Reading

Prior to my 1993 accident, I was an avid reader, but then for many years I did almost no reading at all. In recent years I have been working to rebuild this ability, though. Starting with the recommendation of a lifelong friend (we met in Kindergarten - 1962), I began reading the works of adventure fictionalist Clive Cussler, and read 23 of his books from late summer 2004 through early 2007. Then, in a drastic change of direction, I began reading the books of Nicholas Sparks, a contemporary novelist who deals, masterfully, with themes of love and loss. This year I have enjoyed several of his books. And most recently, I have returned to an old love, science fiction (which I have enjoyed since boyhood), most recently completing the gripping Sphere by Michael Crichton, whose early book The Andromeda Strain I first read in the early nineteen-seventies.