i hardly ever read a book. that is, i rarely open up to page one, read each line, turn the page and repeat until the last page. this is partly because i never have time to read fiction any more; partly because i view most books as resources — i buy those that i think will be useful, go through each one with more or less attention depending on how good it turns out to be, take notes, and then put it on the shelf. i buy the book so i don’t have to remember stuff. so i end up with lots of books. and i end up doing a 