Perfect

My niece takes a perfect walk when she ventures off the path at Versailles. How about ideal? Flawless? No, I think quintessential. Yes, that's it. Last week my reading was ideal. It was flawless. My reading was quintessential. Quintessential reading. You can imagine a perfect game in baseball. You've studied perfect numbers in school. You probably know how to cook the perfect scrambled eggs. (If you don't, take a look here.)  So what, then, is a perfect reading week? Let's see if I can define it. Two books, I think. One fiction and one nonfiction. You start them both on Sunday afternoon (reading on the front porch, I'm pretty sure, with a cool breeze and a nice bright sun) and continue to read, captivated, a little every evening after work, finally, regretfully, finishing them both on a lovely Saturday morning (with strong coffee). Yep, that was my week. Quintessential. A perfect reading week. You want to know the titles, don't you? You want to duplicate the experience. (I know, I know.) I will reluctantly share these with you, but I'm not sure the experience can be so easily replicated, and I really hate to disappoint you. Okay. Okay. You want to know anyway? Okay. Here goes...True Grit and The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly. I oh-so-slowly read through them, wanting to read on, hating to see those final pages.  You've had a week like this, I'm sure. Maybe it was the lovely after-Christmas lull. Maybe it was the pull of the words. Who knows?  If you think it was the books, I'd love for you to share the titles. I'm working on a People's List of the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, and I'd love to add your fav books to this list.  And here's my wish for you: I wish for you to experience this perfect reading week at least once before you leave this little world. Maybe we better not experience this every week or we might never exit.     A perfect West Texas sunset.

What are you reading today?!

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to share news and recap the past week.

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share books that we found in our mailboxes last week. 

 It is now being hosted here.

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which you can share the books you've acquired.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between!  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from! I love being a part of this and I hope you do too! As part of this weekly meme Book Journey loves to encourage you all to go and visit the others participating in this meme.