I’ve put THE LIST (of books I want to read) up on the internet for all to see how crazed and impossibly optimistic I am. THE LIST and I have a love/hate relationship. I love having a list of all the books I find all over the place–the bookstore, the library, on blogs, in newspapers, at book sales, in people’s houses– that I want to read. If I didn’t have a list, I’d never be able to remember even half of them.
However, I hate the fact that even if I read nonstop for the rest of the decade and never add another book to THE LIST, I’ll still never be able to read all the books I already have on THE LIST. “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp-else what’s a Heaven for?” –Robert Browning. Or to put it another way, will I be able to read all the remaining books on THE LIST when I get to heaven? Or will I even be interested? If not, Heaven’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
We’re going to spend another, unscheduled, week in Korea in our homeschool this week. And I’ll be plugging away at THE LIST in one way or another. I hope you enjoy perusing my list as you work on your own.
Wow, what a list! But, at least you have one. Most people don’t I believe. The just “grab something to read”. I have a list and although it is not as extensive as yours (your is a library :), it is a good list. I have read many on your list as I am an avid reader and I truly believe that in Heaven, God blesses us with the desires of our hearts and if yours is reading, then I am sure you can read all your want. I love the angel Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life. If you recall, he was reading Tom Sawyer.
I enjoy your blog and thought you would like to know I bought The Haunted Bookshop by Morley at Barnes and Nobles in EL Paso this past week. It was on the discount tables at the front of the store.
That’s an impressive list! I’ve got a couple of new ones to add to my own (much shorter) list.
Wow – I hadn’t even heard of a bunch of those.
God is the Gospel by John Piper is good – and reasonably short. I want to read Tritram Shandy too – I’ve heard it’s quite funny. I can understand the love/hate thing – I have a mental list that grows and changes. And a “to read” ple I’m getting through.
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Wow, what a list! But, at least you have one. Most people don’t I believe. The just “grab something to read”. I have a list and although it is not as extensive as yours (your is a library :), it is a good list. I have read many on your list as I am an avid reader and I truly believe that in Heaven, God blesses us with the desires of our hearts and if yours is reading, then I am sure you can read all your want. I love the angel Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life. If you recall, he was reading Tom Sawyer.
I enjoy your blog and thought you would like to know I bought The Haunted Bookshop by Morley at Barnes and Nobles in EL Paso this past week. It was on the discount tables at the front of the store.
That’s an impressive list! I’ve got a couple of new ones to add to my own (much shorter) list.
Wow – I hadn’t even heard of a bunch of those.
God is the Gospel by John Piper is good – and reasonably short. I want to read Tritram Shandy too – I’ve heard it’s quite funny. I can understand the love/hate thing – I have a mental list that grows and changes. And a “to read” ple I’m getting through.