Reader’s Poll: Favorite Chapters
I’ve done a number of readings over the past eight months and have found certain chapters that I enjoy reading more than others. Part of that has to do with the content of the chapters, which include a combination of narration and dialogue, and part of it has to do with the reaction I get from the audience.
My favorite chapters to read include:
Chapter 4 (Andy comes upstairs to help his dad install the garbage disposal)
Chapter 20 (the attempted retrieval of Tom’s stolen arm)
Chapter 28 (the Thanksgiving dinner scene)
I also enjoy reading Chapter 48, the scene where Andy’s being interviewed by the media at the SPCA, but I don’t read that one as often because it borders on revealing spoilers. That’s one of the limitations I have when doing a reading is avoiding chapters that contain spoilers, since I haven’t done an event yet where everyone has read the book.
But I like to mix things up a bit, not read from the same chapters over and over, and see how the audience reacts. Which brings me to my Reader’s Poll question:
What are some of your favorite chapters in Breathers that you would like to hear at a reading?
It doesn’t matter if the chapters contains spoilers or are chapters I’ve already mentioned, but I’d like to hear what you think. And everyone who responds either here or on SGBrowne.com will be included in a random drawing for a chance to win a personalized and signed copy of Breathers. Feel free to answer more than once and on both sites, but only one entry per person for the drawing.
All comments posted up until Friday, November 13th at 11:59PM PST will be entered in the drawing.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
My dad has my copy of the book so I can’t quote specific chapters, but I agree that Chapter 4 is quite funny. My favorite parts of the book were any time that Andy’s mom makes an appearance. I guess visually my favorite part would be when she helps Andy put on makeup. Kind of like an Edward Scizzorhands endearing situation. I guess the porn magazine Sistine Chapel comes in as my second favorite moment, but that may be a major spoiler.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Must be Chapter 20. The pace alone makes for entertaining reading and listening, and I STILL can’t be eating or drinking anything when I read/hear it’t the wrong arm.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I think all my favorite chapters would be spoilers. Any “omg I didn’t see that coming” moments, you know? Finding out what they’re eating, for instance. Or the baby zombie news.
Other than that, I’d agree with Tom’s stolen arm retrieval OR the part where he’s locked up in the SPCA and starts getting sent products and stuff.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Chapter 28, the Thanksgiving dinner scene would be awesome to see a crowd react to. That must be a lot of run to read.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
The signed copy of BREATHERS goes to…Leah. Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts about their favorite chapters.