Sequel

Do you ever feel incomplete, like something is missing from your life and you know there's a way to stopper that lost feeling, but there's just no time to attend to your needs?

I feel that way about selfish reading. Over the past month, I've read novels for school, textbooks for grad school and student work. All of this reading can be rich and informative, but it's simply not the same as starting a book and galloping through it in 3 hours because there are zero notes to take, nothing specific to learn and it's all for fun! Hurrah! My reading fast is over!

I've just completed the novel "Ender in Exile" by Orson Scott Card. Two years ago, a student lent me "Ender's Game" and I enjoyed it so much that I taught a Science Fiction class last term, something I never imagined myself doing. A month or so ago, another student gave me a new sequel to EG and I've just now finished reading. It was terrific!

This seems to be the year where I read recommendations from students. So far I've read 4-5 novels given to me by young people and I've decided to make it a commitment. Not only do I love having spontaneous book talks with kids, but I love what I glean about their interests and generation.

So, what are you reading? What have you read recently that's unbelievable? What are your top 5 books of all time and why?

I'm also going to provide a link (once I figure that techno trick out) to a survey that the BBC recently put out with the list of 100 books. Apparently, the premise was that they didn't believe most citizens would have read more than 6 of the 100. See how you score!