{"id":43912,"date":"2017-01-03T13:37:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=43912"},"modified":"2017-10-22T13:07:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T20:07:50","slug":"4000-books-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/4000-books-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"4000 Books 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am one of those readers who reads with a pen in hand. I almost cannot read a book unless I am underlining statements and scribbling in the margins. This slows down my reading speed significantly, but I think it helps sharpen my mind and interact with the ideas of others.<\/p>\n

My goal is to read 4000 books in my lifetime, and this post will keep track of my progress in 2017.<\/p>\n

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I already own more books than I can read in a lifetime (which I find highly depressing), and so I buy fewer books than I used to, and I have begun to weigh the pros and cons of any book I read. <\/p>\n

It’s a little crass, but when I consider whether or not I should read a book, I often think of Elaine from Seinfeld wondering if a boyfriend was “sponge worthy.” <\/p>\n

Anyway… with that image in mind … here are the books I have read so far:<\/p>\n