It’s almost Read-a-Thon time again! I really enjoyed participating in my first Read-a-Thon in April – I didn’t actually get much reading done, but I had fun taking part in mini-challenges, I found some great new blogs to add to my Reader and I even won a book!
I’m looking forward to this weekend’s Read-a-thon as I’ve been so busy recently I feel as though I’ve had very little time for reading (or blogging), so this will give me a chance to catch up. I will probably have to go out for an hour or two near the beginning, but after that I shouldn’t have any more interruptions for the rest of Saturday. The way the start and finish times have worked out for my time zone, I will still have time to read when I wake up on Sunday morning too. I’m not going to attempt to read for 24 hours – I need my sleep!
So what am I going to read? Well, I don’t want to feel under any pressure so I’m not setting any targets for numbers of books or pages read. I’m currently reading The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, so unless I finish it before Saturday, that will be my first book to read. I also want to read some more books for the RIP challenge. I’m definitely going to read The Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita Laski as it’s short and I’ve been keeping it specially for the Read-a-Thon. I also have some classics on my pile, including Dracula (which I’m halfway through and enjoying) and The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories by Wilkie Collins (I’d like to dip into this one and read at least a few of the stories). I could also try to finish Bleak House as I only have a few chapters left to read. If the classics get too heavy, I do have some lighter books on my shelves too.
I bought a new chair earlier in the week, not specifically for the Read-a-Thon, but it’s very comfortable and in a quiet corner where I should be able to concentrate. In April I was able to do some of my reading outside in the garden in the beautiful spring sunshine, but I don’t think the weather’s going to be warm enough to make that an option this time!
Will you be participating? What are your plans?
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Ooh my friend Karen just reviewed The Victorian Chaise-Longue and it sounds fantastic! I’ll also be reading Dracula (assuming I don’t finish it before then). I read The Haunted Hotel last year (not during Readathon though) and it’s really fun, much shorter than the other books by him I’ve read. Have fun! Can’t wait to cheer for you. 🙂
The Victorian Chaise-Longue does sound great. I’ve been meaning to read something by Marghanita Laski for ages! I’m looking forward to The Haunted Hotel too.
Good luck with the readathon, Helen and have fun! I can’t join in this one as I will be in a little cottage in west Wales (it’s my birthday on saturday) so lots of walking planned but I do plan to get some good reading time in too 🙂
Oh, happy birthday! It’s a shame you’ll miss the readathon, but I hope you have a great time in Wales 🙂
I’m looking forward to Saturday too! I’ve got stories by Muriel Spark and an E.M. Forster novel to start off with… then a graphic novel and some audio books if things get tough. Good luck with the preparations!
Thanks! I hope you have fun on Saturday too.
If you finish Bleak House during the read-a-thon, I will definitely applaud you!
I don’t know if I’ll finish it, but I’ll try to find time for at least a few pages!
This sounds wonderful. Do you know I have just started Dracula and am loving it too. Hopefully I will make some more headway with it this weekend. Enjoy the readathon 🙂
Thanks! I’m glad you’re enjoying Dracula. A lot of bloggers seem to be reading it at the moment in time for Halloween – it’ll be interesting to see everyone’s reviews.
I won’t be playing this year, but I hope you have fun (I always sleep as well). Creepy books sound like a fun way to spend readathon, although I’d need something light before bed.
I admire the people who manage to keep reading for the full 24 hours, but there’s no way I could do that myself. And yes, I’ll have to try not to read anything too creepy before I go to bed!
I’m continually forgetting that it’s tomorrow so I haven’t made plans yet, but I’ll probably be going for a full-length novel because I’ve been reading short stories this month and while I enjoy getting through books it feels like cheating. I’m a little envious of your classics plan!
I’m the opposite – I haven’t read any short stories for a while, so I don’t mind including a few of those in my reading tomorrow. Good luck with whatever you decide to read!
Have fun in the Read-a-thon tomorrow!!
Thanks Jillian!
I’m with you! I have had very little time to read recently so I’m really looking forward to hunkering down and reading.
Not long to wait now! I hope we both get lots of reading done. 🙂