Shop till you drop? How about you read till you need...to read some more! Really, is there anything better to take the edge off all that holiday stress than a good book?
WhoRuBlog is hosting a fabulous Holiday #Readathon, Dec. 2-5, and the Jane Austen Addict Blog is joining the fun. My mini-challenge for the Holiday #Readathon is:
Name your favorite holiday comfort read and tell us why it works for you. Enter your answer as a comment here on the blog OR as a tweet @austen_addict. Winner of this draw will receive personally inscribed copies of both CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. ENTER BY MIDNIGHT PST DEC. 5.
Go to WhoRuBlog and check out its beautiful mini-challenge that is truly in the spirit of holiday giving. See the wonderful list of bloggers who are holding their own mini-challenges, including lots more giveaways. And there's a Twitter party, too, on December 5th. Why not sign up for them all!
(Ah, the comfort of a book...)
This giveaway's winner came from Twitter: @manda903. Congratulations! And many thanks again to everyone who entered. Your answers were most inspiring. Happy holidays and happy reading!
Posted by: Laurie Viera Rigler | December 08, 2010 at 02:28 AM
Thanks to all for sharing your holiday comfort reads. Very inspiring! The giveaway has closed. Soon as I compile all the entries from here, Twitter, and Facebook, I'll do the draw and announce the winner. Thanks again and good luck!
Posted by: Laurie Viera Rigler | December 06, 2010 at 02:28 AM
Probably would have to be Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It's just such a good story and it ends relatively optimistically compared to the other books in the series.
Posted by: Justin W. | December 05, 2010 at 09:26 PM
Some of my comfort reads are ones I first read in middle school. I LOVE The Giver, 1984, Farenheit 451, Kissed By an Angel (I read that this year though).
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Posted by: Valorie | December 05, 2010 at 08:51 PM
I would say Persuasion is my book of choice whether it be the whole book or select passages. I take comfort that there is a second chance to rekindle love lost, to rise above how people believe you to be (although with Anne's father and sister, that's not hard to do). And what can't warm a winter day but the eternal words "...you pierce my soul...."
Posted by: mkay | December 05, 2010 at 07:46 PM
Mu holiday comfort read is The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, I also like The Gift of the Magi. They just kind of help me get into the holiday mood.
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Posted by: Orchid | December 05, 2010 at 07:04 PM
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Posted by: surpa shoes | December 05, 2010 at 06:39 PM
My favorite holiday read would have to be the first book from the Twilight Saga (Twilight) because I first read it in 2008 when the holidays started pouring in. So whenever I go back to read it, I have a really strong feeling of nostalgia :) And the thing with nostalgia is that you remember it so well, and it's almost within your grasp, but right before you can get a firm hold on it, it slips away. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Posted by: Momo | December 05, 2010 at 06:39 PM
My favorite holiday read would have to be The Best Christmas Pageant Ever or The First Christmas. My mom used to read Christmas Pageant to me and then we would watch the movie and my dad would read the first Christmas from the Bible every Christmas morning. Definitely comfort reads now that I live states away from them.
Thank you for hosting this challenge :)
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Posted by: Jessica (Firefly Book Loft) | December 05, 2010 at 06:33 PM
My favourite holiday comfort reads are the Anne series by Lucy Maud Montgomery and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I love re-reading the Anne series because it is a truly heartwarming story with lovable characters and a setting I would love to see one day. And as for P&P the main attraction is of course the sparring romance between Lizzie and Darcy (and his quiet yet powerful intensity) and Jane Austen's witty sarcastic humour :-) Love them :-)
Thank you for such an interesting challenge, enjoyed reading about others' comfort reads.
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Posted by: Stella (Ex Libris) | December 05, 2010 at 09:16 AM
I choose A Series Unfortunate Events or Demonata - Darren Shan book series. They keep me awake until I am in the last page. No matter the story is little awkward. I love them
Posted by: Aleetha | December 04, 2010 at 10:40 PM
I can definitely relate to what Courtney said about an old friend. That's how my favorite reads feel to me, like old friends. For me PERSUASION is my number-one comfort read. Thank you all for sharing yours!
Posted by: Laurie Viera Rigler | December 04, 2010 at 04:25 PM
Oh what a fantastic giveaway for a Janeite! My Holiday comfort read or basic comfort read in general is "Jane Eyre". I'm not sure why but I simply adore it. It's like an old friend. Then again anything by Jane Austen or Elizabeth Gaskell also falls into my comfort read category!
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Posted by: Courtney | December 03, 2010 at 05:53 PM
My holiday comfort is The Nutcraker I love the music and try to go to the play every year :)
Posted by: Kai Charles | December 03, 2010 at 03:32 PM
I think my holiday comfort read would be Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. I usually re-read them at these days because I'm on vacation and have some free time. :)
Posted by: Gaby | December 03, 2010 at 02:20 AM