I’ve mentioned before how much I like LibraryThing, one of the best Web 2.0 type services anywhere. Yesterday I decided to use it to begin tracking the books I’ve read recently. I started using the tag ‘read’ and then used the handy blog widget LibraryThing provides to create a feed of those books tagged as ‘read’. You can see the most recent five books I’ve read in the sidebar of this blog. So if you really care to know, you can check up on what I’ve been reading. You will see that I have been reading a lot of mysteries, especially historical mysteries. I go through phases of different tastes and sometimes I don’t feel inclined to read much at all, but lately, I have enjoyed finding and reading books by authors whom I’ve never read before. Once the children are finally tucked into bed at night, or when I’m on the train going to and from work, it is great to just sit and read a good book!
A side benefit of starting to keep track of books I’ve read via LibraryThing is finding out how many I actually read in the course of a year, something I’ve never done before.
Very interesting. So librarians really do read a lot?
Thanks for sharing about Library Thing – think I will give it a try.
Cathy, you’re welcome re sharing about LibraryThing. Tim Spalding, the brain and maintainer behind the site, is a great person who truly seeks to do what’s best for its users. It was money well spent to join for a lifetime membership.
Norma, yeah, some librarians, at least, read a lot! Have you had this reaction to telling someone that you’re a librarian? “Oh, what a neat job. I’d *love* to be able to sit around and read books all day like you do.” Yeah, right.
I have been an avid lifelong reader. Interestingly, though, the level or pace at which I read dropped dramatically after graduate school. Don’t know why.