etc.

I am about two thirds the way through the Booker shortlist and have admitted to myself, just minutes ago, that I will not have completed the last two books before to-morrow. Who knew that we’d watch four films this weekend? I have to admit that the entire exercise has sort of reminded me of what it was like to be an English student with a reading list that was longer than I could possibly complete in the required time. While I loved that pace, and still miss graduate school, I really appreciate being able to take my time with what I’m reading nowadays. And the freedom to be able to compile my very own reading list is positively intoxicating. The finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards have been anounced, and I am resisting the urge to embark on a whole new challenge.

I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a retrospective rating of the books I’ve read at the end of the year. My very own top-ten list. I don’t think I’d rate them all, but to be able to have an answer ready for the infrequent readers I meet who insist that I recommend something for them to read, well, that alone would be worth the effort.