Classics Club Readathon

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The Classics Club is holding its 2nd Annual Readathon!  And for once, a readathon will be happening at a time when I actually have a chance of participating.  In fact, I'll need a readathon, with all the events I'm signed up for in January!*  So I am signing up, and I hope you will too.


The readathon will be on Saturday, January 4, starting at 8am EST, which is 5am in my time zone.  I think I will probably not get up that early, nor will I stay up until 5am the next day!  But I will try to spend as much time as possible reading.




*In January, I have committed myself to the Children's Literature Event, the Vintage SF Not-A-Challenge, the Eugene Onegin readalong, and Long-Awaited Reads Month, plus the CC will be focusing on Shakespeare/Elizabethan England.  It's ridiculous and I can't wait.  I already have a pile of old SF titles and LAR books waiting.

Comments

  1. AmyDecember 19, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    I haven't yet participated in a Classics Club event, or a readathon, but they always sound so appealing. This one might just be possible, as we have no travel plans this winter break.

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  2. JeanDecember 19, 2013 at 10:00 PM

    Yeah, do the readathon with me!

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  3. AmyDecember 20, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    I really want to--keep your fingers crossed that nothing comes up to prevent me, hehe.

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  4. DesereeDecember 22, 2013 at 5:12 AM

    I have not participated in this particular read-a-thon. This would be a good time for me to read Wilkie Collin's Moonstone. I read the Woman in White and really enjoyed it.

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  5. JeanDecember 22, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    Oh, the Moonstone is really interesting! And surprisingly favorable to the mysterious strangers I'm not going to tell you about.

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  6. amanda @ simplerpastimesDecember 22, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    I'm really looking forward to the readathon too! Although, I'd say I don't need it as badly as you do. So many events you have for January! I hope you enjoy all of them as much as you are anticipating.

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