day and night books?
I'm a mom with Asperger's raising an amazing son with autism, which means I'm basically the case manager/advocate/cheerleader/chauffeur. The rest of the time, you can usually find me with my nose in a book!
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I read whatever I am reading anytime!
Here is my Day and Night reply!
I don’t divide my books by day or night. Here is my answer for Booking Through Thursday.
Like you, I go with the library due date a lot. But I do divide by day and night also. Things with content I need to really concentrate on or might want to take notes on are for day, and easy reads, like mysteries are for night. They help me empty my brain and settle for the night. But lately, I have almost no time to read