>> Top 10 books about boredom. I haven’t read any of these and want to read all of them. Boredom is fascinating. (via 3qd)
>> 50 best cult books of all time. This one’s a repeat link — I’m still at 14.
>> 1001 Books to read before you die. I’m pretty sure I’m still at 125 :(
I need to pick a list and work through it instead of just picking up what’s near me. Here are the books I’ve been reading — but mostly I’ve been reading journals of late –
alcohol arizona art/lit/music bars beauty beverlyhills bicycle books boston burbank bus/rail caffeine challenges chicago clicklist consumerism cooperstown culvercity de-car-ing denver eco-fugly emeraldcity environment events fairtrade fashion feminist/politics film food freebies garden greenLAgirl healthcare hollywood knitting longbeach losangeles malibu music nocal organic pasadena plastic poetry questions quote restaurants santamonica shermanoaks solutions starbuckschallenge stlouis survey travel venice washingtondc water web/tech westhollywood westwood
Regarding the list, why? (Of course, this coming from a guy with such a devotion to checking things off of lists, you’d think I were German). There’s nothing wrong with reading what’s at hand. Being too list-obsessed can be a bit restricting.
Comment by Don Hosek — July 23, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
Sometimes I’d just like to say I’ve finished something I started –
Comment by Siel — July 23, 2008 @ 3:54 pm
although seldom bored but sometimes boring I loved this book…the rhythm and pace - his incredible use of language…
Comment by Poetman — July 24, 2008 @ 5:08 am
I assume you’re talking ’bout Pessoa?
Comment by Siel — July 24, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
If you’re interested, there’s a brand new improved edition of Arukiyomi’s 1001 books spreadsheet available at Arukiyomi’s blog for you to chart your progress with both the old and new lists.
For more info and a free download click HERE
Happy reading!
Comment by Arukiyomi — August 31, 2008 @ 8:23 am