Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Persisting through Catch-22

I've read good things about this book.  It is on high school reading lists (not saying that only good books are on there, but...), considered a classic, one of the great satires of the 20th century, is a jeopardy clue.  It even spawned a catch phrase that is used today.

I had high hopes.  I was excited to read Catch-22.  And then I started.

Admittedly, I'm not very far into the book.  I have struggled to want to read it and the pages are turning quickly when I do pick it up.  That being said, I am just not into it.  I don't find it to be humorous and I don't find it to be appealing.

I haven't read nearly as much this February as I did in January.  I was just stuck on Catch-22.

So today, I put it aside and started (and will probably finish) a young adult book by Margaret Haddix called Sent.

Reading shouldn't be a chore unless you are taking a class.  Reading should be fun, relaxing, informative...

So I took a break. 

Now I am not saying I am giving up on the book completely.  I've started it and damn it, I am going to finish.  It is now my own personal challenge to finish Catch-22.

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