Yes! We have finally made our goal for list books in 2012, which is to say that we've finally read 100 books on the list this year. "Why did it take so long?", you may well ask. It's a very reasonable question, for which I don't have a good answer. I sort of have three thoughts, though.
1. I've read some long books. Some very, very long books. One took me a month, it was so long. This isn't a super great excuse, though, since I also read some really, really short ones.
2. I've done a lot of reading not on the list. I was doing quite well on the project this year up until August when I went on a serious non-fiction kick that has sort of continued; plus, there is always the temptation of the New Yorker.
3. Another reason that I've slowed down a bit is that I no longer am spending so much time each week metroing to and from Clarendon. Which, on the one hand, great life choice on my part, but on the other hand, not so great for the project.
At any rate, yay! As a reward, I'm going to read Joseph Anton, because yes, I do know how to celebrate. I also might use this as a chance to read the next longest book on the list.
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