I had trouble reading when I was active in my addiction. It hasn't been as easy in Recovery as it was before, but it is getting better. Progress! Here is an Amazon review of a book I recently finished:
I loved this book. Poetry and prose are woven together to enrich both. The spiritual and mundane are woven together to reveal a deeper reality than the one revealed to us by of senses. The power of tradition and heritage is woven into the present in a way that gives meaning to experiences that might otherwise seem meaningless. This is just "The Genesis." I am looking forward to the remaining novels of this trilogy..
The book was "The Gift of Rabbi Olekdandr" by R.A. Schecter