July Reading Challenge: The Beautiful and Damned by F Scott Fitzgerald

Another day, another dollar book, as the old saying goes. Ahem...
It's that time of month again when I flick to the next page of my Waterstones calendar and decide which book I'm going to be reading this month. 
The book God's have been very generious this month, and I will be reading a novel from one of my favourite authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald!
And if I hadn't been treated enough, this month's quote comes from one of my all time favourite books, The Great Gatsby. But, as much as I'd love to reread that classic, I've decided that I will be reading The Beautiful and Damned instead, Fitzgerald's second novel. 

The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fizgerald

I brought this copy a while ago, and haven't gotten around to reading it yet, so I'm really happy I have an excuse to start this. And just look at the cover, so beautiful.
I'd love to know what you're planning to read this month. It's officially summer, so it's time to shamelessly get those beach reads out!  
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Reading on the train...

Last week I started my first full time job! It's all very exciting and I'm really enjoying this new chapter of my life. My job is in the city, so until I move out, I'm spending quite a lot of time on trains. And although they are often very cramped during rush hour, I'm enjoying the journeys as I'm seeing it as an opportunity to read! 
It's only recently that I've realised what a wasted opportunity it is to spend twenty minutes on a train on your phone. Carrie Hope Fletcher made an excellent point in one of her recent videos about people becoming too dependant on their phones. I couldn't agree more, we're currently living in an "iPhone generation", and to try and tear myself away from that, I'm making sure that I never board a train without a book!
I'm usually quite a slow reader, as I like to savour every word but since I've made a promise to myself to read on trains, I've managed to almost finish a book in a week and I've not read this book any other time than when I'm on a train.
I've also stuck up a lot more conversations with people. I've had people on a few occasions ask me about what book I'm reading because they're thinking of buying it. That wouldn't have happened if I'd have spent the entire journey on Twitter. 
So, if you're looking for a way of fitting in more reading time, start reading on public transport. It'll surprise you on how quickly you'll manage to finish books! 

The only downside is that you'll probably have people reading over your shoulder... Do you think you'll start reading more on public transport? Let me know!  | follow me | tweet me | email me |