This week’s musing (again, thanks to Squidoo), asks…
What’s the last thing you stayed up half the night reading because it was so good you couldn’t put it down?
What’s the last thing you stayed up half the night reading because it was so good you couldn’t put it down?
When was the last time I was up all night reading? Well, actually, I am up a few nights every week, reading into the wee hours. But it does not actually answer the question because I am not reading at 3 a.m. because the book is so good. No, if you remember my odd work schedule you will know that I am up reading at those hours because I am working, and reading is what I do in between my duties. At 1, 2, 3 a.m., when other things have settled down and before they start up again at 5 a.m. or so, I do a fair bit of reading to pass the time and stay alert. As least as alert as is possible when the body is say "Hey, we should be in dreamland Caite!"
I work a twelve hour shift, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a couple of days..then off for a couple...then 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for a couple...then off a couple again...repeat!
So the fact that I am awake and reading when most of the USA is asleep does not mean I have found a book that I can not put down.
Because, to tell you the truth, that has not been my experience in the last month or two. I am not sure if it is the books...or me...but I have hit a few duds recently. I have started and put down maybe 6-7 books, 40 or 50 pages into it, just not caught up. But I do certainly know what it is to be so caught up in a book that you can't put it down, knowing that there are other things you should be doing, including going to sleep. It has just been so long that I can't remember what the title was.
Ok, looking back on recent reviews, I see that is not really totally true. Safe From The Sea is a book that I really liked as I remember it, I spent the good part of a day, when I had many other things I should have been doing, reading it. True it was day time, sun out and everything...but same idea
Yes, I am so sleepy right now, but not because I was up half the night reading, but because it is 4:30 a.m., a time that one way or the other, I am almost always awake at.
I don't think that all books are meant to be the 'cannot put down' kind. If it's a thriller/horror/suspense, sure, but there are also really good books that are more philosophical/cerebral that are as good/better but they're easier to set aside to read for later...
ReplyDeleteHere's my Musing Mondays (Jan 31)!
I value my sleep too much to stay up all night reading, BUT I did read "The Human Bobby" in one sitting. And sometimes I will get to wrapped up in a book I will put everything aside and finish it (Before I Fall!!).
ReplyDeleteI think that is an excellent point! Some books need to be read slowly, given some room to breathe.
ReplyDeleteSandy, I bought that book based on your recommendation. Maybe it is time to dig it out and read it!
ReplyDeleteWhen do you ever sleep? That seems like a gruelling schedule.
ReplyDeleteI have a precise plan...and I can not things like books get in my way.
ReplyDeleteActually, I love this schedule..love it.
I usually finish my book in the day time and don't start another in the night...
ReplyDeleteHere is my Monday: Mailbox/What Are You Reading?/Musings post!
I am usually a nocturnal reader and if a book has enthralled me, I will read till I am finished no matter the time. Check out my answer for this week'sMonday Musing?
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I could not work that schedule ... no matter how good the book!
ReplyDeleteWOW...you do have crazy work hours! Have you read Water for Elephants? That's a great one for keeping you awake and interested. I think I finished it in one of those late-night reads!
ReplyDeleteSorry you've read a couple of duds lately. May better reads come your way.
ReplyDeleteWOW, i couldn't really even stay awake for that long! and thanx for dropping by my blog! :D (btw, u should read the last book of the Hunger Games, it's really worth the read!)
ReplyDeleteRabiah @ Confessions of a Readaholic
I'll read as long as I can keep my eyes open at night -- most of the time, that's not long, though. I hate the dud books that you start and never finish. Especially when I've paid for them! My latest that I really enjoyed and is our February book club selection is The Gift of Rain. Long and a war story, but very good.
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