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hermetic

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7. I salute you, sir...
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 03:23 PM
Jun 2019

for your remarkable record-keeping.

I've been a voracious reader all my life. I always assumed I would remember every book I ever read, because for a long time I actually did. Fifteen years ago I underwent a major life change and sold most of my book collection. Hundreds of them. For a while, then, I only read what I could find at the library.

Then, five years ago I was able to move in to a house of my own with a large, built-in bookcase and I discovered online used bookstores. And I started hosting the book chat here. So now I have this enormous list of books I want to read, thanks to tips from smart and helpful readers like yourself. It's just in a Notepad format so I have no idea how many actual pages it would be if I printed it out. It would be great if I could get it in alphabetical order by author and I have just recently started notating which books I can find at the library. Plus I have started keeping a list of what I have read since my memory bank is getting quite full.

So, yeah, you sound pretty normal to me.

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Is This Normal? [View all] matt819 Jun 2019 OP
It's perfectly normal.. Laffy Kat Jun 2019 #1
no problem rampartc Jun 2019 #2
I think it's wonderful! dawg day Jun 2019 #3
I know what you mean matt819 Jun 2019 #4
My library's video section is growing & taking over books. CrispyQ Jun 2019 #5
A thousand a year is a bit much unc70 Jun 2019 #6
I'm probably in the same area if we consider only those actually read matt819 Jun 2019 #8
I salute you, sir... hermetic Jun 2019 #7
One of my regrets---- northoftheborder Jun 2019 #9
I've been keeping a book list for some years now. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #10
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