While in Canada, I decided to read my favorite Canadian stories: the Anne of Green Gables series. I’ve read them frequently, and Anne was one of my childhood heroes. I adore her imagination and spirit, and I enjoy her cleverness and sense of humor. (Warning this post contains spoilers.)

Anne’s House of Dreams has generally been one of my favorite books because Anne and Gilbert are finally married (horray!) and Captain Jim makes me smile. Reading it now, in light of my infertility, was a bit harder than normal.

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Do you ever get into a reading slump? I feel like I’ve been in one lately. I put aside one book because I just wasn’t getting into it. I read some old favorites and enjoyed them, but not as much as normal. I tried two books that have been highly praised by people I trust, and I repeatedly became so frustrated that I decided not to finish them right now — I might try again later.

I love reading, but there are many reasons I can become frustrated while doing it. I might dislike the author’s writing style. The typography might bug me, or the binding may hinder my progress. The logic might not work, or the scholarship might be just plain sloppy. Beliefs that are antagonistic toward my own can decrease my enjoyment of reading.

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