Another Monday: Thoughts on the Power of
This is a new kind of piece I will be exploring here on A Reader’s Eye. I am not sure I would call it a column, something I have never attempted on this blog. Hopefully you will find it enjoyable; if not, send me an angry letter, as I just love those.
There is within reading a way of seeing the world. I recall gaining this power while in college. Sure, I read tons of stuff while in high school, but more often than not, they were assigned, and unless something really stood out, I rarely finished the piece. The “Grapes of Wrath” was never finished even though I had a test on it; “Of Mice and Men” was because it’s a short book; “Frankenstein” was because, well, wow, that’s a darn good book.
But this isn’t all about me. The point of this Another Monday essay is to explore the thoughts of the reader. Normal thoughts: the kind you get when you close a new book just after reading the last chapter. Because, chapter after chapter, you are exploring the mind of a writer. What books should you read? Maybe I will explore that. No worries: there will be no assignments.
… Or maybe there will
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