Kate at Reading Through Infinity is organizing an Easter readathon and since I've got my weekend free (which when the world is normal barely happens), I'll join in the fun.
I'll choose only 2 books as my TBR since I'm a slow and fitful reader (and window cleaning is on the task list this weekend too ugh). Both will match one of the prompts Kate has suggested:
Read a book involving family/friends:
(Corfu Trilogy #1)
by Gerald Durrell
Synopsis:
When the unconventional
Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate,
they do what any sensible family would do: sell their house and relocate
to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu. My Family and Other Animals
was intended to embrace the natural history of the island but ended up
as a delightful account of Durrell's family's experiences, from the many
eccentric hangers-on to the ceaseless procession of puppies, toads,
scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and
butterflies into their home.
I always long to travel and now that it's not possible, even more so. This book will transport me to Greece at least in mind.
Read a book that's under 250 pages:
by John Wyndham
Synopsis:
In the sleepy English
village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the
inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and
everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are
discovered to be pregnant.
The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blond, all are golden-eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others. This brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realization dawns on the world outside...
The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blond, all are golden-eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others. This brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realization dawns on the world outside...
A modern classic sci-fi, simply because I haven't read sci-fi for months.
What are you planning to do on Easter weekend? What are you planning to read?
If you feel like joining Kate's readathon make sure you comment on her blog post to be eligible for participating in her giveaway too.
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