The Big Read meme

Mon, Jun 30, 2008

I’ve just seen this on nmg’s blog.

Copy the list, bold the ones you’re read. Underline the ones you loved. Put the ones you’re going to read in italics. Marvel at how far you still have to go. Act all concerned over the fact that the average person has only read 6 of these.

Actually, that’s the average. Therefore there’s a large number of people who’ve only read one or two. Or even none. nmg: Those are the people you should be tracking down and forcing books on, not the ones who’ve managed to get to six…