I've officially started my 48 hours of reading as of 6:15 pm when I arrived at my bus stop and cracked open my first book....Here is my stack (making my stack is always one of my favorite parts of the whole challenge. Beginnings are always so full of promise and frisking optimism....I like looking at other people's stacks too. Not that I'm competitive or anything (la la la), but it's fun to see what other people are reading!
I do think mine is aesthetically pleasing, although I take points off myself for having some upside-down books (and I think it's bad form to have a book with no title on the cover--that tapestry-esque one in my pile is a book called The Broken Thread, for those who were wondering).
Here's what I'd like to see--a gallery of before and after pile pictures. In my after picture, the petals of the rose will have fallen onto the remaining books, lending a tired, gentle melancholy to the whole ensemble.
This year I'll be contributing to Reading is Fundamental, as requested by Mother Reader--either one dollar per book, or one dollar per hour, whichever is greater.
Do join the fun, even if you can't (like me) promise to spend all that much time reading! It's a lovely way to feel all comradely in our reading.
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That is a lovely photograph of your books, they are very pleasing :-)
ReplyDeleteNow I need to go start reading mine.
Love that pile of books! Can't wait to see what you think of them...
ReplyDeleteI like your stack! (Huh, that doesn't sound right somehow...)
ReplyDeleteSome of my books are going to end up being read on Kindle. My MIL lent me her old Kindle with a bunch of random stuff on it and so I'll probably end up reading some literary fiction and such. Either that or some of the pile that's been sitting around for a while taunting me...
Looking forward to seeing how much of the stack you get through! Good luck with the challenge.
ReplyDeleteHey, Charlotte, let's see if Pam is up for a game of "lighter than air" later. We could totally lift her over Skype, don't you think? (Yeah, the whole slumber party air is making me punchy. And I am way jealous of your stack pictures. I'll have to improve next year!)
ReplyDeleteWe could get a ouji (sp?) board...that would be fun. But let's not flour each others hair. (do boys ever do that to each other?)
DeleteYour stack is lovely, Charlotte. I didn't take a picture of mine, because I wasn't completely committed to some of them. I'm retaining the right to pick other titles off the shelf, especially tomorrow ;-) Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteYour picture is much more aesthetically pleasing than mine! (twitterpic.) I also have A Confusion of Princes on audiobook, but forgot to include my iPod in the photo. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a before and after pile. I was thinking about taking pictures of mine, but I think I would get discouraged...I went a little overboard at my library and now have at least 30 books to choose from this weekend.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading!
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I didn't take a before picture, but I'll try to be sure to take an after pile! I like seeing the books gathered together.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture! You've inspired me to take a picture of my books, maybe after the challenge, to show what I've actually accomplished...happy reading!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture of your pile! My pile basically consists of every book that I've been meaning to read, not what I could realistically read in 48 hours (and mine will probably be more like 24 hours), but I do hope to have a dent in it by the end of the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing pictures of your TBR books. Partly because I'm always curious about what other people are reading, but mostly because of where you keep your books. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the picture and the comment you make about the progression of rose petals! Thank you, thank you for your pledge to RIF, we are deeply appreciative! Book People Unite!
ReplyDeleteThe pleasure is mine, and thank you for appreciating my rose petal remark!
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