Before I even read this article, a few weeks ago I was making my reading list for this year and thinking of you! I also love the idea of picking my reading along with seasons (of both kinds). Excited to see what you read this year!
I’ve tried listening to “Watership Down” as an audiobook before bed, but I just bought the book because I want to give it more attention! I was surprised by it too.
Excited by the Comer & T.S. Eliot. Got those on my list.
I also resonated with your intuitive reading strategy. There’s definitely something to it. There were so many books during high school & my English degree that I forced my way through. But when I went back to read them again as an adult, I was able to absorb it so much differently. Timing is important! And thinking about the difference in time or the season I am allows me to engage with the content more thoroughly.
Such a good list. I've been meaning to read Malcolm Guite. Watership Down is one of my favorites. And Four Quartets is tip top. Oh and you just reminded me that I too read Tyson's book on fatherhood this year (but forgot that I had). Great stuff.
You should definitely check out Guite's poetry! He has another great collection called 'The Word in the Wilderness: A Poem a Day for Lent and Easter' which I would recommend as well. Like the Advent collection, it's a mix of his poems and classic poems.
Before I even read this article, a few weeks ago I was making my reading list for this year and thinking of you! I also love the idea of picking my reading along with seasons (of both kinds). Excited to see what you read this year!
Yes! I am a big fan of seasonal reading.
I’ve tried listening to “Watership Down” as an audiobook before bed, but I just bought the book because I want to give it more attention! I was surprised by it too.
Excited by the Comer & T.S. Eliot. Got those on my list.
I also resonated with your intuitive reading strategy. There’s definitely something to it. There were so many books during high school & my English degree that I forced my way through. But when I went back to read them again as an adult, I was able to absorb it so much differently. Timing is important! And thinking about the difference in time or the season I am allows me to engage with the content more thoroughly.
Good stuff, Mark. So happy to be here!
So happy to hear you plan on reading WD. It takes a minute to get into the style and world, but I think it’s totally worth it!
And glad to hear I’m not the only intuitive reader out there!
Such a good list. I've been meaning to read Malcolm Guite. Watership Down is one of my favorites. And Four Quartets is tip top. Oh and you just reminded me that I too read Tyson's book on fatherhood this year (but forgot that I had). Great stuff.
You should definitely check out Guite's poetry! He has another great collection called 'The Word in the Wilderness: A Poem a Day for Lent and Easter' which I would recommend as well. Like the Advent collection, it's a mix of his poems and classic poems.