Nobody's Gonna Break My Stride - That includes you, CHIME

Okay. I realize that I have decided to join the 150+ Reading Challenge for 2012 with 2 months already gone. I have some serious ground to cover.

I decided to listen to some audiobooks to help speed things up. Or so I thought. I downloaded a bunch of books from OverDrive - including Chime by Franny Billingsley. I don't really read fantasy books so I was hoping that Chime would be a good introduction. Not so much ...

I cannot remember the last time that I was unable to finish a fiction book. I must confess that Briony, the main character, has me SO CONFUSED. The chanting. The repetition. I keep rewinding the audio, thinking that I must have missed something [nope].  I empathize with the novel's first line:

"I've confessed to everything and I'd liked to be hanged. Now, if you please" - Briony, in Chime by Franny Billingsley     

Me too, Briony. Hang me too. I feel like I am going through some faux acid trip with you.

Yesterday, I really considered giving up on the book. But then ...

REALITY CHECK: YOU HAVE 150 BOOKS TO READ. YOU ARE ALMOST HALF WAY THROUGH CHIME. YOU NEED TO PUT CHIME IN THE READ COLUMN. SUCK IT UP.

I could hear Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder playing in my head. Perhaps reading a hard copy would be easier. "Nobody's gonna break my stride," that includes you, Chime.

No book left behind ...





Check out Matthew Wilder performing Break My Stride on YouTube.com.