Enjoying reading again

I know I mention this quite a bit, but it means a huge amount to me. My reading was very badly affected by brain damage from the progressive neurological disease. It reached a point where I wasn't reading recreationally at all, struggling too much to concentrate on a full page of print (even a small paperback) for any length of time. Fortunately my iPod touch and then my Kindle helped me get reading again. And now I'm reading masses. My favourite time of day is when I settle down before sleep to work through some of my current books. I usually have multiple books on the go at once, and read from them each night before bed. For example I'm reading a book of Lovecraftian short stories, reading a short story each night. And alongside that I'm reading an account of the perpetually-surviving cells of Henrietta Lacks, plus a book about saving Yiddish books, and a book about IF (interactive fiction = text adventures) theory.

I've just set myself a goal in Goodreads to read 50 books this year. That will be a huge step up from previous years, especially just a couple of years ago where I wasn't reading at all. But I should easily manage it. I've already read and completed 25 books. I plan to blog a list of all the books I've read at the end of the year.