Definition of a reading life:
- Read at every opportunity. Keep most of the books you read, in part showing respect to the authors, and also having access for reference and re-reading.
- Retain a deep seated passion for reading: the love, at times, of almost anything in print.
- Cast a wide net: ignore (or be oblivious to) existing...more »

Definition of a reading life:
- Read at every opportunity. Keep most of the books you read, in part showing respect to the authors, and also having access for reference and re-reading.
- Retain a deep seated passion for reading: the love, at times, of almost anything in print.
- Cast a wide net: ignore (or be oblivious to) existing definitions of good literature: follow your instincts.

Avid lifetime reader. Covers a very broad spectrum: I'm more interested in the writing quality and new ideas/perspectives, than a particular genre..."anything that will blow my hair back" (paraphrasing _Good Will Hunting_).

I'm a huge advocate of Shelfari's concept, because most deep readers are islands, and would rather not be. I want Shelfari to have a successful equity event: it will help drive literacy and expand reading as a cultural priority. The current state of reading is a somewhat marginalized, and esoteric, activity. That is a shame, and should be fixed.

Enjoying the connection with other bibliophiles, the pure enjoyment of talking about books. « less