Hello Read-a-thon challenge takers! How are you guys doing? Has your vision started to blur yet? Do you have your coffee by your side? Have the characters you're reading about started to converse with you in waking dreams? If not, there's still time.
On to the challenge...
(Drumroll, drumroll, etc.)
Your mission, which you MUST accept, is to turn to page 23 of the book you're currently reading (or the nearest page with text on it) and find the most entertaining phrase to complete the following sentence:
"I would rather read than _____________ any night!"
Post your sentence in the comments section for all of our amusement! Fight through the exhaustion! We know you can do it!!
Don't forget to mention which book your new sentence of awesomeness comes from! There will be a prize for one winner (the choice of three books from the Readathon organizers and contributers. You can check out the the list of prizes here)
Happy reading! ;)
Shel and Monica
(Update 2:30: Monica Look! Look at all these *comments*! I'm feeling flush with success, Shel, how about you? Or... or maybe that's the fatigue talking....)
(Update 3:30: Monica Keep them coming, guys! We're going to keep it going for another hour and a half, which is plenty of time for y'all to start a *second* book!)
Update 5:01: Shel Stop! STOP NOW! 92 responses!!! Gad zooks, readers. You're all awesome!!!!! We'll announce the winner soon. I must call Monica..and possibly summon her back from the warm and loving arms of Lady DeathSleep.
(Update 5:19: Monica I know, aren't they so awesome? I want to keep them all for our very own, like a gigantic posting reading posse, but... I am not under any illusions. We all know they're in it for the FANTASTIC PRIZES THANK YOU READATHON!)
Let's go
ReplyDeleteLet's go, chip in, it's time to cheer,
It's simple, yell what you hear,
Go Reader Go,
Go Reader Go,
Fire up and scream,
Read
Read Read!
Go Shel!!
I would rather read than draw my initial on the window's frosty pains any night!
ReplyDeleteCross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
I would rather read than HAVE SEX every night.
ReplyDeleteCyber Cinderella by Christina HOpkinson
"I would rather read than mix a lot of sawdust any night!"
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than wear jackets with large brightly-colored checks any night!"
"I would rather read than use my brains any night!"
Matilda by Roald Dahl =)
"I would rather read than moo goo gai pan any night!"
ReplyDeleteEating My Words by Mimi Sheraton
The exhaustion is getting to me. I've barely read the last few hours I'm so tired.
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I'd rather read than wonder if i look weird any night
I would rather read than (I) sit up and comfort myself with the reminder that it was just a dream - I have been dreaming this and now I'm awake any night!
ReplyDeleteSentence from page 23 of Bloodroot by Susan Wittig Albert
"I would rather read than socialize with the hired help any night!"
ReplyDeleteLiving with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
Oh and that was from Hold Still by Nina LaCour
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than permit myself one glance at the Cullen family's table."
ReplyDeletetwilight by stephenie meyer
I would rather read than pretend to be looking in his eyes any night!
ReplyDeleteBetween Me and the River by Carrie Host
I would rather read than balloon any night!
ReplyDeleteGosh darn it, The Burn Journals, why did you have to make page 23 one of the pages with only 1-2 sentences on it? :|
I would rather read than 'start the day off on the right foot' any night!
ReplyDeleteThe Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti!!!
jennifer @ www.myteatimeisbooktime.blogspot.com
"I would rather read than pay premium salaries, living expenses, and moving expenses any night!"
ReplyDeleteGarden Spells- Sarah Addison Allen
I would rather read than trade my parents for anything anynight.
ReplyDeleteTaken by The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
Cindy
princessbookie.com
I would rather read than be 'married off to some unlanded, unblooded upstart who wishes to use me for his own ambition.'
ReplyDeleteThe Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
Fun mini challenge
"I would rather read than flush becomingly with rage any night!"
ReplyDeleteRobin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown
"I would rather read than have spells of manic loquaciousness any night!"
ReplyDeleteOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
"I would rather read than store all my books in the basement any night!"
ReplyDelete~ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
I would rather read than find a pile of horse dung every night.
ReplyDeleteDial H for Hitchcock by Susan Kandel
I would rather read than "throw the Huns back where they came from" any night!
ReplyDeletefrom Night of Flames by Douglas Jacobson
From Shakespeare's Christmas, I would rather read that [be] covered with consumer goods any night.
ReplyDeleteI would rather read then scrape corn flakes out of the bottom of a plastic potty any night!
ReplyDelete(Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
I would rather read than [try] to remember where I [am] and what [is] going on any night!
ReplyDeleteDoppelganger- David Stahler Jr.
I would rather read than be a slut any night!
ReplyDeleteSorry, my page is not very helpful tonight ;-) My book is 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
I would rather read than begin in Heidelberg any night!
ReplyDeleteFrom Vogelein, Clockwork Faerie by Jane Irwin.
I would rather read than splodge orange paint any night!
ReplyDeleteStill currently reading High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
I would rather read than camp on the roof any night!
ReplyDeleteFrom page 23 of The Cradle by Patrick Somerville.
I would rather read than provide recreation for British armed forces personnel any night!
ReplyDeleteHome, memior of Julie Andrews
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ReplyDeleteI would rather read than phone James, to clear the air, to apologize any night!
ReplyDeleteAgatha Raisin & the Love From Hell by M.C. Beaton
Great challenge idea! Thanks for helping keep us all going in the wee hours.
"I would rather read than be sophisticated enough any night!"
ReplyDeleteChances of a lifetime - Warren Christopher
I would rather read than sit in the back of the Dursley's car any night!!
ReplyDeleteCan you guess which book I'm reading?!? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!!!
I would rather read than "arrange an accident" any night!
ReplyDeleteFrom Catching Fire.
"I would rather read than 'degenerage into hideous pupprts' any night!"
ReplyDeleteCompliments of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde...
: )
I would rather read than palpitate outside the door any night.
ReplyDeleteI would rather read than continually see fairies in the wood any night.
~The Coming of the Fairies by Arthur Conan Doyle
There are some funny ones. Thanks for the giggles.
"I would rather read than be randomly dumped in different limbo coops any night!"
ReplyDeleteArch Enemy by Frank Beddor
sorry for the deleted post...forgot to put book title in first one!
I would rather read than work like a bloomin' slave any night!
ReplyDeleteSkellig by David Almond (actually from page 22 because page 23 barely had any text :p)
What a great and fun challenge :p
I would rather read than GO TO THE BARRACKS TO FETCH PICO any night.
ReplyDeletecool challenge
OOOPS...I'm such a bad typist...
ReplyDeleteLet's try this again!!!
"I would rather read than 'degenerate into hideous puppets' any night!"
It's PUPPETS, not Pupprts....LOL...
Oscar Wilde would be scandalized!
; )
I would rather read than be buying another book to send to daddy in prison any night!
ReplyDeletefrom Shelf Life edited by Gary Paulson
I would rather read than [be] crusted over with some dried-up goopy stuff any night!
ReplyDeleteFrom The Time Travelers, Linda Buckley-Archer.
Fun challenge, and easy enough to manage at this late hour :)
I would rather read than pretend to faint any night!
ReplyDeleteThe Funny Thing Is...by Ellen Degeneres
I would rather read than drink a small bottle of sake from the hotel fridge any night!
ReplyDeletefrom Hardboiled and Hard Luck, Banana Yoshimoto :)
"I would rather read than be turned by a handsome face or a large fortune or a title, or the prospect of being mistress in a great house any night!"
ReplyDelete--p. 23 of Mr. Darcy's Dream
Kimm
oregonkimm(at)gmail(dot)com
sorry, that was from The Farming of Bones - great read so far.
ReplyDeleteI would rather read than steal all the glory any night!
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
http://scoffeepie.livejournal.com/467921.html
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than be marked as an easy target any night!"
ReplyDeletefrom The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Hahaha, this is a fun one!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately my page has only an inch of words!!! Not fair.
I would rather read than be an old maid.
I would rather read than speculate away half a billion in quick stock turnovers any night.
ReplyDeleteThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I would rather read than "whoop and howl [my] way headlong down 1,500 feet of loose sliding screes" any night."
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from Touching the void by Joe Simpson
"I would rather read than successfully struggle to overcome barbarism any night!"
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I would rather read than becom[e] a grandmother at forty any night!
ReplyDelete-- from THE DAY WATCH by Sergei Lukyanenko
I would rather read than lay some bathroom tile any night!
ReplyDeletefrom "What we talk about when we talk about love" by Raymond Carver
I would rather read than get in touch with your inner fairy any night!
ReplyDeleteBellwether by Connie Willis
I posted under my daughters name by mistake so I deleted it and will try this again.
ReplyDeleteI would rather read than be an old maid any night.
From "Crossing Over" by Ruth Irene Carrett
I would rather read than POUR A MUG OF WORMWOOD TEA DOWN HER THROAT any night.
ReplyDeleteThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
I would rather read than follow a stream upriver, collecting rocks and pinecones any night!
ReplyDeleteFrom The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
I would rather read than become so spoiled and lazy that I no longer worry and be surprised by the spinelessness of stuffed animals any night!
ReplyDeleteAmberville by Tim Davys
What a creative challenge!!
I just finished my last book and can't decide on what to read next. Uhm... *makes a quick decision on her next read* "Wise Child" by Monica Furlong. A reread that one.
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than glow in the dark like rubies any night!"
*waves pompoms* You can do it!
I would rather read than set her keys down on the bar any night!
ReplyDeleteWitch Blood by Anya Bast
I would rather read than test [my] new liberties, personal and geographical any night.
ReplyDeleteBlack Dogs by Ian McEwan
I would rather read that pick up a lance, get hold of a horse, and trounce that big cavalry officer Harald any night.
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny.
"I would rather read than be stroking the horses nose any night!"
ReplyDeleteAsh, Malinda Lo
Great idea!
I would rather read than have all eyes in the Savoy on me every night!
ReplyDeleteA Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
"I would rather read than reach for the whipped cream any night"
ReplyDeleteBig Boned by Meg Cabot
I would rather read than build a mechanical bronze head any night!
ReplyDeleteOoops, sorry. That's from Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
ReplyDeleteI'd rather read than watch over your exploits any night!
ReplyDeleteBeowulf trans. Seamus Heaney
Only phrase on the whole page that fits grammatically correctly since every other verb was past tense or participle.
"I would rather read than vie so mightily for the partiality of Lucifer any night!"
ReplyDeleteFrom Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason
fun one!
ReplyDeleteFrom Neil Gaiman's Dream Country
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than plan to write a play any night!"
Not too entertaining, but hey I'm reading a graphic novel - not a lot of word choice on one page! :)
"I would rather read than be a small lump surrounded by stained concrete any night!"
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than be summoning a demon any night!"
"I would rather read than reach out with my arcane sense any night!"
From Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
I'd rather read than remain behind to keep guard by the grave any night!
ReplyDeleteThe Vampire of Ropraz by Jacques Chessex
I would rather read than muss them up, just a little, any night!
ReplyDeleteVision in White by Nora Roberts
Monica, you've won our $15 eBay gift certificate from the "Give me 5" mini challenge. Congrats! Please email me from my profile so I can email you your gift certificate.
ReplyDeleteI would rather read than be spun like a limp doll held by a willful child any night!
ReplyDeleteAsh by Malinda Lo
Great challenge!
Hope I'm not too late for this - I took a short nap. Hem. My sentence is:
ReplyDeleteI would rather read than watch the movements of treetops and windblown trash any night!
:)
I would rather read than sit in a tiny rocking chair and wear little rat glasses and be voiced by Judi Dench or Hellen Mirren.
ReplyDeleteThis is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
I did 4 of them in my latest post.
ReplyDeletehttp://bibliofreakblog.com/memes/readathon-post-wings/
to put them all together it would be: than scribbling away a translation of Old Arabic to English with flamboyant ostrich feathers at church and when I look up everyone is crying.
they come from Turn of the Screw, The Koran, The People of the Book, and Alex & Me.
i would rather read than go into the house with the dead kid any night!
ReplyDeleteDave
mrlatts@gmail.com
Ok, I'm back with the challenge piece. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd rather read than be marked as an easy target any night!
Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
I would rather read than spill some beans.
ReplyDeleteA Date You Can't Refuse by Harley Jane Kozak
I'd rather read than have my peddles curl up a little more.
ReplyDeleteThrough the Looking Glass by Lewis Carol
I would rather read than threw open a heavy door any night!
ReplyDeleteDracula by Bram Stoker
You're so close now you can taste it! There's only one thing left to do: read! Read! Read! [and maybe dance a bit ;) )]
ReplyDeleteI would rather read than edit a series of books any night!
ReplyDeleteIt's from 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. Thats all I could find bcoz the rest of the story is in past tense which doesn't quite fit in :)
"I would rather read than watch the boy wollen and bruised from the birth- tongs any night!"
ReplyDeletePage 23, Judah's Lion by Anne Caston (poetry)
I would rather read than "sitting in the VIP enclosure at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, watching the Second Test match against England..." :)
ReplyDelete"I would rather read than drad Guy's mattress into my room any night!"
ReplyDelete(Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty)
"I would rather read than plow that good stuff under and put it in soy any night!"
ReplyDeleteKage Baker's Empress of Mars
You've done great so far. Ready for the last stretch?! Come on. GO GO GO. Cheering for you from Copenhagen, Denmark.
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