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Read-A-Thon: Post #1

I took a picture of my piles (yes, piles with an s) but then wordpress wouldn’t let me upload it, so you’ll have to make do with a list from me:

Hrafnkel’s Saga and Other Stories
The Stand by Stephen King
The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving by Martin Millar
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Lynia by David Michael Belczyk
Reading Judas by Elaine Pagels
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The Passport by Herta Muller
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
The Army of the Republic by Stuart Archer Cohen
Epileptic by David B.
Angel After the Fall: The First Night by Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon
Perfect Peace by Daniel Black
Tales Before Narnia by Douglas Anderson
The Sandman: Seasons of Mist by Neil Gaiman

On audio I have:

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels

And if all else fails, I have a DVD of The Twelfth Night

Mini Challenges 

From Hour 1 (during which I was sleeping)

Where are you reading from today? My living room.

3 facts about me …  I’m 5′1 3/4″ but I lie on my driver’s license and say I’m 5′2″.  Oldfield is my maiden name.  My house was built in 1926.

How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?  See above

Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?  Nope.  Just keep going until 5 AM tomorrow.

If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, Any advice for people doing this for the first time?  Short or highly-engaging books.

Mini-Challenge #2 (from hour 2, during which I was also sleeping)

“What have you surrounded yourself with this morning”  Two words: my cat.  He’s running around like a crazy person, and trying to topple over my pile of books.

Mini-Challenge #3 (from hour 3, during which I finally got out of bed)

Favorite Female Character in a book:  Buffy (I know it’s based on tv, but still!)
Favorite Male Character in a book:  Probably not of all time, but right now I’m a little bit in love with The Sandman
Favorite Side Kick in a book:  Biff from Lamb
Favorite Couple in a Book: Hmm…maybe the Time Traveler’s Wife?
Favorite Book Series: Wheel of Time
Favorite Author: Zadie Smith
Favorite Book Cover: Hush Hush (though I’ve not read it)
Favorite Book of 2009 Book that came out in 2009 or book I read in 2009?  Because probably The Time Traveler’s Wife was my fav read of last year.