World Book Day has come and gone. Has it made any difference to your life? On World Book Day every child in this country was said to have received a pound book token. What could you do with that?
A pound book token would certainly not buy any of the 50 books which The Independent lists. The literary editor has chosen 50 books from the last 53 years and says why you should read them.
I can think of some reasons why I should not read them. Our house is already overflowing with books which I spend my time wondering how I can move or get rid of. Miles Kington recently told of how on his visit to second-hand bookshops he waited for his moment and then actually put some of his books onto the shelves. As for buying any more his wife would not let him.
