It’s finally happened! There’s a Readathon and I don’t have any plans! I’m so excited I finally get to participate – it’s gonna be a blast! For those of you who don’t know about the readathon, it’s 24 hours dedicated to reading. Book lovers around the world read as much as they possibly can within 24 hours. Some of the really hard core readers don’t even sleep! That’s not gonna be me – I’m no longer 25 and I need my beauty sleep.
The only question left is what to read? It has to be something I’m really excited about, something I know for sure will be good company for this event. I’ve decided that I don’t want a stack of different books. I want a coherent reading experience where I can get completely lost in a world as opposed to jumping from one world to another. I considered reading one huge novel, where I could get totally engrossed in the story without coming up for air. But what if I don’t like the book? I can’t put all my eggs in an uncertain basket. So I thought it might be fun to reread something – that way I know it’ll be something I like. I considered Harry Potter for a long time. Imagine how amazing 24 hours at Hogwarts with Harry, Ron and Hermione would be! But it hasn’t been that long since I last reread the series, so I might save that reread for a couple of years.
Then it hit me! Jane Austen! Yes, I know, the stories are different, but it’s the same world, the same atmosphere, the same Austen-magic. I think Jane Austen will be an amazing companion for my very first readathon! My Austen editions are all cheap and torn, so I ordered some beautiful new copies – I’ll post them here on the blog as soon as they arrive.
Dewey’s Readathon starts next Saturday, April 25 (2pm Danish time) and lasts for 24 hours. Will you be participating? If so, what will you be reading? How much do you think you’ll manage to read? And do you plan to get any sleep? If you’re participating, I would love it if you left some links to where I can follow you during the readathon! I’ll primarily be on twitter and Instagram.
I can’t think of anything better than Jane Austin….I re read them back to back a few years ago, and loved being immersed in that time and place. I had bought myself a lovely new set of her five most popular books, which added to the pleasure of reading them all again.
Good luck with your Readathon…and have fun.
Uh, det lyder spændende med at læse Austen i 24 timer. Men at læse Harry Potter i 24 timer ville også være ret magisk.
Glæder mig til at læse sammen med alle jer andre. 🙂
Thanks Susan! I’m really looking forward to this!
Det bliver så hyggeligt! Og et Readathon med Harry Potter skal helt klart prøves en dag 🙂
Hvor er det fantastisk, at du også deltager! Jeg glæder mig super meget til at følge din læsning og læse sammen med dig 😀
Og, åh, Jane Austen. Sikke et fantastisk, skinnende og helt enestående bogvalg. Jeg kunne vitterligt ikke forestille mig noget bedre.
Hvor herligt at du deltager!
Jeg glæder mig til at følge med 😀
Hvor er det bare cool – vidste ikke at der fandtes den slags, så tak for info 😉
Måske skulle jeg selv prøve, da jeg heller ikke skal noget den 25. april – så skulle det da være “To kill a Mockingbird” – jeg er en langsom læser, så jeg når nok ikke mere end én bog (gammel alder)
Ja, det bliver så fedt – glæder mig sådan til endelig at deltage sammen med alle jer andre 🙂
Jeg glæder mig også som et lille barn før juleaften 😀
Ja – du skal da helt klart med så! Og jeg er også en langsom læser, så har virkelig ingen anelse om, hvor meget jeg får læst 😀
Håber, at du tilmelder dig!
Du er så heldig! Jeg har som sædvanlig planer både på dagen og dagen “efter”, så jeg kan heller ikke være med denne gang, jeg regner dog med at følge (misundeligt) med fra sidelinjen. 🙂
Done..!
Fedt – jeg glæder mig til at læse sammen med dig 🙂
Øv, hvor ærgerligt! Håber, at du er med næste gang 🙂