Last year I had hoped to read more books than I bought. In that I was about as successful as an underwater fire. Right now, there are two hundred and thirteen books on my Goodreads to-read list. Sixty more than the same time last year.

The list is only books that I own, not books I wish I owned. I buy books in two ways usually. 1) Ebooks from Amazon. Usually on special offer but not always. Or, 2) Physical books with covers I really like. If I buy a book for the cover I have to want to read it too.

Some have been on the list for years. In a few cases they’ve been on the list for the better part of two decades. Other books get read right away.

Without adding a single book it will take years to get through the to-read list. But that’s not how it will happen. More books will get added. I’ll read them out of order. It doesn’t matter. All that matters is that I read.