Leading into Erasure

I like spending time in Barnes & Noble, even if I don't read that much, I like the vibe or the smell of books. But as I journey through late adulthood, I realized that I need to fill my brains with non-work knowledge.. read more books. I spent hours in B&N to find the perfect first book for my coming-back-to-reading.

Plus, since I'll be spending more time now to commute to work, I have to 'read'/listen to something. I realized lately that I'm not that into Lord of the Rings kind of world with elves and stuff anymore. Maybe it's just a different time. Maybe I'll dig into it in a later time.

I didn't like predictable stuff, cliches, and rom-com.. I'm probably done with that as well. I wanted something thought provoking, and new. I refused to go online to find reviews or recommendations. I just want to pick one depending on the cover and the synopsis.

Finally, I settled into Erasure. I thought I want something light and a little more true-to-life.

And omg, what a journey!

I was actually on the verge of stopping reading the whole thing because of how it's all going down with the Pafology chapters. The topics were both heavy and shallow but I kept on going because I knew it was Monk's anger, and I felt it. The novel was a joke but it hit a lot of topics that are relevant till now.

I immediately watched the movie adaptation after it, coz, I felt I wanted more. The movie has a nice closure but of course I like the book more.

I'm on a book hole