Friday, October 23, 2009

Read-a-thon Stack

I read five pretty good sized books last read-a-thon, so we'll see what I can actually accomplish this time. Here is the stack:


In the afternoon I'll be checking into a hotel with my friend, and new book blogger, Shanda. We decided it would be fun to make it a girls weekend and enjoy a little peace, without the guilt that comes while reading with kids underfoot.

I've also got a couple of books in transit at the library that I hope come in for tomorrow too. If they do, I'll add to my stack:
  1. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
  2. The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
  3. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Yay for the Read-a-thon! I can't wait!

13 comments:

Tasha said...

Nice collection there. I've read a few of those books - Life As We Knew It, How I Live Now, Things Fall Apart, and Little Brother - and I look forward to reading your thoughts on them. Good luck with the read-a-thon - I bet it will be a blast.

bermudaonion said...

A girls weekend with books sounds like so much fun!! I hope you and Shanda have a blast!

Emilia said...

I know you're all set to go, but I just want to recommend the audio version of 'how I live now'. Kim Mai Guest reads and I think is a huge part of why I really liked this story.

On a related note, I read "Things Fall Apart" for a college class. The amusing thing was that half way through the book, every one of us who bought a copy at the college bookstore had the paperback cover fall off. We thought it was a pretty good joke on the publisher's part and were a little sad to find out it was just a bad batch of glue in the printing house.

Gerbera Daisy Diaries said...

Three cheers for Georgette Heyer!
Wish I could particpate but I have to work tomorrow. :(

Booklogged said...

What I want to know is - How are you going to get any reading done? I'll bet you get more talking in that reading! At least, I would.

Unknown said...

Good for you guys,wish I could check into a hotel, my day is so packed tomorrow, but I'm still participating!

Chantele Sedgwick said...

I haven't read any of the books in your pile either! I'm interested to see how you like them!;) Good luck with the read-a-thon!!

Anonymous said...

This is a fun idea of reading with friends. Makes it super exciting and also u get motivated by each other . But that is if u dont start chatting :)

Your selection is really good. Have fun

Veens said...

That sounds like so much FUN! wow!

Jodie said...

That's a cool looking pile, Little Brother will keep your readathon pace up.

Molly said...

I thought about getting away this weekend for the read-athon, but unfortunately our timeshare wasn't available, and I didn't want to spend the money :(

I know you will have a wonderful time this weekend. Enjoy!

Paige said...

How fun! I'm glad you got to make some girls time out of it and really just read!

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Have a wonderful Day; enjoy your books, and take time to rest as well. It is pouring here so it's the perfect day to be in the house reading and relaxing!