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Song of Achilles has been on my TBR for years and I can’t wait to read it because I love Greek mythology... but I’m very emotional so I KNOW I’m going to get destroyed by that book. I’m saving it for when I’m not already depressed without reading it.
Also, good on ya for reading Moby Dick, I think I’ll wait until I’m a little older go read that one
I've been scared of reading Middlemarch for a while - I hear it's a very accomplished book but it's also huge and complex. Well guess what, I'm about to finish it in this readathon! :)
I'm terrified of Finnegans Wake. It's sitting on my shelf, staring at me, intimidating me, DARING me to read it!
I've had the Mistborn series on my shelf for years and can't bring myself to read them because I know it's going to be a long time commitment.
Jane wrote: "I've been scared of reading Middlemarch for a while - I hear it's a very accomplished book but it's also huge and complex. Well guess what, I'm about to finish it in this readathon! :)"Go you! Sometimes you just have to go for it, right??!
Gabby (GabsAboutBooks) wrote: "I've had the Mistborn series on my shelf for years and can't bring myself to read them because I know it's going to be a long time commitment."That I know well-- I have been toying with the idea of the Lord of the Rings but that kind of epic-ness and length scares me! Length is another thing that intimidates for sure.
For a long time, I was scared to read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. I finally read it in 2020 (not a good idea considering the world situation - sad book for a sad time), but thanks to the audiobook for helping me achieve my goal.
Annie wrote: "For a long time, I was scared to read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. I finally read it in 2020 (not a good idea considering the world situation - sad book for a sad time), but thanks to the audiobo..."Hooray for audiobooks!
Jane, I agree about "Middlemarch". I want to read it, and it's been on my bookshelf for years, but its size is intimidating. Maybe this summer?
I really really wanna read Gideon the ninth, but there is so much hype with this book...
Mine is Moby Dick. It is the FAVORITE book of my Mom's cousin's husband. I need to get it read/listened to this year before we have another family get together. It will give us something to talk about besides genealogy stuff (he has interest, but not it's not hobby level interest).
Gabby (GabsAboutBooks) wrote: "I've had the Mistborn series on my shelf for years and can't bring myself to read them because I know it's going to be a long time commitment."Oh, I have so many like this. And, then I beat myself up for not reading them because I might really love them. Sigh.
I've been holding on to the N.K. Jemison Broken Earth trilogy for FOREVER! I'm "scared" it won't be a great as everyone say.
Lisa wrote: "Jane, I agree about "Middlemarch". I want to read it, and it's been on my bookshelf for years, but its size is intimidating. Maybe this summer?"Now that I've finished it I'm not sure I would wholeheartedly recommend it. On the one hand it's certainly well-written and many parts are very compelling (I especially love the character Dorothea!), and on the other hand some parts are absolutely boring and also utterly miserable. I want to call it a "feel-bad book". Nevertheless if you are interested in it and don't feel you'd be satisfied without ever having read it, like I have been, I would definitely encourage you. :)
I posted my topic early, d'oh. Math is hard. 🤣I get scared by long series that I haven't started yet...like Forgotten Realms or Inspector Gamache or No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency or DISCWORLD!! Like, am I too late or will it take me too long to get through them? And then I still don't get to them. lol.
tried to read Lolita twice. can't do it. it took me forever to read Filth too
Elyse wrote: "I posted my topic early, d'oh. Math is hard. 🤣I get scared by long series that I haven't started yet...like Forgotten Realms or Inspector Gamache or No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency or DISCWORLD!! ..."
That's certainly another element too-- feeling like you won't "get" what everyone else gets about it. True!
Elyse wrote: "I posted my topic early, d'oh. Math is hard. 🤣I get scared by long series that I haven't started yet...like Forgotten Realms or Inspector Gamache or No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency or DISCWORLD!! ..."
Diskworld is great. Once you have read the first 2 books, you can just follow the mini-series within the series such as "The Witches". Good way to go if you are intimidated to read the whole 41 or 42 book series (which I finished in 2019).
Some international genre make me run, like Latin American magical realism. Some East Asian authors like Kazuo Ishiguro.
I'm scared to read The Angel of the Crows because what if I don't like it?And I dragged my heels on reading Return of the Thief because it was the last in the series and if I read it there wouldn't be any more...
Stephanie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I posted my topic early, d'oh. Math is hard. 🤣I get scared by long series that I haven't started yet...like Forgotten Realms or Inspector Gamache or No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency o..."
Thanks for the tip!
Some of the large classics and books like Lord of the Rings and Moby Dick intimidate me
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I have two that are too stark a reality for me :1-THE HANDMAIDS TALE by Margaret Atwood .
2-THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy
They got good bookreviews but I'll have to wimp out on these .
Truman Capote's books (except for BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S ) also make me cringe at the thought of reading one .
Newly wrote: "tried to read Lolita twice. can't do it. it took me forever to read Filth too"A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN . I thought I would like it , but I found it scary . Not gonna attempt a second try .
Vanessa wrote: "I have two that are too stark a reality for me :1-THE HANDMAIDS TALE by Margaret Atwood .
2-THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy
They got good bookreviews but I'll have to wimp out on these .
Truman Capo..."
Soooooo true
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Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon
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War and Peace (other topics)Moby-Dick or, The Whale (other topics)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (other topics)
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Return of the Thief (other topics)
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Leo Tolstoy (other topics)Herman Melville (other topics)
Gabriel García Márquez (other topics)
The question is what book are you *scared* to read? And I mean scared in a variety of ways-- maybe it's an upcoming book you can't wait to read but you're scared because once you've read it it'll be over. Maybe it's a book in another language or translated? Maybe it's because there's so much hype around it that you're unsure whether it'll live up to it? Maybe it's the second book after a stellar debut from an author? Or maybe it's an intimidating classic?
I can say I was a bit scared of Moby Dick but I decided to dive head-long into the audiobook and while it's not make any of my "top" lists, I'm glad to have read it.