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Robert's avatar

Honesty moment. I would love to read some books to just "take me away." Meaning, taking a break from those great books which are centered on professional or personal development. I mean, those are excellent tools. I just would like a break, it seems. I am now inspired to enjoy the summer, with a book. Thanks for this post. It's OK to take a deep breath, and not feel as if you're escaping. Am I off?!? Please, feedback welcome.

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Stacy, formerly HHR's avatar

I haven't done it in a few years but I used to select escapist books for the summer , as long as the titles contained words like Summer, Beach, Vacation, Lake house, etc. Light light reading.

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Steve Leitschuh's avatar

I love to read about places I want to visit... My wife is a white knuckler and hates to fly so it limits where we go... this summer I want to go to Nantucket ....

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Ruth Beardsley's avatar

OK, I've got one for you. Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club. It is a hilarious mystery with some touching parts mixed in. I finished it a few weeks ago, and get a smile just looking at it sitting on my shelf.

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Terrell Johnson's avatar

I love a book like that!

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Susan's avatar

You will not be disappointed taking some time for yourself with a book. If you can’t find big chunks of time maybe download an audio book. A good reader allows you to get into the characters, intonation, their accents and moods. Can’t go wrong with John Grisham or James Lee Burke. Good luck. Dive in.

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Terrell Johnson's avatar

Not at all! I've been taking a class that meets every Tuesday night for about 2 hours, and coaching my son's soccer team, plus working, so I've had a lot of time during the week I've been needing to be "on," you know? I'm looking forward to just escaping into as many books as I can this summer.

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