Most of the time I finish books that I start. Sometimes it is months for me to finally work through a book. But I usually do eventually finish.
But this week I stopped reading two books. I was bored and just didn’t want to struggle through these books that were no longer interesting. I had already given them a good trial. I was about half way into both books (11 hours of audio between the two of them).
I picked up When I Was a Child I Read Books at the same time I picked up Gilead. I started When I Was a Child first. And pretty quickly switched to Gilead. I loved Gilead. It is a wonderful novel written a lot like a memoir. It is honest and real and a bit sad but still hopeful for the idea that a pastor can still make a difference in the world.