“Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell has me shaking in my shoes. It’s sitting on the end table in my living room, mocking me.
I have exactly 46 days to read it for book club. 46 days. JUST 46 DAYS!
It’s not the content that intimidates me. It’s the page count. The copy I’ve borrowed is 1,037 pages. And each page is filled with tiny text, squished together.
We meet Thursday, Feb. 4, so that means if I start today and read 22 1/2 pages every day, including holidays and the day of the meeting, I can finish. That doesn’t sound like much, right? But lately, I’ve been struggling to get done what is required of me every day as a wife, mom and writer, much less anything else.
Some book club members have already thrown up their hands, said they’re not going to read it. Another friend has been searching for an affordable version of the audiobook, but it’s like $200 – for the cassettes. Who listens to cassettes anymore?
I guess there’s nothing left to do but get started. I’ll document my progress here, or bemoan my lack thereof, so check back often.
Here goes … “Scarlett O’Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm …”
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Don’t be scared of it! It’s so good!
It’s historical, romantic, frustrating, amazing, etc.
You can do it, Kristen! If I can read it five times, anyone can read it once.
Ha, ha! Thanks, Mandy. I’m actually looking forward to reading it. I’ve never seen the movie or anything so I know absolutely nothing about the story.
Wonder if you could find a Reader’s Digest condensed version????? No, seriously I think you can do it and the good thing is everyone in your book club will be tackeling it together.
Aha! The Reader’s Digest version. Now that’s something to consider, Dixie. Thanks for your encouragement!
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I’m scared, too. I can barely make it through the tiny book we have this month!
I know, Danielle! Luckily, I read that book several years ago or I would be in even bigger trouble.
Although I definitely need to flip through it before book club. It’s been a while.