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Non-Fiction

SheilaT

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7. O! M! G!

Reply to bemildred (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 09:35 PM

Aug 2012

I'm embarrassed to admit how often I do exactly that. In my defense, I read lots and lots of books, and now that I'm sixty-four, it's not impossible to pick up a book I originally read fifty years ago, so it's no wonder I might not remember it.

More than once, only a little way into the book I can tell I've read it before, but I cannot for the life of me remember any details, and so I need to keep on reading to find out what actually happens.

I also love rereading books. Right now I have several books that are on my "Must reread as soon as possible" list.

So many books, so little time.

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The 50 book challenge. [View all] Neoma Aug 2012 OP

I've been keeping a book list for years. SheilaT Aug 2012 #1

You could just label which ones are non-fiction then. Neoma Aug 2012 #2

I could, but that would actually require I do SheilaT Aug 2012 #3

I don't keep lists. I read 50 books most years, but 100 seems a bit more than I do. bemildred Aug 2012 #4

Lists help me remember where the hell I've read certain things. Neoma Aug 2012 #5

I have on several occasions ... bemildred Aug 2012 #6

O! M! G! SheilaT Aug 2012 #7

Want a depressing fact? Neoma Aug 2012 #8

I like to think of it as a rich feast you can never finish. bemildred Aug 2012 #9

In my early years of reading, when SheilaT Aug 2012 #10

Yeah I remember going to the library every two weeks when I was ten. bemildred Sep 2012 #11

I absolutely LOVE reading, all things, but I am super slow at it. closeupready Oct 2012 #12

I have the same problem, closeupready kag Jan 2013 #15

Aha, that's funny - I see people zipping through books, and closeupready Jan 2013 #16

I just started volunteering at my local library once a week... kag Jan 2013 #17

Maybe they just spend more of their time reading. Chemisse Sep 2014 #26

Me, too. :-) closeupready Sep 2014 #27

I'm going to do this, this year. closeupready Jan 2013 #13

I usually start and stop by the month I finish reading fifty books. Neoma Jan 2013 #14

lists oldandhappy Jan 2013 #18

If I wasn't a doctoral student I'd do it davidpdx Feb 2013 #19

Don't give it up. The last 15 minutes of the day, read something pleasurable. LuckyLib May 2013 #20

Thanks davidpdx May 2013 #21

Speaking of lists, are there lists somewhere in DU of recommended rhett o rick Oct 2013 #22

If you scroll through the Fiction group you will definitely find SheilaT Oct 2013 #23

THanks. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #24

I used to read 50 to 75 books a year. dem in texas Jun 2014 #25