As you read this sentence, there are a group of dedicated students and faculty somewhere in the middle of attempting to read the mesmerizing, 417–page novel 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez from 9am to 11pm today at the Kelly Writers House. Each person reads the book aloud for 10 minutes at a time, but can stay for much longer than that.
At any time today, you can come in to the Kelly Writers House and be a part of making this reading feel less like one hundred years of solitude. Just like in a marathon, it’s going to be a long race. But just like a marathon, you won’t be alone racing to the finish line—everyone around you has the exact same goal in mind.
By the time you read this, they may be just flipping to page 1 and reading about Colonel Aureliano Buendía facing the firing squad, or they could be halfway through the book (which should happen around 4pm). Whatever time it is—assuming you’re reading this on Thursday—the reading marathon is ongoing, and you can start the marathon right now.
