I was updating my virtual bookshelf recently and noticed how little I’ve been reading. I’ve been in the middle of C.S. Lewis’s biography for weeks now, it seems like I get to read a page at a time. For those who don’t know, the virtual bookshelf is an app. on Facebook where you can list the books you have read or want to read and also give a review of them. I read a post on the GirlTalk blog (see link on the side) about having a list of books to be read in your lifetime. The books she had listed as examples were an awesome collection. I have an ongoing list of books I’ve seen reviewed or have come across that I want to read and check them off as I buy them. My list is like 40 long so I have a long ways to go. Our pastor has a list of books that he gives out of those that every Christian should read. I’ve listed my favorite parenting books in previous posts but I think I want to come up with my lifetime list. In reading C.S. Lewis’s biography, not only is it about his life but much of it includes books and how they shaped his life. I love the way he described books and felt that he put into words my thoughts about reading. My husband frequently teases me about the number of books that I have (though I remind him that I got rid of about 150 books so that we could fit the children in our house). I have a hard time letting go of books because they are like friends to me. I have an emotional attachment to them because each one has been with me at different times in my life and I can remember what I learned from each book and what I was going through at the time. I guess they are kind of like photos. We keep pictures because looking at them reminds us of experiences in our past so I guess my books are snapshots of places I have been intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally. What books stand out to you that would you list on your lifetime list?