For those of you who read my posts for the medical stuff-and-stuff, I’m sorry, but I like the reading thing… and my university has gracefully given me a day off study day, so it seemed appropriate.
Next week I’ll be participating in Bout of Books v.05. What is BoB, you ask? It is a week-long read-a-thon “usually from 12:01am on a Monday through 11:59pm on a Sunday in whatever time zone you are in”. It is low pressure, so participants are asked to set goals in order to read more than they usually do, and that’s about it. There are challenges too, and a grand prize (which is a blog re-design, how cool?).
Cool thing is: I’m on a four week theory block and next week is only the second week. So I think I can do it. Yay.
Books I aim to read:
- Dracula by Bram Stoker (I’ve actually already started this one for the Coursera Fantasy and Science Fiction course, but I think I’ll only finish it on Monday)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (unit 4 of FantasySF)
- The Day of First Sun by Sheryl Steines
She Wulf by Sheryl Steines (#3 and #4 are for the Novel Publicity blog tour coming soon)- Hana by Lauren Oliver
- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (unit 5 of FantasySF)
I don’t know how far I will get with this list, but I’m hoping to finish at least up to and including #4. Four books is quite a lot to read during term-time (holidays would have been a whole other kettle of fish, but it is not summer everywhere in the world).
I’ll be posting updates mostly on twitter using the #boutofbooks tag. Peace 
1. Never apologise for reading! Ha!
2. I’m in, too! Thanks for sharing.
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Oh wow, thank you! I must make work of these
I might have to steal that jpg one of these days. And turn it into a wall sized poster…
Also, loving the old-school portion of your list. You were going to have to read them anyway, right? Might as well read-a-thon them!
Exactly, I WAS going to have to read them anyway indeed
As for the jpeg, oh yes. I’ve just been thinking about all the bookish posters I’ll be sticking in my reading room (when I have a reading room, one day).
I like the picture too- it describes my week perfectly. I hope you enjoy the books. I liked Frankenstein. Have fun
I know right?! The picture is like, an avatar for all bookish people. Thanks for visiting
Love all the classics on your list
Good luck!!
Sarah E
http://fortunefavors11.blogspot.com/
Thank you – I think luck is what I’ll need
I need to get round to reading Frankenstein, I’ve been meaning to do it for years and still haven’t gotten round to it! Good luck with your goals and happy reading!
Thank you, thank you
To be honest, I don’t think I knew until a few weeks ago that Frankenstein and Dracula were first books. Or perhaps I just never thought about it that way. But in any case, these are the kind of books that I’d scarcely read if not with some motivation. An online course is motivation enough for me!
So glad you are joining us! Good luck with your goals and have fun!
Thank you! I’m sure I will be having fun
Hello and hooray! So excited for another week’s RaT-ing, even if I might not get much read again! Six days at work, one day off, three house viewings… and a partridge in a pear tree. You get the idea. I haven’t done my post yet, I might get one up this evening or maybe first thing tomorrow. Oooh, and I loved FRANKENSTEIN, it was so thoughtful and sad yet deliciously melodramatic at the same time. Okay, this is the worst, most jumbled comment ever… this doesn’t bode well for my reviewing prowess today! Laters dude…
Hah, thanks for the encouragement! I look forward to Frankenstein, then. And your reviewing is always superb
Nice list! I very much enjoyed Dracula and Frankenstein, they’re great books. I’m thinking about reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sometime soon.
Good luck with your goals (:
Celine ~ Nyx Book Reviews
My BoB Goal Post
Thank you
I just finished Dracula today (early) so I’ll start with Frankenstein tomorrow. I’m not usually good with horrors, but these don’t seem so bad!
Great goals! Hope you’re having fun so far =D
-Becky
http://bookbitereviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/bout-of-books-read-thon-goalsupdates.html