Why Did I Choose That Book? or In Praise and Admiration for Long Sentences

As I mulled over what to write about for this week’s post, I naturally thought back to last week’s post–it was about running to books for comfort and calming in the face of life’s inevitable and daily trials and tribulations.

I myself did just that. I set aside a novel I had just bought because it simply was not ‘taking me away from it all’, went to my bookshelf of keeper books, perused the titles, and selected Sleeping at the Starlite Motel, by Bailey White.

What made me choose that boo...