In the book section of yesterday’s newspaper an article on feeling guilty about tomes we’ve never read featured a book I’m finally reading — The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro. 

I found it interesting that the reason given for not reading this one was its weight. “It’s just heavy by itself, and that physical weight also weighs on my mind about having to heft it while reading it,” John Nash of New Mexico told the Washington Post. 

Tell me about it! I was hefting it last night at 4 a.m. when I couldn’t sleep. And I’ve been hefting it ever since returning from the trip, where every book I read weighed exactly the same, as much as my 7.2-ounce Kindle.

I like to think I’ve adapted to the rigors of reading this four-pound behemoth, though. Pillows help.