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Reading for my mental health and what I read in November



The last couple of months I have been in a little bit of a reading slump.  I hit my target of 60 books to read on Good Reads and then I just found myself not reading as much.

The reading slump has also coincided with my mental health not being at its best.  I have found myself getting lower and lower and thus the pages being read has got fewer.  I think a lot of it has to do with my concentration.  When I'm like this, I find my mind wandering and I Have a short attention span.  I get impatient so reading long books becomes abit of a chore.  I find , instead of reading , I prefer to just watch television or movies.  It is my way of unwinding.

However,  I love to read and I know reading is good for me, so even though I may not read loads I still pursue, knowing that at anytime, I will start to feel better again.  Reading is good for my mental health.

Thus, November hasn't been a particularly good reading month but I have read probably my favourite book of the year which has gotten me out of this slump.
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The book in question is The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman.  This story is very loosely
based on the real life story of Rachel Monsanto Pomie Petit Pizzarro who was the mother of the Impressionist painter Camille Pissaro.

This book was just so beautiful to read.  Set in the Caribbean and Paris, the writing exquisitely evoked the world in which Rachel and her family lived.  It was a compelling read and I absolutely adored it and will be reading Alice Hoffmans back catalog of books.  I hope they are just as good.

I also read Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks, which is a collection of short stories.  A good read.

Wishing you good reading
Love Lesley

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