Goodreads

So my new sort of worthless obsession seems to be http://goodreads.com. It is a kind of social networking site for readers. You can list the books you have read or are reading or plan to read. You can review books and share your books with your friends. I am currently addicted to the site. I am a bit afraid because it really does not seem to serve much purpose in my life to catalog the books I have read over my lifetime. In fact, some of the time, I wonder how many years of my life have been spent reading rather than living. I wonder how that fits into my happiness search/debate. I think when you read you are being a passive observer of life, but some books have given me genuine periods of happiness. A good book can be read over and over and always has something new to give. But is this the same as happiness gained from doing something active? I really don't know but I do know I can't live without reading.