What are you reading the week of August 31, 2014?

[Enthusiast]

16. Mrs Enthusiast also loved the Erlander character.

We often find we have differing opinions on the books we read. Although we seldom disagree radically. Most often she is more enthusiastic about a book than I was. Sometimes it's the opposite. She was not an avid reader until the recent past few years.

I enjoy most of the books by John Irving. But I thought, "She won't really go for Hotel New Hampshire." I was afraid it was overly long for her. She loved it. We have read everything by John Irving now. Well, except for that most recent one.

I'll never again consider a book's length an impediment for her. I feared she would grow exhausted reading Gregory David Robert's Shantaram. It turned out to be her favorite book—so far.

Sometimes I feel I am a poor judge of books. My assessment of a particular book is often determined by a fluctuating mental state. My mental state can be compromised by the accidental exposure to wheat gluten. This can create a general mental fog.

Sorry to go on so.