In my last post I had talked about embarking on an effort to read at least 52 books over the course of a year. For a while, I thought this was going to end up the route of my other such ambitious proclamations. However, reading is something I genuinely enjoy. Hence I was a little more optimistic.
It helped that my wife is a voracious reader and she has been bringing all sorts of books from the library. I started reading from her collection first and and slowly started accompanying her each time to get my own set of books that I had always wanted to read. In addition I also started listening to audiobooks on my way to work and back. This way I was able to peruse multiple books simultaneously. Its been many years, since I read books with such a fervor. During my most addicted moments, especially with books that are absolutely riveting, one can find me glued to the book (or the kindle, of late) right from the time I come back from work, while waiting in lines, the restrooms (which has turned into a mini library) and even during lunch hour at work.
Its been a mix of books, right from classics to graphic novels to contemporary literature. My appetite has been insatiable. I feel like I need to catch up on all the lost years. My Netflix and Hulu plus usage has suffered as a consequence and I'm actually pondering whether I should just yank them off. Now I want to write about each of them. But my thoughts are all wandering about all over the place. I need to gather them and give purpose to each. Let me start with listing my progress so far. And of course before I forget, I want to highlight goodreads.com. Its an amazing website with a great app to boot. The reader community is huge and its a great way to keep track of all the books you've read and also create a wish-list for future reading. Here's what I've accomplished so far:
Read
The Great Gatsby
Shadow of the wind
South of the border, west of the sun
Animal Farm
Of Mice and Men
Such a long journey
Pride and prejudice
Freedom Song
Breakfast of Champions
Embroideries
Persepolis
Feynman
War is boring
The Communist Manifesto
The Sun also rises
Currently Reading:
The Rape of Nanking
Brave new world
The Yiddish policeman's union
Blind willow, sleeping woman
Great Expectations
The 4-hour workweek
The Beautiful and Damned
It helped that my wife is a voracious reader and she has been bringing all sorts of books from the library. I started reading from her collection first and and slowly started accompanying her each time to get my own set of books that I had always wanted to read. In addition I also started listening to audiobooks on my way to work and back. This way I was able to peruse multiple books simultaneously. Its been many years, since I read books with such a fervor. During my most addicted moments, especially with books that are absolutely riveting, one can find me glued to the book (or the kindle, of late) right from the time I come back from work, while waiting in lines, the restrooms (which has turned into a mini library) and even during lunch hour at work.
Its been a mix of books, right from classics to graphic novels to contemporary literature. My appetite has been insatiable. I feel like I need to catch up on all the lost years. My Netflix and Hulu plus usage has suffered as a consequence and I'm actually pondering whether I should just yank them off. Now I want to write about each of them. But my thoughts are all wandering about all over the place. I need to gather them and give purpose to each. Let me start with listing my progress so far. And of course before I forget, I want to highlight goodreads.com. Its an amazing website with a great app to boot. The reader community is huge and its a great way to keep track of all the books you've read and also create a wish-list for future reading. Here's what I've accomplished so far:
Read
The Great Gatsby
Shadow of the wind
South of the border, west of the sun
Animal Farm
Of Mice and Men
Such a long journey
Pride and prejudice
Freedom Song
Breakfast of Champions
Embroideries
Persepolis
Feynman
War is boring
The Communist Manifesto
The Sun also rises
Currently Reading:
The Rape of Nanking
Brave new world
The Yiddish policeman's union
Blind willow, sleeping woman
Great Expectations
The 4-hour workweek
The Beautiful and Damned