05.Oct.2009 Sunday Salon: Events Galore!
Somehow there are LOTS of things going on at the moment and I can’t resist to join!
1) Japanese Literature Read-along, hosted by Tanabata. The first book is I Am Cat by Natsume Soseki, which I’ve been meaning to read for the longest time. So this is a great push for me!
Schedule: Volume 1 – Nov 15, Volume 2 – Dec 15, Volume 3 – Jan 15
2) Japanese Literature Book Group (bi-monthly), also hosted by Tanabata. It starts with Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata, but since I read Snow Country by Kawabata earlier this year and didn’t love it, I decided to pass. The second book is The Professor and the Housekeeper by Yoko Ogawa though and it’s one I’ve been wanting to read and the discussion is not due until next year, so I’m in!
Schedule: 25 Jan 2010
3) Dewey’s 24 hour read-a-thon is coming again! The read-a-thon always starts near midnight for me so I usually sleep for the first several hours and still wake up for the last hours — more quiet hours because everybody else at the other part of the world starts sleeping. Since I’m such a slow reader, the most number of book that I finished during a read-a-thon was one (while others just churn out books after books like book reading factory. Seriously!). Well, not this time! I went to library yesterday and got a few children books. So that’s my secret weapon.
Schedule: 24 October 2009
4) Wilkie Collins tour hosted by The Classics Circuit (that’s Rebecca and friends). The concept of the Classics Circuit is something similar with book tour, except that its purpose is to promote dead authors instead of newly published books. I just acquired The Woman in White last week (before I knew Wilkie Collins would be the first author tour) so it’s perfect timing!
Schedule: ~ 2 Nov – 4 Dec 2009
5) Dracula read-along, hosted by Fizzy Thoughts. Okay I admit it, I love the banner above so much I just need to join! Plus, Dracula is one that I NEED to read.
Schedule: October 2009
After I signed up for the last two, I went to flip through the two books and immediately sank into panic mode. WHAT WAS I THINKING? The first and the last time I read something from 1800s was Wuthering Heights and it was NOT a quick read (enjoyed it though). There is just NO WAY I could finish one in October, let alone TWO! Was thinking to just back out from both and pretend it never happened.
But then I re-checked the schedule of Wilkie Collins tour and it’s actually in November, not October. So if I get a day in early December… I may just be able to make it. *cross fingers*
One event that I wish I could’ve joined is New Zealand Challenge as October is New Zealand book month. WHY October? Of all months, all reading things must pick October for the party. I’ve never read anything by a Kiwi before and that’s a shame because we’re neighbours. Well, if I were to join the challenge, I would’ve picked Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones. Just saying.
Another event that I may be joining is Hello Japan!, hosted by Tanabata (who else?). Hello Japan! is a monthly mini-challenge about anything Japan. October task is to read or watch something spooky, scary, and Japanese, of course. I just read Strangers by Taichi Yamada, but finished it about a day before the even started, so it probably doesn’t count.. Or I can gush over Battle Royale and Death Note as they’re the most awesomest things ever created by the Japanese.
I’m kinda exhausted just by listing all these events going on in blogosphere. Must breath.
Let me close this post by pointing you to these two lovely bloggers who have passed me the Let’s Be Friends award:
Suko from Suko’s Notebook and Gnoe from Graasland
Thank you ladies! I hope you know how much I appreciate you coming here as my bloggy friends. <3
Are you joining any of the events above?
mee 
