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Sonia Ferrer Rentero's avatar

I loved this and found it very relatable!

Especially the 3.500 lifetime reads sketch! haha, as you say "A lot of books. And also not a lot of books."

Jono Hey's avatar

Ha! Yeah, I read a fair bit but just scratch the surface 😁

Doreen McRae's avatar

One night I finished reading a book and went to sleep. The next day I thought "where am I going today?" and laughed. I went from a mystery in India to a boy learning forest management in Japan.

Jono Hey's avatar

Like magic ✨

afton koontz's avatar

Found one slipped under the bed last night. Almost made up under the pillow but since it was a book on politics, it had announced it presence and gave its location away.

Portia's avatar

I've been happily, greedily, desperately tsundoking all my life, and your Tsundoku print above is pure genius, Jono!

I also love Tom Gauld, this is one of my favourites: https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2024/oct/05/tom-gauld-on-kafkas-book-for-toddlers-cartoon

Jono Hey's avatar

Ha—I hadn’t seen that one. He has so many good ones! 😊

Bob Grisak's avatar

I am a “ Tsundokuista!

Jono Hey's avatar

Bravo! 🤩

varuṇ siṃha raghuvaṁśī's avatar

3500? do i have a place in this world if i at 1?

The Tao of Biscuits's avatar

Tsundoku all the way, here. Thank goodness for Thriftbooks.com. :-)

Jono Hey's avatar

I didn't know about that, thank you!

Mike Bowden's avatar

I definitely tsundoku! Sagans quote puts me in mind of what Stephen King wrote in his book On Writing; that writing is a true form of magic, of sending the ideas in my head directly into yours.

Jono Hey's avatar

That's lovely. Thank you.

Although Stephen King has some creepy ideas 😅

Joni's avatar

More reasons to cherish books and continue adding to my collection!

Gayle Seely's avatar

Loved this. I think the people living in northern Europe in the 1430's would have not believed this could be a THING. We are living in an embarrassment of luxuries.

Tom Pendergast's avatar

I’m a much milder tsundokist than I used to be, but I’ve got this public library not far away that I consider my great big tsundoku pile so I never feel short of books.

Jono Hey's avatar

Yes, I mentioned the library in the podcast. I remember loving trips to the library in primary school. It’s been lovely going with our kids in turn. Every visit to a library goes so fast.