[TheAceOfHearts]

There's no way 20 books are necessary. You can achieve near expertise in many domains with 2 or 3 really good books, what do the remaining 17 add?

[SkyPuncher]

Ive read most of these books over my career. There is absolutely a plateau of learning.

I find the value in continuing to read these books is offering a new perspective (or at least new wording) on a topic I’ve lost touch with over time.

For example, I don’t really get much out of re-reading “the lean startup “. I know the core principles by heart. I do however tend to forget them over time. They get lost in the noise of my day to day. However, simply re-reading the same book doesn’t bring them back sharply. I find, instead, that reading a similar book helps bring back the vividness.

[wg0]

Not every book is worth reading. There's only one or few original works and rest is always commentary or reaction, rejections and impressions.