Thursday, January 27, 2011

Book Thoughts: Snow Day!

Inspired by Melissa's Teaser Tuesday for Trapped, and New York's own snowy weather, I got to thinking about weather and reading.

Snowing in New York         Image by Keith Barlow via Flickr
As I settle in for my own snow day, I really kind of wish that I had Trapped with me - while the snow has stopped so this blizzard won't reach the epic fail that was the Christmas blizzard (which I totally missed by being on vacation Phoenix, Arizona, grr), this still seems like the perfect weather for this sort of book. On the other hand, I can totally understand people wanting to read a book set in a tropical paradise as a bit of escapism today.

So I'm wondering how your own reading tastes tend to go, especially when it comes to frigid winter or sweltering summer days. Do you want to read about characters who are suffering/celebrating the way you are? Or are you purely an escapist fantasy reader and want to at least imagine being some place totally different?
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Jan@eatingyabooks · 739 weeks ago

I had two snow days last week, and reveled in the fact that I was free to read all day. I spent most of my time floating in a dirigible and walking around Victorian England with my new companion Lady Maccon, so I guess escapism is my answer to the cold and snow blanketing January's landscape.
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Brittany · 739 weeks ago

I'll read whatever is on when I have a snow day, regardless of the setting. It seems like I have so little time for reading that I just don't want to miss out on anything!
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angelacraft 35p · 739 weeks ago

That's my plan for today. I have a book that is technically due at the library today, but all branches are closed so I can't return it :-P So I'll be reading that so I can return it tomorrow. However, it just so happens to be set in Africa, so I have a bit of warm escapism there.
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MotherReader · 739 weeks ago

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