Real, Not Ideal

 Another couple months down, and I’ve read 22 books so far this year. Something I’ve realized is that when I’m not in a good place mentally, I cannot focus on reading. All of last year, I struggled to get stuck into reading. Even when I was recovering from surgery, I just couldn’t focus. Having that realization has made me understand just how far I’ve come and how much I feel like myself again. The number of books I’ve read may seem insignificant to someone else but to me, it means a lot. Shades of Grey – Jasper Fforde – 4 Stars I cannot believe it took me so long to finish this book. I started and stopped reading it so many times, but I was utterly hooked this time around. One of my friends anxiously awaited my finishing it because she wanted to talk about it so badly. This is such an interesting post-apocalyptic type novel. In this world, division of society is based on colour. The politics involved with this is astounding, and I found myself drawing parallels to society toda...