How many books can one read in their life? I saw a nice quote from G.R.R Martin today, in one of his books:
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
It made me wonder how many books I’ve read, and if it was near 1000.
I’ve been adding my reads to my goodreads account for the past 6 or 7 years, but before that it’s hard to remember what I’ve read. I know certain main authors that I’ve read everything by, but I’m sure there are one-offs out there that I’ll just never remember.
After a concerted effort today, I got my count on goodreads up to 320-ish. That seems a paltry number for 25 years of reading… and I feel I’m missing a big chunk somewhere. What era of my life am I missing… what adventures and travels and battles did I forget…
Jonas David 