Sit & Write #158
Greetings, friends!
I just finished reading "Detransition, Baby"--I'm late to the party, I know. But I got there. I've said this before, but I really struggle with reading. Not the actual "look at words, understand words" part of it, but the "sit still and and look at stationary object for hours" part. I'd blame ADHD, but the issue didn't really emerge until grad school. In the 8 years since graduating, I've been steadily rebuilding my attention span in an attempt to fall back in love with what had been my lifelong passion. Easier said than done.
Going on vacation helps, especially if I can land myself in an environment where a good book is my only choice. When Zach and I went to Vermont, I got about 2/3 through Detransition, Baby. I got home July 25th and only picked the book up again last night, at which point I stubbornly sat my ass down and read until it was done. I liked it well enough--ultimately, any criticism I have of the book is largely due to genre preference or personal part…