u/torkelspy

I am halfway through my (theoretical) goal of 104 books this year. Theoretical because I'm not sure I will (or maybe even want to) maintain this pace and so might change it.

Titles, authors, and translators to follow in a comment.

Takeaways:

• Why'd I take so long to read The Age of Innocence?
• A book about cycling (The Rider) can be interesting even if all you know about racing going in is, "people pedal fast maybe?".
• Some kinds of dated sci-fi are more enjoyable than others (e.g. The Radium Age short stories, while from the 1900-1930s were in some ways less dated than Asimov and Bradbury)
• Reading in translation will sure widen your reading horizons. Even if you don't like the book that much (e.g. No One Prayed Over Their Graves), you get a fascinating glimpse into another part of the world.