Reading novels again

On Friday night when I met with Tim for Coffee, I mentioned that I would like to read novels again but had not found anything that gripped me.

I have so conditioned myself to read quickly that I find it difficult to read novels. Novels have to be read slowly and savored.

After talking about it a bit, we wondered over to the second hand book store that was over the road. Having said that I liked action adventure he guided me to David Morrell.

I am about halfway through this one, "The Protector". As TIm said it is any easy read, He described it as at  the pulp fiction end of the market. I'm not sure what he means by that. He's an English teacher. I'm a Maths teacher.

Tim would like me to be reading something more challenging. He reads novels more for the ideas that they present. Its an intellectual pursuit for him. I'm not sure that I want to go there. I think that I'd prefer to read for entertainment.