Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Just a Few More Pages.....



How true is this?  If I have a good book, I get sucked into a readers time warp.  I'll read until I'm certain twenty minutes have passed, only to see the clock and realize I've been reading for well over an hour.  I don't know where the time goes, but that's the power of a really good book, isn't it.

This almost always happens to me right before I go to bed.  It will be 10:30 and I'll think, ''Oh it's early still.  I'll just read for a few minutes and call it a night."    Then I'll look up at midnight and wonder why I'm still awake.  I love sleep.  Why have I delayed sleeping?  But it's that age old question, "What's going to happen to my character next?"  That's what I love about clever writing.  I love not knowing exactly what's going to happen next, but dying to find out.

I'm currently reading "One Day" as I mentioned in yesterdays post.  I'm always on the hunt for a great book that makes me want to stay up late and find out what happens next.   I love recommendations!  Gimme all you got!
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6 comments:

  1. Daniel BramletteJuly 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    currently plowing through "World War Z," check it out....soooooooooo good:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z

    incidentally Brad Pitt is making a movie out of the book but the filmmaking is going poorly:

    http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-06-13/news/32220076_1_movie-paramount-film-group-president-max-brooks

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  2. Daniel BramletteJuly 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    btw totally agree about the "just a few pages" phenomenon...it's plagued me my whole life

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  3. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    I'm reading vampire academy, it's incredible so far

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  4. UnknownJuly 13, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    This happens to me all the time... though I admit I read to escape :)I don't even try to psyche myself into believing it will only be a few pages anymore... if It's good I could easily read a whole book in one sitting.

    The last books I read were the Fifty Shades series and I read the latest installment of Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series and Charlaine Harris' latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series... I've been at a loss for something good to read ever since!

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  5. UnknownDecember 21, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons). Promise it'll be the fastest 3,000+ pages you've ever read, and you'll be dying for the next book (which, incidentally, was suposed to be out by now).

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  6. UnknownAugust 29, 2013 at 3:57 AM

    Wow! she's beautiful no matter what you do ...try it with her with robert it's looks cool i'm sure...

    Anastasia Steele has finally responded to rumors that he's a favorite to play this role
    50 shades movie

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