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Hour 17- Gimme Gimme Gimme Some Inspiration

Apr 21st 2012Dewey ReadathonApril 2012 & readathon

Well…it’s after midnight now here where I am so I thought I might treat you to a little something to wake you ladies up. Sorry to the gentleman I just could not find the equivalent for you in this respect. But I know there have to be some Janeites and period film fans out there among you who are swooning as we speak. Are you awake after that? Have you caught your breath yet? I hope so because we are entering the HOME STRETCH of this year’s first amazing readathon.

Perhaps some of you might be reading some Jane Austen as we speak? Anyone out there delving into classic literature this late at night…would you like to share what you are or have read this readathon that might fall into one of those categories? I would love to see and chat as we head into Hour 18. So wake up…stretch those muscles and press on my dear dear friends! We can do it!

Or perhaps Louisa May Alcott was right “She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”

Let’s prove her wrong!

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12 Responses to “Hour 17- Gimme Gimme Gimme Some Inspiration”

Melissa (Avid Reader)on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:09 pm 1

That video just made my night. I love it! Who would have ever thought ABBA an Austen paired so beautifully?
Amy B-B.on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:12 pm 2

Woohoo, we’re in our final third of the read-a-thon, and I know that with a little bit of dedication and caffiene that we can make it through these final…. eight or so hours.
Dianaon 21 Apr 2012 at 9:17 pm 3

Definitely awake now. Can you believe I have never read or seen anything Jane Austen related? If I wasn’t devoting myself to only hardback books today I’d probably read one now. Pride and Prejudice has been on my nook for too long.
Courtneyon 21 Apr 2012 at 9:20 pm 4

Oh Diana…what you have missed! I suggest a serious Austen intervention stat! LOL
Christina reads!on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:23 pm 5

Either I’m getting punchy because it’s the middle of the night where I am…or that video is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m thinking a little of column A, a little of column B.
Melissa (Avid Reader)on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:24 pm 6

I love the video! Who would have thought ABBA and Austen are perfect together?
Courtneyon 21 Apr 2012 at 9:26 pm 7

It’s always been one of my faves so I knew I had to share it…midnight where I am seemed the perfect time! Awake now?
Sheila (Book Journey)on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:31 pm 8

Actually reading Chatlotte Bronte… hello Jane Eyre my nemesis… we meet again!
Sheila (Book Journey)on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:36 pm 9

Oh and just checking, I sent you my mini challenge winner hours ago, you are posting those right?

I did too on the blog, just checking to make sure I did that right Thanks!
Kimberly (Reflections of a Book Addict)on 21 Apr 2012 at 9:41 pm 10

I love you for that video!
Julie @ Knitting and Sundrieson 21 Apr 2012 at 9:54 pm 11

I can’t do classics for read-a-thons; most of them are tomes! Love the vid, though!
Sharon @ Fictionally Inclinedon 22 Apr 2012 at 6:27 am 12

So, this was definitely a bleary-eyed, sleep-deprived morning. And then I ate some chocolate Pop-Tarts while watching this video. This morning is now SO MUCH BETTER.