a dilemma

right now i'm sitting here on my bed, staring my brothers' old copy of the great gatsby. we're having a bit of a war with each other.

well, i'm having a war with it...i don't think the poor book has anything to be upset about, except for the fact that i'm not reading it yet.

i've probably opened it and read the first page six times since yesterday, but every time, i think that it's still too soon, so i shut it again. and stare at it again.

two days ago, i finished reading the chosen by chaim potok (read it. now. stop reading this blog to go buy it.) and i can't help but feel that if i start another book so soon, i would be betraying the characters. how could i just move on from them? it was that easy to forget them? do i even remember their names?! danny and reuven are so fresh on the mind, i want them to stay there! i promise i won't forget you guys! i'll be back! and i'll bring some friends with me!

so, it is the age-old debate of the universe. to read...or to not.

maybe i'll start it tomorrow. or the next day. but for now, i'll just stare at it and think of danny and reuven.