books I didn’t finish

Is reading ever easy? Is knowing what you want to read possible? The times when the two click—when you find a book that says not what you know but what you need to hear—are the times I remember with the most longing. When a book speaks to you, and you are able to hear it, it’s everything. This year it was a struggle to find that match, to meet with a book each on our terms. My needs from reading…