Readathon 2012

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*.