Why hello reading ass being handed to me

Yipes, people.

Recently I listened to the first two books of Aliette de Bodard's _Dominion of the Fallen_ series and absolutely loved them. I was very grumpy to find out that my library does not have the third book of the trilogy, in either audio or e-book. There is one paper copy available but not close by and at this point, I'm all about audio and e-books, to my surprise. E-books especially since I can read when insomnia hits.

Anyhow, grumping, I set about finding something to listen to. Note that POS Libby has changed how hold suspensions work so I can't time things nearly as well as I used it, sigh. So I had nothing on deck (*).

I decided after two easy fantasy that it was time for some non-fic and searched accordingly. And gump, there was _The Origins of Totalitarianism_ sitting right there. It's been on my to-read list for... a very long time. I've worked around it, reading just about every easy access book on the subject but I really wanted to read a book I consider the foundational tome.

So I borrowed it. Audio book, though I did put the e-book on hold to have both if possible.

And I promptly had my sorry reading ass handed to me. OMG.

I'm a fast reader. I read print quicky, and I listen to audio at 1.25 speed. I do other things while reading, either playing Candy Crush Saga, knitting, cooking, walking, driving.

This? Yeah, no. It's dense. The sentences, while clear, are often involved. I often have to stop to think about high school history lessons and I thank my lucky stars that I got a decent grounding in European history, merci M. Malice and M. de Moncuit especially.

So yeah. It's going to take me a while and a lot of attention and no, I can't do my knitting project at the same time. I actually can walk, but that's about it. 🤣

(*) Of course, a book I wanted to read which said two weeks out earlier this week came in this morning and I had to suspend it.