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Damn. A few of the book instagrams I follow are posting their 6-month recaps. I thought I was doing a really fucking exceptional job with my 12 books read so far this year.
Fifty-five. One of them has read 55 books so far this year. How is that even possible? They can’t possibly be earning enough from social media for that to be their full time job. And when do they shower? And clean their house?
Anyway, what are you guys reading at the moment? I’ve got Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone going at the moment. It’s so good so far.
And I’m trying to make my way through Junji Ito’s works and Ring and other Japanese horror for a class I’m teaching next semester. Can’t say I’m loving Ito’s stuff.
it doesnt matter how many books you read, just that you appreciate them dor how good/bad they are in your opinion. read mindfully, and for fun.
I’ve never understood why some people treat reading like it’s a hot dog eating competition. For me reading is about enjoying and absorbing a book, thinking it over, appreciating it. I doubt the speed readers are doing that. Also, some people count audio books as reading, and listen to them sped up. If all year you only read one book and it’s memorable and impactful to you, you’ve gained more than someone who hotdog ate 100 of them.