I love reading. I like escaping into the stories of other people's imaginations. I typically only read fiction. The escape doesn't seem to work as well if it's nonfiction. And I love mysteries. There is a definite end to the story when the clever detective uses "the little gray cells" to catch the crook and put him/her away. I'm impressed by the mental acuity of the good guys, and sometimes even the planning of the bad guys. And then when I finish reading, I marvel at the author's ability to weave it all together.

This is the mystery I am currently, supposedly, reading. It is a mystery novel featuring my favorite couple, Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Wimsey, created by Dorothy L. Sayers.  I recently re-read all of Sayer's mysteries that featured the couple, and enjoyed them immensely.  Sayers died before she could finish all the Lord Peter/Harriet stories that she had planned, so her descendants asked Walsh to finish two of them.  This is the second.  It takes place during World War II in England. And I just can't get into it.

Maybe it's because I get the feeling that I have read it before (I was convinced that I hadn't), maybe it's because the mystery I read before the Lord Peter series also took place in London during World War II, maybe it's just because I'm finally burnt out on mysteries...whatever the reason, I don't seem to want to read this one.

So since I already own several books that I have yet to read, I thought I'd get some input into what to start next. Here are your options:

1. I have been wanting to re-read the Harry Potter series. (Ok, so technically this doesn't fit in my criteria of 'haven't read yet. but this is my list, so I can ignore my own rules...) So I could start with HP#1.
   
2. I also have the boxed set of the Wrinkle in Time series, which I have never read, but when I told my sister and brother-in-law that I was tempted to get it just because I loved the cover/box design, they told me I MUST get it and MUST read them, post haste.  They also got a set for any future children they may have, which will be named something creative like Blakey Axel.  So, I could start that series.  And since they were written for children, I should be able to get through them easily.
   
3. Or, I could pick and choose short stories from the Best American Non-required Reading 2008.  I got the 2007 version for Spring Break last year and read it cover to cover. Cool idea. They have a Best American for pretty much everything these days. If you don't like Non-required Reading, maybe you'll like Sports Writing or Spiritual Writing, or Mystery Writing. (ooh! Mysteries!)

So. Those are the options. 

What do you think?