I love reading books, I love discussing books. Really, truly, I do.
So you'd think I'd have some sort of literary entourage I just sit around and talk about books and the literary devices utilized in them, but I don't. Well, I kind of do. But they don't know each other. Well, they kind of do. Or they could.
But that's not the point.
The point is while I enjoy reading and discussing books, I suck at it. Come to think of it, I seem to suck at everything I like doing. At least, in some way. (That doesn't stop me from doing or enjoying it.)
The reason I suck at it is I'm forgetful. I'm very much an "in the moment" reader. Unless I've read what we're discussing in the past 2-3 days (or I've read it at least 4 times), I'm not going to have very much insight. And I forget major character's names all the time. I'm also a slow reader. Mostly because I get distracted easily while doing it. Not necessarily by external distractions, either. The other day, I was reading and caught myself thinking about what I was going to wear the next day. I had to back and read a couple of paragraphs again.
So, yeah, I like talking about books. And I'm definitely a literary snob, despite trying to be well-roundedly read.
