Writing.
It hit me. It finally hit me.
Deep into Deathly Hallows, I discovered that this is the last book. All the answers to my burning questions will be answered. So why was I struggling to read the book in a day? Anxiousness. Anxious to see who will die and who will live. Anxious to see what will happen to the other characters. But why, why should I struggle to finish something that has been a big part of my life?
I got to chapter 20 yesterday after 10 hours of reading, not straight. I stopped here and there for food or to walk around. Last night, while reading, I noticed that if there wasn't and quotations indicating someone talking, it would take me forever to read those few pages. When I noticed there was quotations, I skipped some lines just to get to the next quote. I'm not savoring everything. I'm not taking everything it. I could be missing key things just because I was to dive deeper into the book.
Maybe I was frustrated. Frustrated with the fact that every other paragraph J.K. has a sentence then a colon following it. It's never been like that before with so many colons. And,to my dismay, the enter button wasn't hit more than once. There wasn't a break in the lines to indicate that a new day has started or something new in that day. :/
With a little over half of the book completed, I plan on reading on when I feel like it. I can't skip lines just to see what happens next. With cleaning and eating to keep me occupied, I should be able to want more of Deathly Hallows thus leading to me being more focused on the book and not dozing off half way through a sentence.
If you ever find a book that is a big part of your life, don't read it all in one day/night. Savor everything in it. Go back a few pages and re-read them if you stopped for a break for a half an hour. Re-fresh your mind and discover what you would have missed if you didn't take that break to rest your dry, itchy eyes.
Deep into Deathly Hallows, I discovered that this is the last book. All the answers to my burning questions will be answered. So why was I struggling to read the book in a day? Anxiousness. Anxious to see who will die and who will live. Anxious to see what will happen to the other characters. But why, why should I struggle to finish something that has been a big part of my life?
I got to chapter 20 yesterday after 10 hours of reading, not straight. I stopped here and there for food or to walk around. Last night, while reading, I noticed that if there wasn't and quotations indicating someone talking, it would take me forever to read those few pages. When I noticed there was quotations, I skipped some lines just to get to the next quote. I'm not savoring everything. I'm not taking everything it. I could be missing key things just because I was to dive deeper into the book.
Maybe I was frustrated. Frustrated with the fact that every other paragraph J.K. has a sentence then a colon following it. It's never been like that before with so many colons. And,to my dismay, the enter button wasn't hit more than once. There wasn't a break in the lines to indicate that a new day has started or something new in that day. :/
With a little over half of the book completed, I plan on reading on when I feel like it. I can't skip lines just to see what happens next. With cleaning and eating to keep me occupied, I should be able to want more of Deathly Hallows thus leading to me being more focused on the book and not dozing off half way through a sentence.
If you ever find a book that is a big part of your life, don't read it all in one day/night. Savor everything in it. Go back a few pages and re-read them if you stopped for a break for a half an hour. Re-fresh your mind and discover what you would have missed if you didn't take that break to rest your dry, itchy eyes.