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It's not an either-or. You can read N books and remember M of them, along with having a vague recollection of the other N-M.

For example, here's the list of books I read in 2005:

http://nostrademons.livejournal.com/83785.html#cutid1

I remember maybe a little more than half of them, and perhaps 1/6 of them fundamentally changed my thinking enough that I'd be able to remember in detail (you can quiz me on them if you want an accurate sample). However, 1/6 of 150 books is still 25 books. There seem to be a bunch of people on this thread who would love to read 25 books/year, let alone remember them in detail.



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