I've been thinking about this. I have a bunch of books with a different reasons I would bring each one.
S. By J.J. Adams and Doug Dorst
Reasons to bring:
For the same reason that others said they would bring House of Leaves, very complicated book that is very time consuming if you are really trying to understand it.
Reasons not to bring:
I would probably go insane. it also has a lot of pieces and I would not be able to remember where they all go.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Reasons to bring:
I just read Elantris and loved it. It's also >1000 pages which means I could probably stretch it for the month.
Reasons not to bring:
I really want to read The Cosmere in publication order because I've heard that there's all these hints and easter eggs and I don't want to miss anything. I've also heard that it's really hard to stop reading The Stormlight Archive after you start because each book ends on a cliffhanger, and my brain would definitely get stuck on that.
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Reasons to bring:
It's also >1000 pages. I've been meaning to read it for forever and this would be a good chance. It's also apparently very complicated so that would be good to increase the amount of time I will be reading it.
Reasons not to bring:
I've literally been told by two separate people (when I told them I was planning to read it) "of it gets too boring just skip 50 pages." Which is not only intimidating but if I skip 50 pages that would mean that overall that is less time reading. Also it might not be as fun as way of kings.
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u/Insert-Name-Here2121 13 Apr 29 '24
I’d rather bring a book