My year of reading women
This is not a euphemism. (Unfortunately? For those thirsting after some of my adventures of yesteryear, anyway, perhaps. If it’s something saucy you desire, then delve back into this episode from Uzbekistan in 2009 ; if you’re after something rather more literary and staid by comparison, then please do stick around.) It’s been a while, but some loyal readers may recall my series of ‘reflections on reading’ from last year. As referenced in my last post, I think I’ve moved on from that series, in an official way, but old habits die hard and I feel compelled to share my latest reading project. I love themed reading phases. What I mean is, as much as I adore reading, it’s always nice to break up the usual routine and take on a theme to my reading, and to get outside my comfort zone and do something different. I’ve often asked myself, ‘what should I read next?’ and there are two schools to questions like this. There are the – arrogant/snob alert! – the non-readers w...