Peckerwood Manor

Welcome, reading floozies, to another edition of "The Peckerwood Book Club," a place to discuss what your currently reading, what you recommend, along with other book-loving minutia.  Speaking of minutia, how do you read a book? When I was in college a mere two or three years ago - ride with me on that, won't you? - I always had a yellow highlighter in my paws, and found that highlighting key phrases or sentences helped me better remember the book's contents, even though I'd seldom go back and re-read any of it. Just the act of highlighting, I think, help burn important portions in my brain.  I can't seem to break the habit. Though I always have a highlighter handy for material I read for work, I sometimes find myself highlighting books I read for pleasure, things like character names or other story elements I think I might forget. This is helpful when I have to stop reading a book for whatever reason - life intervenes! Elder Cat demands attention! - enabling ...