I so need to read more...

On the 25th of April the Telegraph online published a list of the 50 best cult books and I'm appaled at the fact that I've only read two of them!

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979) Forget Asimov or PKD. Douglas Adams was so brilliant a visionary that even in the late 1970s he was able to foresee a time when digital watches would look pretty silly. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy – a radio show before it was a novel, and a film, and a game, and a TV show – was incredibly clever and wildly funny. Thanks to the Guide, an entire generation of Britons was nursed to adulthood with the phrases "Don’t Panic" and "Mostly Harmless", and the number 42. SL

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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (1923) Pocket-sized set of aphorisms that sound like they were written by a medieval monk but were actually the product of a Lebanese-American alcoholic who died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1931. The Prophet is a beautifully phrased exercise in pointing out the obvious but Sixties hippy kids loved it. SD

But there's still so many books left that I should read. Off course I'm not saying that I'll read every book on the list because Telegraph says their cult classics, but hey, there are alot of them that should be in every book worm's library, even if that library is just a rickety shelf in my living room.
So note to self: Get your ass to the book store! Once I've finished reading the Harry Potter books for the mmphteenth time that is!

Speaking of libraries, by the way, that's one thing I really, really, really, REALLY would like to have in my house. A room dedicated to literature. We're talking floor to ceiling shelves, literature realated art on the walls, a nice and comfy armchair, a small couch and nice table and off course a mini-fridge so I'd never ever would have to leave the room. Except to buy more books, off course! I'm actually willing to give up the thought of having two kids and just make one of the bedrooms into a library... And just think of the extra space there would be in the living room if I was able to move the bookcases out of there. Oh well... I guess it'll never really happen... At least I'll get the smallest shelf out of the living room once I get my ass in gear and make the spare room into a guest bedroom/study...

Links:
The Telegraph's list: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/04/26/nosplit/boanotherlist126.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox