Readathon!

[shanaqui]

Anyone else planning to take part in the twenty-four hour readathon on April 9th? I've just realised I'm meant to be going to a gig that night, but that's not gonna stop me -- I'll use the Kindle app on my ipod to read on the way there, and when there's nothing interesting going on up on the stage!

(I'll be going to see Karine Polwart, if you were curious.)

So, there'll be an element of playing it by ear, for me -- there's no point in dictating entirely what I'm going to read, because I'll just feel rebellious about it. But I am making a bit of a list as guidance for myself, especially since I already make lists for each month, and I'm going to have a bit of awkwardness on the day thanks to the fact that I won't be in the same country as my main bookshelves! (To go to the gig, I'll be going home to my parents' house, argh.)

Anyway, here's my list. If you see anything on here that you think would be a particularly long/difficult read, give me a head's up? I want to be able to arrange my list so I'm reading the easier stuff during the gig and near the end of the 'thon. Not expecting to read all of these, or only these, but if I'm stuck for what to read next, I'll be looking at this list.

-Lois McMaster Bujold, Warrior's Apprentice.
-Octavia Butler, Fledgling.
-Octavia Butler, Bloodchild and Other Stories.
-Bernard Cornwell, Sea Lord.
-Pamela Dean, Tam Lin.
-Michael Ende, The Neverending Story.
-Elizabeth Goudge, The Little White Horse.
-Jack Kerouac, On the Road.
-Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
-Josh Lanyon, Don't Look Back.
-Josh Lanyon, The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks.
-Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain.

Anyone got a list they want to share? Any plans?

Comments

[shanaqui]

For me it ends up being half Saturday, half Sunday. And, oh god, I'll be on a train for the rest of that Sunday. No sleep for me!

That sounds perfect, yay.