As of this year, I no longer need to consider reading these three, having recently finished Finnegans Wake as my 'big read' this year. Proust was last year and War and Peace the year before.
Non fiction - probably fewer titles, and correspondingly less actually retained.
Unread books - well my physical shelves are still around 50% unread YET, but I have read a couple thus year that have been on those shelves for over a decade. I am reading more than I add to them these days.
Loans. Nope. I learned that lesson a very long time back. I don't know anyone who does lend books these days. Give them, yes, but not expecting them back.
Audiobooks - it is vary rare that I actually fall asleep, I can say that.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I know I consumed more audiobooks this past year than physical books/ebooks. I drive a lot for work and listening to a good book helps make the long boring roads less boring.

The Libby app (formerly Overdrive) has been such a wonderful godsend. It's an app that you log into with your library credentials and you can borrow audio and ebooks right from your phone or tablet. I was able to binge the whole Dresden Files that way.

I can't fall asleep to an audiobook. I'm too invested in the story.