I never really kept track, but I’m probably in the top 12 to 15-percent of readers, according to the data compiled for the survey that forms the basis of this article in The Washington Post. In the kingdom of the blind (allegedly 46-percent of Americans don’t even read one book a year), the man with one eye is king! I used to read a lot more before I had home internet access. I cram all of my books into one room, or at least the ones I’ve kept, if you don’t count the storage space that’s full of left-over inventory from my book business. I’m willing to part with all of the latter, save perhaps the vintage children’s books, but I wound up moving in such a hurry, I’d have to sort out the personal stuff that got mixed into the boxes first. I should definitely put that at the head of my New Year’s resolutions – especially since I haven’t made any!
Of course, I haven’t read every book I own. My ambition will always outstrip my ability, and there’s no point in having a library if there aren’t a fair number of volumes you can draw from on a rainy day.
Sadly, a lot of the once-coveted reference books are now superfluous, but I can’t bear to think of anyone tossing them in a dumpster. Some of them will have to be pried from my cold, dead hands.
At variance with the data concerning readers in my percentage group, I do not do e-books.
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