I happened to see a Twitter conversation about this month's #Weirdathon, yesterday, and immediately signed up because I am nothing if not weird and therefore I'm a fan of weirdness and weird events.
The sign-up goes on through Saturday and you can read the entire thread about #Weirdathon, here. I can't get to some of the books on my long list, at the moment, but I'll post a picture when I've at least got most of what I'm considering. In the meantime, the books on my mental planning list:
- Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch
- The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
- Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
It's the Margaret Atwood titles that I can't get to: Oryx and Crake, Alias Grace. And, because I'm weird, all titles are subject to being thrown back on the shelf and changed for others, at any time. I can definitely get into a weird event, especially if it also involves #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks.
Addendum: I've started reading Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote and one of my F2F group's members has already declared that it's weird. So, maybe that counts. Maybe not. I'm finding it typically Southern and loving the language.
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I loved Like Water for Chocolate. I'll look forward to hearing what you think. I'm still deciding if I'm going to sign up. I think she said we can sign up through March 5th. I wonder if fairy tale retellings are weird enough for this?
ReplyDeleteWahoo! Glad to know you loved LWFC. I knew I had to be holding onto that book for some reason. ;)
DeleteYep, you have till March 5 and I'm pretty sure she said anything you consider weird is fine. So, if a fairy tale retelling seems weird to you, go for it. I think we all have different ways of interpreting the word "weird" in regard to books -- great that she's allowing it to be so broadly defined.
I was so close to signing up for this as well but decided not to at the last minute. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what possessed me to actually sign up for a challenge -- I usually don't do that, ever. But, I'm looking forward to some weird reading. :)
DeleteHave fun! I am sure you will enjoy whatever you read and the Margaret Atwood's were so good!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly! Have to get the scaffold out to get to the Atwoods. Srsly. They're waaaay up high.
DeleteI've been blogging about books that I read back in 1996 (it's my Looking Back feature on Fridays) and I noticed that I read Like Water for Chocolate in March of 1996. I thought it was great and would you believe I read it in ONE day! Oh, for the days of being a SAHM. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it. Like Water for Chocolate seems to be a much-loved title.
DeleteFunny, I almost never read anything in a single day. My reading time is right before bed. I feel like a complete bum if I read during the daytime, so I just don't.
I've probably only read one or two books (as an adult) in a single day. I'm pretty sure I had nothing else going on in my life in 1996 other than mowing 3 acres, cooking, cleaning and going to the gym. Like you, I feel like a complete bum if I spend any large amount of time reading during the day. My weekends are full, although I do look forward to the day when we're retired and I can spend a few hours reading in the middle of the day rather than the 20-30 minutes at night before I fall asleep.
DeleteSo, it must have really captured your interest, then, yes?
DeleteMost definitely. I can still envision several scenes in my minds-eye and would love to read it again. Let me know when you decide to read it and maybe I'll pull it off my shelf and give it another read. BTW, if you rent the movie, be sure not to get the one that's been dubbed rather than captioned. Big mistake!
DeleteI'll let you know when I get to it, Les! I've gone from not feeling like reading at all to wanting to read everything at once (and not finishing anything). Fingers crossed I actually finish a book, soon, so I can move on. :)
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