Comments on: List: Our readers’ top single sitting reads

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:29:30 +0000

Ah, I shall update the post so that it points to your Twitter account. I read most of the Harry Potters in a single sitting, but struggled with The Deathly Hallows (I had to make two separate attempts at reading it in the end). JK Rowling is a tremendous story-teller, though. She has such an excellent feel for the “school story” style writing I used to love when I was younger.

Yes, to avoid those pesky spoilers, one has to read quickly!

By: Michelle ~ Book to the Future

Michelle ~ Book to the Future — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:05:07 +0000

Oh dear. All these books look like incredible reads.

I’m the Michelle M from facebook who mentioned Harry Potter – and I read it in a single sitting because I *had to* – my husband was in line to read the book after me, and I didn’t want to go to work on the Monday after it came out and overhear someone on the train talking about how it ended! Gah!

Interestingly enough, on the train to work that Monday, the carriage was full of bleary-eyed people reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I think if I’d said a single word about the ending, I’d have been lynched (c:

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:19:12 +0000

Thanks for visiting, Erin! I’ve only read a few of these, but there are plenty on the list that I’ve been meaning to get to, so it’s good to know that they come so highly recommended!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:45:39 +0000

Great list! I like the collaborative angle. I’ve only read Dash & Lily and Harry Potter, but a couple of others are on my list. Glad to hear they deserve their places amongst my TBRs!