Welcome to Hour 18 of Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon! Give yourself a pat on the back, because you’ve done an awesome job making it this far. If you’re in the same time zone as me, it’s the hour of 11:00PM. You might be feeling pretty drowsy. In that case, I’m glad you decided to stop by here because my mini challenge features music. Take a moment to listen to a song or two, maybe get up and dance around a bit to keep awake!
So, what’s the challenge? In the comments below or in a tweet (tag @fallingletters and hashtag #readathon), share a song featured in a book you’ve read during the Read-a-thon. If your story doesn’t mention music, choose and explain why a song fits one of your reads. The first thing I read for the Read-a-thon this morning was the chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring that take place in Lothlórien. Here’s a one hour ambient mix that incorporates music from the films.
Enjoy your final hours of reading!
Chicano Batman came to mind for my Mercy Thompson book. She is a coyote walker shifter. Everyone in the story wants to know her more. Color of my Life seems like a good track. https://youtu.be/J7ZHahLLpPQ
I’m reading Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Other Stories and while it doesn’t mention specific music I picture a very 50’s Stepford Wives atmosphere when reading the short stories. Therefore I would want some cool jazz and blues going. I’m a huge fan of blues cover of modern songs (Think Postmodern Jukebox) so I would have a playlist of those going.
Ooh, that sounds like a great choice. I’ve read and loved two Jackson books but not that collection. I’ll keep your music rec in mind for when I finally get to it!
I think the link directly to the challenge is broken on the Dewey page.
I just finished listening to the poetry book Don’t Call Us Dead, and one of the poems is a reworking of Diana Ross’s “Love Hangover”, which I looked up and it made the poem even better once I had the context (the poem is “Blood Hangover”
(Oops, the broken link is probably my bad – I must have changed it a little from the link that I sent to the hosts.) That’s a neat concept for a poem! Great pick for this challenge.
Pretty sure none of my books have mentioned a song, so I’m gonna go with “Stand in the Rain” by Superchick for ‘The Princess Saves Herself in this One,’ since it both features people who are struggling, but push forward and find the strength to survive. Both also have this mix of despair & hope, as well.
Just looked up the song – sounds like a great pairing.
Thanks! Glad you think so!
I think Odd traveling with a beary Thor, an aquiline Odin, and a foxy Loki to go defeat the Frost Giants would be best accompanied by The Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.
Of course! I wouldn’t have thought of that, but it’s a great pick.
Reading Dracula and matching it with Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie
Tyler because it’s a power ballad with vampiric vibes.
I love that pairing! The comments I’ve been getting have such a diverse range of books + music.