May 22 Read-a-Thon: Books That Take You On a Ride

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

In keeping with our amusement park theme, we are looking for books that will take us on a ride... whether it's a slow moving, "It's a Small World", or a fast-paced rollercoaster.

However you define it, add the books below!

A book that is thrilling -
A book that goes round and round -
A book that makes you laugh -
A book that takes you into the past -
A book that takes you into the future -
A book that goes to great heights -
A book that moves fast -
A book worth standing in line for -
A book that is musical -
A book that is "fast food" -

[Samantha]

A book that is thrilling - The Last House on Needless Street
A book that goes round and round - All Her Little Secrets
A book that makes you laugh - A Bad Day for Sunshine
A book that takes you into the past - Kindred
A book that takes you into the future - Scythe
A book that goes to great heights - Falling
A book that moves fast - Inside Out & Back Again
A book worth standing in line for - Project Hail Mary
A book that is musical - The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
A book that is "fast food" - Arsenic and Adobo

[Kathy]

A book that is thrilling - The Silent Patient
A book that goes round and round - Poet Warrior: A Memoir
A book that makes you laugh - Summer Lightning
A book that takes you into the past - The Personal Librarian
A book that takes you into the future - Station Eleven
A book that goes to great heights - Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
A book that moves fast - The Cartographers
A book worth standing in line for - The Midnight Library
A book that is musical - The Music Shop
A book that is "fast food" - A Cafecito Story: El Cuento del Cafecito (56p)

[Kelly Sj]

A book that is thrilling - The Impossible Girl
A book that goes round and round - The Gone-Away World
A book that makes you laugh - Hogfather
A book that takes you into the past - The Invisible Bridge
A book that takes you into the future - The MaddAddam Trilogy: Oryx and Crake / The Year of the Flood / MaddAddam
A book that goes to great heights - The Count of Monte Cristo
A book that moves fast - Hellspark
A book worth standing in line for - The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season / The Obelisk Gate / The Stone Sky
A book that is musical - People of the Book
A book that is "fast food" - Tourist Season

[JessicaMHR]

A book that is thrilling - The Last Rose of Shanghai
A book that goes round and round - The Last House Guest
A book that makes you laugh - You Have a Match
A book that takes you into the past - City of Girls
A book that takes you into the future - The Windup Girl
A book that goes to great heights - Lucky
A book that moves fast - Clap When You Land
A book worth standing in line for - Winter in Paradise
A book that is musical - On the Come Up
A book that is "fast food" - With the Fire on High

[Johanna]

A book that is thrilling - A Flicker in the Dark
A book that goes round and round -
A book that makes you laugh: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
A book that takes you into the past: America's First Daughter
A book that takes you into the future: Project Hail Mary
A book that goes to great heights: Mud, Sweat and Tears
A book that moves fast: The Art of Racing in the Rain
A book worth standing in line for: The House in the Cerulean Sea
A book that is musical: The Violinist of Auschwitz
A book that is "fast food": Taste: My Life through Food

[JennH]

A book that is thrilling - The October List
A book that goes round and round - Dark Matter
A book that makes you laugh - Finger Lickin' Fifteen
A book that takes you into the past - Nefertiti
A book that takes you into the future - Illuminae
A book that goes to great heights - A Court of Mist and Fury
A book that moves fast - Now You See Her
A book worth standing in line for - The Nightingale
A book that is musical - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
A book that is "fast food" - Arsenic and Adobo

[L Y N N]

A book that is thrilling:

A book that goes round and round: 11/22/63

A book that makes you laugh: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

A book that takes you into the past: The Remains of the Day

A book that takes you into the future: Ender's Game

A book that goes to great heights: The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

A book that moves fast:
Any Isabel Dalhousie or No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mystery
First installments:
The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1)

A book worth standing in line for: The School of Essential Ingredients

A book that is musical: Mozart's Sister

A book that is "fast food": Any Stephanie Plum book
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1)

[oshizu]

Emily wrote: "In keeping with our amusement park theme, we are looking for books that will take us on a ride... whether it's a slow moving, "It's a Small World", or a fast-paced rollercoaster. ."

Emily,
How long does this challenge last?
Do we only count books that we finish during the readathon (May 21-29)?

[Leah]

Oshizu, I was wondering too, but I think it's any book that fits and it is for the Readathon week.

A book that is thrilling: Slow Horses
A book that goes round and round: 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
A book that makes you laugh: Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes: words, wit, wisdom, one-liners and rants
A book that takes you into the past: Dissolution
A book that takes you into the future: Parable of the Sower
A book that goes to great heights: The Wayward Daughter: A Kathmandu Story
A book that moves fast: The Appeal
A book worth standing in line for: The Girl with the Louding Voice
A book that is musical: Swing Time
A book that is fast food: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

A book that is thrilling - Project Hail Mary
A book that goes round and round - The Midnight Library
A book that makes you laugh - Dog on It and any of its sequels
A book that takes you into the past - A Place of Greater Safety
A book that takes you into the future - Sea of Tranquility
A book that goes to great heights - Harry's Trees
A book that moves fast - The Kaiju Preservation Society
A book worth standing in line for - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe read by Lin-Manuel Miranda
A book that is musical - The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
A book that is "fast food" - A Week in Winter

[°~Amy~°]

A book that is thrilling - The One

A book that goes round and round - Leviathan Falls

A book that makes you laugh - Will Save the Galaxy for Food

A book that takes you into the past - Next Christmas in Girouette

A book that takes you into the future - Moon of the Crusted Snow

A book that goes to great heights - Beyond the Starlit Skies

A book that moves fast - Velocity Weapon

A book worth standing in line for - Brown Girl Dreaming

A book that is musical - Puss in Boots: A Musical

A book that is "fast food" - Graveyard Shift

[NancyJ]

A book that is thrilling - State of Terror by Hilary Clinton and Louise Penny
A book that goes round and round - Recursion
A book that makes you laugh - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
A book that takes you into the past - A History of Loneliness by John Boyne
A book that takes you into the future - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
A book that goes to great heights - Greenwood by Michael Christie
A book that moves fast - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A book worth standing in line for - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
A book that is musical - The Songbook of Benny Lament
A book that is "fast food" -What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr

[Laurel]

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