Reading
As I have said in a previous post, I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. I’ve found myself being drawn to memoirs, and I’m not exactly sure if or how I should analyze that. My latest reading has been “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim” by David Sedaris, “A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey (yes, I am aware of the controversial aspects of this book, but still enjoyed reading the book). I have also started reading “Running With Scissors” by Augusten Burroughs and “What is the What?” by David Eggers.
A service that I have been using during this time of increased reading, other than the local library, is a web site called Readernaut, which is a sort of social networking site centered around books. You can use the site to mark your progress in books, write reviews, site comments, etc. You can also start a group of friends to see what they are reading and where they are progressing. It could definitely be used as a sort of “long distance bookclub” where people from across the country could start reading a specific book and track their progress together and join in the discussion using the comment feature. It is also helping me to remember what page I’m on in a certain book, serving as an online bookmark, per sé.
At the current moment Readernaut is usable by invite only as it is in beta testing. Just enter your email address and you should be able to get an invitation to join the site. I definitely have enjoyed using the website these past couple months and am excited to see where it goes.
That is all for this shameless plug of Readernaut. I do hope you check it out.
