Wow, two blogposts in one week? Sure, why not! It will probably be even more because tomorrow I’m participating in the biannual 24 hour readathon. I’m playing by my own rules and adjusted the time element because my cousin is hosting a “Just sixty” birthday party and I don”t want to miss that (either)!
My plan
The official times for my region are 2PM Saturday – 2PM Sunday. As I have to leave for the party around 3:30 ánd need to get dressed for the occasion -you all watch Downton Abbey and know how it works, right?- that doesn’t leave much room for reading. So I’ll be brave and set my alarm clock at 7:30 PM to start RaT-ing early!
We’ll get to the party venue by bus on which I hope to be able to do some unofficial cheerleading. If I don’t get carsick that is… >.< Once home again I’ll probably go to bed and get up indecently early next day.
Book(s)
I plan on immersing myself in just the one book: The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell. *happy dance* Mitchell is my favourite author and I’ve been looking forward to this novel SO much! I wonder which old acquaintances will I meet?
The book is 600+ pages and I want to finish it before a book club meetup on November 15th. That won’t be an easy feat in my current reading pace. So I have started already and am currently on page 15. My progress can be followed on Goodreads and I may occasionally post here too.
In case I really need a change of palate I will be reading short stories from Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes. Can’t wait to get comfy and read-read-read!
The rest
I probably won’t be participating in (m)any mini challenges because I know they just distract me from reading. The same goes for blogging and spending time on social media. But you never know where you’ll meet me in cyberspace during the RaT! Where can I find you?
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zaterdag 18 oktober 2014 bij 16:26
Midnight Spook Girl (@Midnghtbookgirl)
Have fun at your party! Your books look good too, especially the Haruki Murakami one. I’ll be back later to cheer you on!
#TeamHughes
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 00:01
Gnoe
Thanks! I’m back from the party and definitely need to sleep for a few hours but I can’t wait to pick up my book again!
zaterdag 18 oktober 2014 bij 23:53
Katja (@Eeyorenyk)
Hang in there dear reader! We’re almost halfway through the readathon and we can do it for another 12 hours!
Xoxo Katja #TeamButler
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 00:01
Gnoe
TY!
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 04:28
melissa @ 1lbr
Hope your readathon reading is going well – very cool to immerse yourself in just one book. I hope it’s keeping you interested!
#TeamHughes
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 15:10
Gnoe
It is, as much as possible! Thanks for cheering!
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 10:10
Katja (@Eeyorenyk)
Hi there,
It’s the 21th hour and I’m still cheering on YOU. You can do this, we’re almost through another
#Dewey #readathon #rahrahreadathon #TeamButler
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 15:11
Gnoe
Yes, thank you so much for cheering! I’m so happy we’ve made it (although far from the full 24 hrs ;)
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 14:27
inspringthedawn
I hope you had a fun readathon, and I look forward to hearing what you think of The Bone Clocks once you’ve had time to finish. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! :)
zondag 19 oktober 2014 bij 15:12
Gnoe
Thanks Nat, same here though I’ll be careful not to check on your thoughts before I’ve finished it myself. I’m SO glad I participated!!! You?