First of the new year

Well, it's not a great start for my project to record and review every book I read this year. I started Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. I'd been meaning to read it for ages because it's so highly praised. She has a follow up out now, so I wanted to read this one first. Boy, I don't know what mood I'm in after the holidays, because although I found her writing wonderful, it was such a slow read that I finally put it aside. I have a book I have to re-read for my book club and I knew I wasn't going to get to it at this rate. I needed a faster read, so I found one.