But, believe it or not, "essays" can be very interesting things to read (as long as they weren't written for an assignment, reading those essays usually makes you want to gouge out your eye with a spoon).
An essay is, after all, a short piece of writing in which someone gives some deep thought to a subject. They can be witty, interesting, informative, inspiring and moving - sometimes all at the same time. Once upon a time, people used to buy books of collected essays for their edification and amusement.
And while essays aren't as popular as they used to be (like short stories and poems), they are still being written by some very fine authors who have some very interesting things to say.
So, for your edification and amusement, we present this week's Reading Challenge:
49. A book of non-fiction essays.
Need a handy list of collected essays? Perhaps a nice "top 100" type of thing? There may be a list or two floating around the Internet.
And you may find we have, like, a gazillion books in our collection called "Collected Essays" (or with "Collected Essays" as a subtitle).
Who knows, after this challenge, you might be inspired to make all of your essays brilliant, shining gems of writing.
Have you missed out on hearing about the 52 Book Challenge? Catch up here.
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