Why do I read so many books?
I like to read. A lot, actually. What’s more, over the years I’ve read quite a few books. Enough that, at times, I start to suspect I might pass for a well-read guy. Of course, only until I meet an info-broker working in a library. Then it turns out I have no idea what they’re talking about. On this page, I’ve gathered the books I’ve read. It’s an export from Legimi and I’ll be updating it from time to time. There’s quite a few of them.
Some were great, some were very good, some were just good. And for some of them, I still wonder today why I actually finished them. I have this weird affliction – once I start a book, I usually finish it. Even if, after two hundred pages, I start to suspect the author personally dislikes me. Out of the whole list, I couldn’t make it through just one, but I won’t write which one so Kamil Janicki doesn’t get offended :P.
Where do I find the time to read?
So the list is quite substantial. It certainly doesn’t prove that I have too much free time. Quite the opposite. It’s proof of my exceptional ability to carve out time that I supposedly don’t have. Most of them are audiobooks. The reading starts when I get into the car. Switching to headphones, the train, the streetcar, the way to the office – you can listen everywhere.
On “Lesio” by Joanna Chmielewska
And now for the most important part. Joanna Chmielewska’s “Lesio” is not on this list. And before anyone starts writing that Waldek missed something – he didn’t. I read “Lesio” at least twice a year. Not because I forgot what happened. Some books you read for the plot. Others for knowledge. Still others for the literary experience. And you read “Lesio” because sometimes a guy needs a reminder that you can have a complete mess in your head. You can have absolute chaos around you and somehow still function. In other words, literature that’s close to life. I’d even say documentary at times. 😉
That’s why the official list of books I’ve read is a bit unfair. Because it doesn’t include books I return to regularly. And “Lesio” is definitely no longer just a read book. “Lesio” is a member of the family. It just has this one advantage over most family members: you can close it and put it on a shelf. Nobody gets offended. Until the next reading. Which is in about six months.
Have fun digging through my library history. And remember – the number of books read does not guarantee intelligence. I know what I’m talking about. I have the list.