A Bend in the River just keeps drifting away

Erasure is why I read my way through lists of highly regarded books. I'm not a big fan of books that delve deeply into racial themes, they are usually so obvious and trite, but this one was engaging and interesting. The point of the book wasn't particularly profound or difficult to parse from the text, but I liked how the novel Erasure was really the response to what the publishing industry expects from Black authors. It was human in a way that these kinds of books so often lack. The Sell-out, another racially themed book that I've read this year, lacked that relatable human experience that was so central to Erasure. I may have to explore a bit more of Everett's work. Once I make progress on some of my other reading goals of course. 

I'm slowly plugging away at The Sea. Another excellent book, but it's surprisingly ponderous given its lack of physical heft. This was supposed to be a quick read to break in my library card before I got back to A Bend in the River. It's not a quick read. I'm past the halfway point and suitably well invested in the book to take it to the end. These kinds of departures from my plan are what slow down Bookshelf Zero. At least it won't be a later contribution to my owned book pile. I had The Sea sitting in my Thriftbooks cart but removed it last night. No need to pick this up anytime soon.

This morning's Kindle Daily Deal may have extended my hiatus from reading owned books. One of the Drizzt books is on sale. It's a few ahead of where I am in the series, but just seeing it prompted me to check the library for an ebook version of the next book for me to read in the series. My old library (which allows for 3 week check out versus the 2 weeks of my new spot) had it available so I picked it up. I have the book, The Silent Blade, on audio, but I have just been skipping that when picking out audiobooks. (I've been listening to the last of the Mistborn second age novels, The Lost Metal, after finishing an audiobook about The Predator movie.)  Drizzt books are usually pretty fun, quick reads. I read the intro of this one after checking it out just to get a feel for how I would respond to another Drizzt tale. I think I could get into it. I'm not committing to anything on that front yet. We'll see how I feel after I finish The Sea.