21st Century Literature discussion

Audible is featuring some books that they say would have you calling in sick, late, ... or lost.

So, have you had a book that had you doing this?

I once missed a university class because I stayed up until 4AM for an amazing book. Luckily, it was a class where the attendance was not compulsory :D.

I missed a train stop once because I was so immersed in a book. Ended up an hour away from home. Oops lol

I once pulled an all-nighter to finish a book, so worth it though!

Edit: the book was the The Nightingale

Ashley wrote: "I missed a train stop once because I was so immersed in a book. Ended up an hour away from home. Oops lol"

This happened to me several times on the El when I lived in Chicago. Luckily, the stops were fairly close together so I could walk home.

You know what's missing in this discussion? Titles. What were these books that had you missing stops or staying up all night? I remember missing several hours of work one morning reading Double Star. Heinlein really kept me turning pages in that one.

Casceil wrote: "You know what's missing in this discussion? Titles. What were these books that had you missing stops or staying up all night? I remember missing several hours of work one morning reading [book:Doub..."

I honestly can't remember. I remember walking home from Jarvis, but not the name of the book that caused it. Sad, isn't it?

Yes, I'd really like to know what books they were that were so mesmerizing.

Jan wrote: "Yes, I'd really like to know what books they were that were so mesmerizing."

Sometimes they aren't particularly great in hindsight, but at the moment one has gotten caught up in the throes of a plot. I did something similar long years ago reading The Thorn Birds while on a business trip -- long plane ride, dinner alone with the book, little sleep, yet a meeting the next morn. There have been similar others whose names I don't remember either -- a good drink at the moment, but soon forgotten!

Thanks for answering, Lily.

Blindsight audiobook, Dawn, The People in the Trees audiobook, and The Enchanted audiobook are some that come to mind. I think I just went back and starting reading them all again when I was done. And I made my husband read them too so I could have someone to talk about them with.

That particular one for me was Envy by Sandra Brown.

Michele wrote: "Blindsight audiobook, Dawn, The People in the Trees audiobook, and The Enchanted audiobook are some that come to mind. I think I just went ..."

I felt like that after I finished Leaving Time -- I wanted to pick the book right up and start again!

Back in the mid-1970s, I called in sick for three days to finish reading The Chronicles of Narnia. I had started the series during the weekend and couldn't stop reading. I am still a bit embarrassed when I remember. *sheepish expression* I managed to read The Space Trilogy without losing time at work.

Around the same time, I stayed up all Saturday-into-Sunday-sunrise reading Looking for Mr. Goodbar. I remember hearing birdsong and looked up from the book and realized that the sky was lightening.

Ah, my young and single days. ;-)

Portia, I was lucky enough to discover the Chronicles of Narnia when I was much younger, and possibly on some sort of break. Also, I could not get my hands on all of them at the same time. But otherwise, reading them all non-stop sounds like a reasonable move to me.

As a teenager I once pretended to be ill so that I could stay home from school and finish A Tale of Two Cities. No regrets!

Moray wrote: "As a teenager I once pretended to be ill so that I could stay home from school and finish A Tale of Two Cities. No regrets!"

Oh, great book!

Moray wrote: "As a teenager I once pretended to be ill so that I could stay home from school and finish A Tale of Two Cities. No regrets!"

Good choice!