I am currently in the middle of three books: Half-Blood Blues, by Esi Edugyan, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food by Adam Gopnik, and Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Bleak House will not be finished anytime soon, but I wonder if I should finish the other two before pursuing any other books. Readathon veterans, what do you think?
I've had a look at my shelves and without too much thought (thinking would require the decision process to take too long) I have selected these books as my additional readathon material:
These aren't in any particular order so I'll let my mood dictate what to read.
Now I have to think of my snacks ......
Nice! I forgot about the read-a-thon (I did one last weekend though). I may join in, but I'm not sure yet.
ReplyDeleteI'm a veteran, did several. I think you are fine just finishing your other books first, but... read-a-thons are all about a feeling of achievement. Will it make you feel good to have finished those books? Or do you want to be able to say, that you read (e.g.,) 2 complete books during the read-a-thon?
I think you have a good list there - you don't want to get stuck into something heavy and then stop reading because it's getting too much.
Another tip: make sure that you have a nice and easy book for the small hours when you've been reading for a long time. I tend to read an easy thriller or a chick-lit.
Thanks for the advice Judith. I'm still not sure which way I want to go with the books I'm currently reading, because they are all on the "heavier" side and like you said I want to be able to complete books during the readathon.
ReplyDeleteLots of great books for the readathon! I do hope that you get the chance to read Domestic Violets. It's a fast read, and really, really fun. I am also envious that you will be reading some Dickens, as I just finished a biography of him last night and loved it! Good luck with all the reading!
ReplyDeleteWhew--your current reads are heavy! ;) I've been wanting to read Bleak House for a long time but that length... For the readathon I'd focus on shorter and fun books. Hope you have a great time!
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