History overload
I’m reading all these books on Ireland in preparation of my September Ireland trip. Each book goes over history extensively, so I’m like overloaded w/ history. I got one typical Ireland guide book, three books written by guys who walked or hitchiked around Ireland, etc., a book on irish customs and etiquette and just about all of them reiterate the same history over and over. I want to know the history, but not over and over and over. And two of the books intersperse the history, so you can’t really skip over it. It’s a bit mind-numbing and making it hard to get thru the books. When it’s just names and dates and events, I tend to nod off asleep. I want to finish the books cuz I never finish a book and also cuz I want to pass them on when I’m done to M, mom, my brother, etc. all of whom are going to Ireland either in September or March.