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-Though I do love [creating things](/creations/), I try to push back on the urge to always be producing something; one of my favorite ways to do that is by [reading](/writing/year-of-reading). Below are some of the books I've read lately.
+I love to read. But I'm terrible at remembering what I've read, so I keep a list. My reading history is shown below in chronological order, or you can browse the books grouped by [rating](/reading/by-rating/) or [author](/reading/by-author/).
 
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-You can also browse the books grouped [by rating](/reading/by-rating/) or [by author](/reading/by-author/).
+(I wrote about why I enjoy reading so much in my post [A year of reading](/writing/year-of-reading/). Check it out if you're interested.)
 
 {{< pages-per-month-chart
     dateParam="book_complete_date"


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     subtitle="I find it interesting to see how the time I spend reading changes over time. Books completed is a very imperfect proxy for time, but at least it's easy to track."
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-(Note that the dates below indicate when I finished reading the book, not when it was published. Also, the emoji are a quick way to see how I liked the book.)
+Note that the dates below indicate when I finished reading the book, not when it was published. Also, the emoji are a quick way to see how I liked the book.