You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain

[rolanni]

Steve and I have commenced our annual reading of Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October, in which we follow Jack and Snuff and the progress of The Game down through the month of October. We here at the Cat Farm read one chapter a night, alternating who reads aloud. Who else is reading along with us?

This morning, no doubt assisted in the endeavor by the soothing sound of rain against the bedroom windows ( Mozart helped, too), we slept in, and had a late, leisurely breakfast. Fans of Mozart will be pleased to learn that he is still asleep on the bed.

I have already(!) printed out the 240 existing pages of Necessity’s Child. I’ll be taking it, a red pen, a black pen and a yellow pad with me to the couch a little later in the day. But first, I have chores, and errands to do in town.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[pedanther]

I had it carefully marked in my diary, and was looking forward to it for months, but when October hove into view I had an awful lot on, and it felt like it would be more of a distraction than a pleasure. Next year.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a shame about so having so much on your plate. Hope that part resolves soon.

We do our reading last thing in the evening, so it's not a distraction from anything else we have going on during the day, but a pleasant way to end up.

A Night in the Lonesome October

[(Anonymous)]

What a FUN book that is! I do not read it day-by-day, but I read it almost every October in the week before Halloween. Roger wrote some books that many say are greater, but there is not one more fun than this one. I remember buying it new hardcover when it came out and it was such a surprise. I also read Hogfather by Terry Pratchett in December each year. Now I only need 10 more books for the other months.
Dave Garrett
ps--you are both from Baltimore, did you ever meet Roger before he left for New Mexico?

Re: A Night in the Lonesome October

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

you are both from Baltimore, did you ever meet Roger before he left for New Mexico?

I never had the pleasure, but Steve knew Roger well.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

*waves hand* Me, me! Though I'll be starting late, this year, as my copy has gone into hiding. I suspect the cats ...

[libraryofalexa.livejournal.com]

Alas that I didn't buy the tapes that had Zelazny reading it. Then I could have him reading me a chapter a night

Various

[claire774.livejournal.com]

Congrats to Mozart. For best cat nap.

Unfortunately found out that a Night on the Lonesome October is out of print. Also very expensive to buy. I was talking a short time ago about what if the current edition of the Kindle becomes becomes obsolete. Well, as you know Amazon has rolled out many new versions. it is going to give Apple some competition with a new tablet etc. My nerves just can't handle this. So I think I'll just freeze in place.

[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

I think this year I will just read it straight through. WFC trips me up and I never get to finish it.