I’m a Reader

I love to read and I always have something to read and I like paper books (yes, I’m a tree killer type of reader), either hardbacks or paperbacks; not electronic books. I have read books on my wife’s Kindle, however I much prefer a paper book.

There are authors I follow – John Sandford, CJ Box, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Lee Child, Ace Atkins, Carl Hiaasen - to name a few. If those authors write a book I’m going to read it. I also like discovering new authors and then reading all of their books. I just discovered Kirk Russell (the author, not the actor) and Brad Smith. I usually get the books from the public library. It’s cheaper and I figure I’m paying for it anyway.

Last night I started a new book and I can’t read it. I’m not going to mention the title or the author because I don’t want to ruin the book for anyone or for the author;  not that that many people read me or this blog. The story line is about a married couple. The wife has cancer and the insurance only pays for generic drug treatments, which isn’t available. So the husband steals an ID and files a false claim for the branded drug. I didn’t get very far into the book at all. I couldn’t read about the treatments and what the wife was going through. It may seem trite but it hit too close to home for me. There is still a small chance I have something and even though most indicators are pointing away from any sort of malignancy I just couldn’t read the book. And I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to read something along those lines.

Off to the library today to look for something else, or a re-read.