Read-A-Thon Reading List

Only TWO days until the READ-A-THON! I’m so excited to be participating. I’m a first time reader, long time envier.

What’s that, you say? What’s the read-a-thon? According to the hostess,

It’s sort of a reading challenge, only everyone participates at the same time. For 24 hours, we read books, post in our blogs about our reading, and visit other readers’ blogs. We also participate in mini-challenges throughout the day.

Now doesn’t that sound fun? I’m looking forward to getting a lot of reading done, but I’m also excited about participating in an event with my blog pals. Here’s a list of helpful links.

• A complete list of “readers” and “cheerleaders”
• Sign up for the read-a-thon
• Read-a-thon FAQs

And now, for my reading list. I’ve been hoarding books for a few weeks now, in the hopes that I won’t run out of things to read during the event. (Um, just for the record, I’ll never ever run out of things to read, even if I’m limited to the unread books at my house, but there’s always a little panicked voice inside of me saying “must have more books”!) Anyway, here’s my tentative list, broken down by category. I’ve noted page numbers and challenge qualifiers just for fun.

Here are the front runners for read-a-thon reading:

• My Most Excellent Year, by Steve Kluger – 416 pages
• The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows – 288 pages
• Coraline, by Neil Gaiman – 176 pages (R.I.P. III, Lit Flicks)
• Bleak House, by Charles Dickens – 817 pages (Book club, Classics, Lit Flicks)
• The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo – 272 pages (Lit Flicks, Book Awards II, Newberry)
• Utopia, by Sir Thomas More – 208 pages (Really Old Classics)

Page Total = 2177

Back-ups checked out from the library:

• The Other, by David Guterson – 272 pages
• We Need To Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver – 432 pages (Book Awards II)
• Bridge of Sighs, by Richard Russo – 656 pages
• The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman – 368 pages
• The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Maggie O’Farrell – 256 pages
• Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury – 175 pages (Lit Flicks)
• The Enchantress of Florence, by Salman Rushdie – 368 pages (Book Awards II)

Back-ups from the TBR pile:

• Atonement, by Ian McEwan – 368 pages (Lit Flicks, Classics)
• Enduring Love, by Ian McEwan – 272 pages (Lit Flicks)
• The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls – 288 pages
• Rue de la Pompe, by James Earle McCracken – 244 pages
• In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan – 256 pages
• Bonk, by Mary Roach – 288 pages
• Enna Burning, by Shannon Hale – 300 pages

I can’t wait!

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