Love this. Conversely, I found myself reading slower in 2020, really trying to embrace deep thought and analysis. One of my goals for 2021 is to worry less about all that and speed up.
Good! different strokes. And by the way, w/r/t total book count per year, my friend Ryan pointed out that average book length is relevant. I'm not about to record the length of each book and divide them up, but the point is well taken. If you were to read, say, all six Knausgaard books in a year, that's 3,600 pages. The average novel length is 275 pages, so that's the length of 13 books, but it would only look like six books. Many variables.
I find myself reading quickly, almost in panic, knowing that I will never get to read all the books that I want to in my lifetime. I hate giving up on a book, and it’s something I want to be better at. I also discovered audiobooks recently and I love them. They allow me to read so much more and can be very fun when narrated well (A Gentleman in Moscow audio was great). Nick Offerman also voices one of the characters in the audio version of Lincoln in the Bardo (an all star cast), one of the first books that got me into listening. I also really enjoyed A Brief History of Seven Killings audio.
Oh man, just looked up the cast of the Lincoln in the Bardo audiobook, now I wish I hadn't already read it. Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, Carrie Brownstein, Miranda July, Ben Stiller, Julianne Moore... wow.
Love this. Conversely, I found myself reading slower in 2020, really trying to embrace deep thought and analysis. One of my goals for 2021 is to worry less about all that and speed up.
Good! different strokes. And by the way, w/r/t total book count per year, my friend Ryan pointed out that average book length is relevant. I'm not about to record the length of each book and divide them up, but the point is well taken. If you were to read, say, all six Knausgaard books in a year, that's 3,600 pages. The average novel length is 275 pages, so that's the length of 13 books, but it would only look like six books. Many variables.
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Really enjoyed this issue!
I find myself reading quickly, almost in panic, knowing that I will never get to read all the books that I want to in my lifetime. I hate giving up on a book, and it’s something I want to be better at. I also discovered audiobooks recently and I love them. They allow me to read so much more and can be very fun when narrated well (A Gentleman in Moscow audio was great). Nick Offerman also voices one of the characters in the audio version of Lincoln in the Bardo (an all star cast), one of the first books that got me into listening. I also really enjoyed A Brief History of Seven Killings audio.
Glad to hear you’re not a Crawdads fan.
Cixin Liu rules!
That is all, thanks for this issue!
Oh man, just looked up the cast of the Lincoln in the Bardo audiobook, now I wish I hadn't already read it. Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, Carrie Brownstein, Miranda July, Ben Stiller, Julianne Moore... wow.
Reading Dark Forest soon!