Task #15: A one-sitting book

[Nikki]

This week I read the script for the musical Dear Evan Hansen, listening to the soundtrack as I got to each song in the play. It was a great way to get the full context of each song without being able to see the show in person. And, of course, it was a one-sitting read. So maybe others would be interested in this or the idea of using another play for this challenge.

[Jessica]

I arrived home last night to my preordered copy of Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood by Mari Andrew - it arrived a day early and was a lovely improvement to an otherwise boring Monday. I've followed the artist/author on Instagram for a while now and love her work, so it was not a surprise that I devoured this in one short sitting. It's drawings/maps/charts with a handful of short essays mixed in, and it's highly relatable and charming.

[Ashley]

I didn't exactly mean to read this in one sitting, but You Will Know Me flew by!

[Ashley]

Doris wrote: "I read Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast for task #1 (posthumous publication), but it turned out to be a one-sitting book, as well."

I love that book. I read it again every couple of years around this time of year, when I'm waiting for spring.

[Karen]

I enjoyed this short story a lot but also made me feel uneasy too.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro byErnest Hemingway

[Brittany]

I read How to Talk to Girls at Parties today. I am obsessed with Neil Gaiman.

[Brittany]

Erica wrote: "Candace wrote: "This is one of the harder tasks for me, because I generally take my time reading. I am thinking a book of poetry or a comic book would work well here."

I read [book:The Sun and Her..."

I picked this book up a few years ago from a 'suggested by the librarians' table at the library and read it in one sitting. Its the day I fell in love with Neil Gaiman.

[Julie]

I just read Murder on the Orient Express for this. It's been a long time since I just sat down and read a book from cover to cover, so this was fun for me. I wish I could do that more often!

[Heather]

Rebound by Keame Alexander

Novel in verse about a teenage boy overcoming internal conflicts while learning to play basketball.

[Ashley]

I read "No Kids" by Corinne Maier. If you're looking for something a little more political with a solid dose of humour, it's a good one. It's about a hundred pages and a quick read. And don't be misled by the title: she's not anti-kids, as is quite evident in the book.

[Erin]

Help the Child by Toni Morrison. Disclaimer - I finished in 3 days, which is a record for me.

[Sherri]

I read a Cozy mystery. All-Buttered Short Dead ( Oxford Tearoom Mysteries 0.5) by H.Y.Hanna

[Caleb]

Read this on New Year's and it's a bit long for the challenge, but I did read it in one sitting: Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work. Really amazing book.

[Emily]

I read The Tales of Beedle the Bard for this task. I started and finished it today, in fact! Short and sweet.

[Wellington]

I read All Systems Red by Martha Wells for this challenge.

[Chantel]

planning to read Between the World and Me is by Ta-Nehisi Coates!

[Sheri]

I don't always have huge swaths of time to plow through something in one sitting, so I went with I Kill Giants. It was a graphic novel, so easy to read in just a an hour or so. I really loved it!

[Elizabeth]

I read “Here”. Amazing story-telling through pictures. Interesting account of various modern and ancient social norms.

[Sherri]

I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

[Mya]

Elizabeth wrote: "I read “Here”. Amazing story-telling through pictures. Interesting account of various modern and ancient social norms."

Elizabeth, is this the book you mean: Here, by Richard McGuire?

[Jolynne]

The Secret of the Stars

also

Long Way Down

also

The Legacy of Lucy Little Bear

[Monica]

I ended up reading Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" in one day.

[Amber]

I’m counting my comic book selection for this, since I’m supposed to be studying for my CPA exams, instead of reading for fun.

I read OilCan Drive by my friend Sean Tiffany (www.oilcandrive.com).

[Denise]

I read Killer Chef by James Patterson. It is a "book shot" book designed to be a quick read. It was interesting and quick. Finished it in about an hour.

[Melissa]

Here's a list of 23 short classics that might fit this challenge for some.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...

[xtnalogy]

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Will this count?

[Tracy]

My one sitting book was Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. I also read The Sun and Her Flowers this year, but I found Milk and Honey to be a more difficult volume of poetry. It was a little triggering and it made me cry. I think it took about an hour/ hour and half to read with some stops to digest what she was saying. Believe it or not, I think this was my first book of poems ever, excluding children poems that I have read to my kids or anything I was forced to read in high school or college.

[Tabitha]

My one sitting book ended up being The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur since I was able to borrow, and read it for free, with Prime Reading. It was wonderful.

note: If you have Prime, you have Prime Reading at no extra cost. i only mention it cause it's going to make my comic challenges easier as finding good options at my library is tough. I know others might have that issue too.

[Emily]

Planning to read Emmaus for this. Only 134 pages and seems like it'll be engaging enough to knock out all in one go.