Latest Addictions

As well as being addicted to LibraryThing, I've lately been increasingly drawn to books about books. I've been thumbing through my copy of The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction in the last few days, discovering a band of "must-read" authors. I've even started a list of just the books I really, really want to read from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

While I love these books, it's also a bit of a reality check. Last year, I read about 60 books, give or take. That means that if I live for another 50 years, I'm only going to read another 3,000 books. Somehow that doesn't seem like a whole lot to me when you consider that the publishing industry is spitting out 2000 titles per week.