Kindle your thoughts

I don't know about you, but I become very entangled with whatever book I am reading at the present.

The characters evolve into friends whose lives include me as some sort of invisible stalker they have invited in and allowed to stay.

The longer the book, the more invested I am in going to bed to read every night and this is where I had a rude awakening last night.

My kindle is a relatively new toy, but it is perfect for reading in bed.  It lights up.  The font is adaptable so I don't need glasses and when I am sleepy I can just turn it off, close up the OtterBox, stuff it under my pillow and go to sleep.

The downside hit me like a ton of bricks at two this morning when I read "Then I was flying down the hill with Jamie just before me, arms flung wide, the two of us flying together on that same wind."  It was the moment I had been waiting for with baited breath -- and the book ended!

A new one is not likely to come out for at least five years!

Now this was a long book and from my favorite author, Diana Gabaldon, but I hadn't realized how much I relied on seeing the pages in my right hand to prepare me for the end of a book.  It's kind of like watching a television show and looking at the clock.  I know the suspense will be over when the hand reaches twelve again.

There are a lot of upsides about Kindle type books.  They can be read in the dark, they take up very little room, if I finish a book I can go right on line and buy another immediately, but the shock and emptiness of this sudden finish can be downright devastating!