The Out With A Bang Readathon is officially over.
Did you guys get a lot of books read?
I didn’t really have a chance to read very much, but I *did* finish listening to the audio book of Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card.
I had a lot of fun reading about all of the characters you guys were getting to know and who they could have been in a past life.
Thank you guys *so* much for putting up with my super-hard challenge. I know it was a little out-of-the-box, but I think it was fun. Right? Maybe?
I wanted to take a brief moment to highlight some of my favorites, and share my thoughts:
Gabrielle from The Mod Podge Bookshelf:
“I am reading The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy. The Wickedest of the Wickeds could have been Cruella De Ville in a past life; they both have an affinity for skinning things alive, or so to speak. And I chose her because the bad girls are always the most fun to compare to.”
101 Dalmatians was one of my *favorite* movies growing up. I’m going to have to check out The Cinderella Society just so I can see what Gabrielle means by The Wickedest of the Wickeds “skinning things alive.” ::shudder::
Nikki from Wicked Awesome Books:
“I’m reading Across the Universe by Beth Revis and I’m focusing on the character of 16 year old Elder.
Elder could easily have been Galileo in a past life for numerous reasons. Elder lives on a shipped named Godspeed, where he has never seen the universe that surrounds him, but he is stunned when he believes he sees stars. That reminds me immensely of Galileo. Aside from that, the two of them grew up in a society that told/tells them what to believe, but neither of them will believe it. Elder and Galileo stand firmly behind their own beliefs, despite what others may think or say.”
Elder could easily have been Galileo in a past life for numerous reasons. Elder lives on a shipped named Godspeed, where he has never seen the universe that surrounds him, but he is stunned when he believes he sees stars. That reminds me immensely of Galileo. Aside from that, the two of them grew up in a society that told/tells them what to believe, but neither of them will believe it. Elder and Galileo stand firmly behind their own beliefs, despite what others may think or say.”
I finished Across the Universe last week and I *loved* Elder. I can totally see the similarities between him and Galileo. I really like what Nikki said about him growing up in a society that tells them what to believe but defying that. I think she described Elder exactly.
Kai from Fiction State of Mind:
“I’m Reading Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber Its a Starwars book with Zombies (I can’t EXPRESS the level of happiness having these two things together gives me!) So Im Picking Han Solo! I think he could be reincarnated from Robin Of Locksley aka Robin Hood. They both had prices on their heads
they both were caught up in Rebellions they never thought they would be a part of much less lead and they both had a way with the ladies. Though robin Hood’s exploits were mostly fictional there are factual accounts of his outlaw status and poaching charges:)
I picked Han because well I’m a Geek girl and he’s my favorite scoundrel.”
they both were caught up in Rebellions they never thought they would be a part of much less lead and they both had a way with the ladies. Though robin Hood’s exploits were mostly fictional there are factual accounts of his outlaw status and poaching charges:)
I picked Han because well I’m a Geek girl and he’s my favorite scoundrel.”
I love the idea of Star Wars and Zombies together! This is something that The Nerd would totally love. And I can totally see the similarities between Han and Robin Hood. And “outlaw” who is really just a good guy in disguise.
Ok, enough from me. I’m sure you guys are all just waiting on me to pick the winner, right?
::grins::
Well, wait no further!
The winner, as selected by a random number generator, is…
(There were three comments that weren’t entries to the giveaway, so there were only 20 total entries.)
Kritter will receive a *signed* copy of The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller and some swag!
I’ve e-mailed her asking for her contact information. She has 48 hours to respond or I will be forced to choose another winner.
You can read some of the other comments on the original post.
A very big thanks to Casey from The Bookish Type and Heather from Book-Savvy for hosting the readathon.
And thanks to all of you for your commitment to end the year with a bang!
Happy Reading!
Congratulations to all the winners! And a very big thank you to you, Arena, for hosting a challenge! It was great to work with you again!! Happy New Year!