i only actually read 3 of the 12 books i was supposed to be reading in 2008 … but i also read a further 32 (listed in earlier entries), so i’m definitely counting this done. i’m really happy to be back back in the reading habit. joining the reading group has helped enormously, as has the OU course – i’ve discovered great new (to me) writers and no longer stand around looking dazed in bookshops before walking out with fluffy rubbish. plus i’ve joined the library, found some new sources of second hand books, and am going to continue to buy as few new books as possible.

i think for 2009 i need to make a list of books i’ve borrowed that i really must read and give back to their owners. i probably have 12 if i look hard enough.