SO MANY BOOKS

In 2003, I drove to Milwaukee to meet some Chicago college friends for lunch. To make the long drive more enjoyable, I checked out two audio books from the library so that I could listen during the drive. The books I chose, Silent Witness and Memoirs of a Geisha, were two very excellent books, but each one lasted more than ten hours. Since the round trip lasted only six hours, I had only listened to half of the first book by the time I arrived home.

Of course, I wanted to hear the rest, but what could I do. I had only one choice, to bring the books inside and listen to them on my tape recorder in the house. What a stroke of luck. In the past I only listened to books on tape when I drove long distances in my car. It never occurred to me to listen in the house. But as I finished listening to my two books while I cooked, cleaned, dressed, etc, very mundane and boring tasks. I thoroughly enjoyed having someone read to me. I had previously listened to the radio. But this was much better and I became an avid books on tape reader. In addition, since I live alone the audio books became a companion of sorts and keep me from feeling lonely.

But there is one problem. I listen to about three or four books a week. Thus, over the past six years, I have listened to about 1,000 books. I should have written down all the titles to keep track of the books. But I didn’t and over time many of the titles have slipped my mind. Thus, more than once, I have slipped a tape or disc into my recorder only to discover, sometimes half way through the book, that I already read the book. I not only had forgotten the title, but the story as well!!!

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