Time to Read

Today I had time to read. It seems like an entire week has gone by and I haven't had time to sit down and read more than a chapter or two at a time. However today I actually made some time to read! Unfortunately, the day started out with a visit to a funeral home for a 'Celebration of Life' event. A lovely woman I had met, not 3 or 4 months ago had died. We had found a lot in common and had gone out to dinner a few times. She was more than a casual acquaintance. I had even discussed with her some of my ideas for futures plots. This lady believed in angels and was a protector of children, so I identified with her.  It felt odd going into a funeral home and having a brunch; I wasn't comfortable eating as I 'celebrated' her life. After I told her brothers that I would miss her and that I was sorry for their loss, I left. Perhaps it was the sadness that I had that made me want to read.

So I went to a restaurant and was able to delve into the latest book I have been trying to read -- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Verghese is the type of writer that builds and builds his scenes and then suddenly runs with his prose so you can hardly put it down. Then once that scene crescendos, he begins again to slowly build up another scene. If you have ever watched for a pot to boil, you would understand how his prose at first mesmerizes and then surprises by bursting into a boil! After one of these runs, I looked up and realized I had five minutes to get to my hairdresser. It was a good thing that I was close by!

After the hairdresser I ran into Micky D's for a plain ice cream sundae. I sat there nursing it and reading Verghese's tale until I was almost half way through the book. Satiated, I decided to run to the bank. It was more like a walk, as road construction showed down traffic to a crawl. That little errand took over an hour! I came home just before dark to the dogs and all the other distractions of the house. I haven't been able to get back to the book, but now that I understand Mr. Verghese's style of writing, I can't wait to dive back into the roiling pot!   

What are you reading right and how did it captivate you?