But.
There was such a book last year: Wonder, a middle-grade that was on everyone's list. If it buzzed any more, it would've been a swarm of bees :-) So I avoided it...
But then two different librarians recommended it to me with such heartfelt excitement, I couldn't not read it. Because those librarians know their business, we all know this. So I picked up Wonder, and started reading it. And I finished it in one sitting.
I don't remember the last time I did that... And it wasn't like it was the perfect book--there were things I liked and didn't like, which is pretty normal--but it had me hooked. I felt a little like I was a kid again, reading the latest book waaaay past my bedtime.
Do you ever read books in one sitting? Have you ever? What was the book?
For each of the last three Harry Potter books (talk about band wagons), I bought the book at the midnight release and finished within 24 hours. Not quite straight through. I did nap and eat, but pretty dang close.
ReplyDeleteI, too, get put off by books that are hyped up. Chances are I won't read them. I used to read books in one sitting in my school and college days, finishing as many as four books a week. Now I have ASD! I still read war, western and espionage novels relatively fast.
ReplyDeleteIt's somehow better, I think to read them in one go. Harder when you're an adult though, unless you set aside a specific day :-)
ReplyDeleteMy son was nuts about Wonder and my agent wants me to read it. You've now pushed me over the edge. I'm diving in :)
ReplyDeleteWell worth it, Victoria. A great character study for us writers...
ReplyDeleteNot since I was a kid and then I did it all the time.
ReplyDeleteAs an adult, it's harder to put up with the sleep deprivation...
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