Old books, new books

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again.

First line from the novel "Rebecca."

Does anyone else have a problem finding good books to read? It seems to be getting harder, not easier, which is odd, because in 2010, a whopping 316,480 books were published by traditional publishing companies in the U.S. Add to that on-demand and niche publishing, and there were over 3 million titles published in one year.

In 1907, 2,960 books were published. 

Too many choices now and hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Dozens of new novels come out every week. Who can keep track? There are countless online reviews and lists of "best books of the year" but fewer publications are reviewing books, and fewer people whose full time job it is to review books.

I've started going back to some of the classics I loved as a teenager and young adult, like Daphne du Maurier's novel "Rebecca." A suspenseful, romantic plot, interesting characters and beautiful descriptive writing about Cornwall. No convoluted plot or writing, just a plain old good story.  A book you can put down and then pick up again, right where you left off.

I'll have to check and see if Netflix has Hitchcock's 1939 film version of "Rebecca." Another classic.

 So, on to the weather forecast.  Yes, it is going to get really cold this weekend, the big question is, will there be enough moisture to snow?  The weathermen jury is still out, but they don't expect much accumulation.  We'll be inside anyway on Sunday, watching the Tom Brady Bowl.  Have a good weekend.