This is a list of books that was put together by (I think) the BBC. Apparently the average person will only read about six of these in their lifetime. I decided to take up the challenge.

As a general comment, it doesn’t make sense to have The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on the list as a separate item from The Chronicles of Narnia. Nor does it make sense to have Hamlet listed separately from The Complete Works of Shakespeare. In fact, in general, including series on this list is kind of silly, particularly when the series are made of seven books (Narnia, Harry Potter) or 52 books (the Bible; arguably listable as a single book, though).

On this list, I’ve read 29 of the items and have nine more on my shelves waiting for me. Not bad, I’d say.

I’ve bolded books that I’ve read and used italics to denote books that I own and intend to read, but have not gotten around to reading yet. Here’s the list. Continue reading How Widely Read Am I? →