I’m probably one of the worst people for loving all of those “50 Books To Read Before You Die”, “10 Books Every Child Should Read”, “17 Books for a Summer Holiday” lists.
I mean, they *do* comprise two of my most favouritist things in the world – books and lists.
However, I think this list of “28 Books You Should Read (If You Want To)” actually captures how most people discover the books they end up reading – almost always in completely random, serendipitous ways.
For example, here’s a list of how I found five of the last books I’ve read…
- Library Catalogue Search – Search the library catalogue for “Minecraft”, find a guide to the game that Pace and I have read together over the past month
- Unavoidable Media Coverage – Hear everywhere about a big buzz award-winning non-fiction book about Hurricane Katrina’s impact on the people at New Orleans’ Memorial Hospital that makes many “Top 10 of the Year” lists and wins the Pulitzer (I think) in 2013
- Media Mention – A book of lists targeted at men that I read about in Entertainment Weekly. (Should I also admit that a book like this tends to become my default “bathroom reader”? Or that same Entertainment Weekly subscription is my usual bathroom reading? Probably not in both cases…)
- Random Library Display – A quick and easy book of financial advice, presented as a series of comparisons between two common options (Buy a House vs. Rent? Invest in Your Retirement or Your Kids’ Education?) This book caught my eye on one of the display shelves at my library.
- Random Gift – A great read which is one of three books I received from my Reddit Secret Santa this year.
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