[Answerland] Question to answer: word for the sadness of never having time to read all the books?

[OTTUM Tamara * SLO]

Hello Answerlanders,

A fellow librarian has a question:

"Wondering if there is a word for the sadness of never having time to read all the books. Tsundoku means acquiring books and letting them pile up, un-read. Is there a word that describes the particular ennui one feels when one realizes one will never live long enough to read all the books ever written?"

If you have ideas, here's the ticket: https://answerland.libanswers.com/admin/ticket?qid=6108172

-Tamara

Tamara Ottum
(she/her)
Answerland Coordinator
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State Library of Oregon | Library Support & Development Services
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