The 3,000 Pages in 30 Days challenge came to an end this week. I came in at 2,061 pages so I only made it about two thirds of the way to the 3,000 goal but I still feel like I did pretty well considering I was still working that entire time when I really should have been on disability leave.
Here’s what I read:
- Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham aka Sophie Kinsella (finished off the last 133 pages)
- Eragon by Christopher Paolini (497 pages)
- Eldest by Christopher Paolini (668 pages)
- Brisingr by Christopher Paolini (763 pages)
Sleeping Arrangements was very funny. It’s the story of two families who end up booked for the same vacation home at the same time and what happens when they try to make it work. It’s chick lit at it’s finest since Sophie Kinsella (author of the Shopaholic series) really defined the genre herself. Sophie Kinsella is merely Madeline Wickham’s pen name and the books penned under her real name are slightly less frivilous but well written, funny, and enjoyable none the less.
Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr are the first three of four books in Paolini’s Inheritance series. I thought these would be easy reads that’d I’d blow through in a day or two each since he wrote them while in high school but much to my surprise they were full of depth and took about a week each. They’re of the dragon/elf/dwarf fantasy genre and highly inspired by The Lord of the Rings (which I was never able to enjoy on account of having The Hobbit as assigned reading in middle school). I found the first two books relatively predictable by was pleasantly surprised that Paolini’s writing really blossomed by the third book and even when I thought I had the ending figured out there was a surprise twist that shocked me. I just love a good twist.
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01.24.2010 at 1:34 pm
Wow that’s a lot of reading. I feel like I have abandoned my Kindle since I came back from vacation.
01.24.2010 at 4:49 pm
Thanks Carrie! I’ve been curious about the Eragon series. Great job on getting 2/3 of the way there! Looking forward to staying touch!