Readathon 2012

[bookgazing]

Can you believe it’s Dewey’s annual 24 hour readathon today? For some reason, I had no idea until justaddbooks mentioned it this week, but I have a free (and probably very rainy) weekend so I’m going to take the opportunity to join in.

My plans? Well, I never go all out hardcore for readathon, so I won’t be reading for the whole 24 hours. And I really want to make the most of my reading time this year, so I’ll be keeping myself offline for a good portion the time. I’m going for short books this year and among my pile of choices are Helen Dunmore’s latest novel ‘The Great Coat’, ‘The Sense of an Ending’ by Julian Barnes and ‘The Thief’ by Meghan Whalen Turner. I’d also like to read a bit more of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’, which I’m discussing with litlove as we make our way through.

I’ll be cheering during hour 11, or 12 to keep up the spirits of anyone who’s around. For now, have fun and a successful readathon *salutes*.

Comments

[leafingthroughlife.blogspot.com]

It's too bad the only way to get some serious reading done on Readathon day is to avoid all the internet-y fun. I always spend way too much time on the computer and miss out more on the reading part. Ironic much? ;-) Anyhow, hope the reading is going great for you! =D

[bookgazing]

The reading has gone well thanks, but I've decided to call it a day and crack on with some stuff. I actually think I might just cheer in October as you get to see everything that's going on that way.