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November Readathon Progess and Reporting
Thanks for creating this thread, Nadine! I knew I would forget to do this because today was going to be an all-day outside day for me. Hope you all are enjoying the readathon! I'm hoping to get a good chunk read as well!
Day 1: Toujours Provence, read 214 pp. (finished)
John Adams, read pp. 167-178 (11 pp.)
Total Day 1: 225 pp.
Day 2:
John Adams, read 178-238 (50 pp.)
We, the Drowned, read to p. 41 (41 pp.)
The Little Book, read to p. 250 (250 pp.)
Total Day 2: 341 pp.
Week to-date through Day 2: 566 pp.
I knew ahead of time Day 1 would be a light day for me. I'm hoping to get much more reading done for Day 2!Day 1:
Ring - start-p. 51 (51 pages)
The Phantom of the Opera - start-p. 21 (21 pages)
Cloud Atlas - start-p. 16 (16 pages)
Total Day 1: 88 pages
Read-a-thon total: 88 pages
LynnB wrote: "Day 1: Toujours Provence, read 214 pp. (finished)
John Adams, read pp. 167-178 (11 pp.)
Total Day 1: 225 pp."
Lynn, I love Peter Mayle. I just saw this week that he has a new book out (The Marseille Caper).
Ann A wrote: "Lynn, I love Peter Mayle. I just saw this week that he has a new book out (The Marseille Caper). "Didn't know that! I'll add it to my TBR list.
I knew I wouldn't get much reading done on Day 1, but I at least managed to finish one book and read a few pages in another:Day 1:Bleeding Heart by Mary Freeman - finished last 76 pages
The Ice Princess - read from 116-133 - 17 pages
Total Day 1 - 93 pages
Hoping to do much better for the next few days!
Day 2:Beta 71 pages (book finished)
Dearly, Beloved 30 pages
Easy 192 pages
Total day 2: 293 pages
566 pages in total
Finished so far:
Beta
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story
Day 2:Ring - p. 52-p. 282 (230 pages, book finished)
The Phantom of the Opera - p. 21- p. 34 (13 pages)
Total Day 2: 243 pages
Read-a-thon total: 331 pages
Books finished during read-a-thon:
Ring
Day 2 ReportThe Lotus Eaters: A Novel - 54 pgs
The Mystery of the Blue Train - 30 pgs
Day 2 total: 84 pgs
Running total: 219 pages
My goal for this RAT is to finish 10 books, but I am going to have to step it up if that is to happen!Day 1:Bleeding Heart by Mary Freeman - finished last 76 pages
The Ice Princess - read from 116-133 - 17 pages
Total Day 1 - 93 pages
Day 2: The Ice Princess - p.133-234 - 101 pages
Total day 2: 101 pages
Overall Total: 194 pages
Finished Night by Elie Wiesel that was about the Holocaust and it is heart wrenching.Started The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann and Bound by Kira Saito
Days 1 and 2:Books in Progress:
The Fires of Heaven (196 pages)
I plan on finishing that book tonight.
I finished The Time Keeper on Saturday night. I'm reading 2nd Chance in hardcover, but waiting for the ebook so I can spend more time. damn, should've checked it out last week but I was already reading two books.
Day 1:Bleeding Heart by Mary Freeman - finished last 76 pagesThe Ice Princess - read from 116-133 - 17 pages
Total Day 1 - 93 pages
Day 2: The Ice Princess - p.133-234 - 101 pages
Total day 2: 101 pages
Day 3, so far: Finished The Ice Princess (what a great book!) - p. 234-389 - 155 pages
I will be reading more this evening and will post it later.
Overall total so far: 349p.
Day 3:The Little Book, finished ,48pp
John Adams, 32 pp.
We, the Drowned, 58 pp.
A Christmas Garland: A Novel, 194 pp. (finished)
Total Day 3: 332 pp.
Week to-date through Day 3: 898 pp.
Day 3:Dearly, Beloved 35 pages (slow progress...)
Easy 112 pages (book finished)
For the Win 19 pages (but put aside, it is not bad at all, but I am in the mood for a more "girly" book, so I chose:)
Kirschroter Sommer 27 pages
Total day 3: 193 pages
Total: 759 pages
Finished so far:
Beta
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story
Easy
Day 3: The Phantom of the Opera - p. 34-p. 63 (29 pages)
Cloud Atlas - p. 16-p. 42 (26 pages)
Total Day 3: 55 pages
Read-a-thon total: 386 pages
Books finished during read-a-thon:
Ring
Day 3 pg 418 to pg 455 (finished) Nineteen MinutesPg 5 (beginning) to pg 40 The Christmas Shoppe
72 pages total
Day 1:Bleeding Heart by Mary Freeman - finished last 76 pagesThe Ice Princess - read from 116-133 - 17 pages
Total Day 1 - 93 pages
Day 2: The Ice Princess - p.133-234 - 101 pages
Total day 2: 101 pages
Day 3: Finished The Ice Princess (what a great book!) - p. 234-389 - 155 pages
Started Chasing Daisy - 44 pages
Overall total so far: 393p.
Day 3 ReportThe Lotus Eaters: A Novel - 66 pgs
The Mystery of the Blue Train - 80 pgs
Am liking both of these books a lot!
Day 3 total: 146 pgs
Running total: 365 pages
Candiss, how do you like "Cloud Atlas"? I wanna read it too, but other books keep getting into the way...
Nadine wrote: "Candiss, how do you like "Cloud Atlas"? I wanna read it too, but other books keep getting into the way..."I'm enjoying it so far, Nadine. I'm only through the first nested story segment and into the second. Initially, the first story was rough going for me, due to subject matter, but I was finally able to get into it, due to sheer talent of the author. (Colonialism and marginalization of indigenous populations always gets me cranky.) But the next segment (about a composer) is shaping up nicely. (Mitchell is certainly adept at writing in several diverse styles...It's like several books in one, from historical fiction to sci-fi. And although the subject matter of story #1 was difficult for me to love, there's no denying the author's writing prowess and ability to deftly portray believable characters and to pull you right in to his settings.)
I've had it at home for years yet never cracked it until now. I want to read it before I consider seeing the movie.
Finished:Legend 352 pages
A Study in Emerald 9 pages
In progress:
Death of a Maid
I Shall Not Want
A Christmas Garland: A Novel
Not much reading getting done, life keeps getting in the way.
Candiss, thanks for your answer, it really sounds like a good book, I think we all have subjects that make it a bit harder for us to love a book, and it needs some great author to make it worthwile anyway.I only heard about the book quite recently, maybe 2 months ago.
Very little reading completed today!Day 4:
John Adams, 69 pp.
We, the Drowned, 130 pp.
Total Day 4: 199 pp.
Week to-date through Day 4: 1,097 pp.
Update: Had to re-do the figures...bad math!
So I haven't really updated the past three days. My excuse is that I've been reading a lot lol.Days 1-4:
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 412 pages
Total Pages: 412
Day 4:Dearly, Beloved 25 pages
Kirschroter Sommer 110 pages
Du 18 pages
Total day 4: 153 pages
Total: 912 pages
Finished so far:
Beta
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story
Easy
Day 4 ReportThe Lotus Eaters: A Novel - 52 pgs
The Mystery of the Blue Train - 27 pgs
Day 4 total: 79 pages
Running total: 444 pages
Day 4: The Phantom of the Opera - p. 63-p. 95 (32 pages)
Cloud Atlas - no progress
Total Day 4: 32 pages
Read-a-thon total: 418 pages
Books finished during read-a-thon:
Ring
Day 5Kirschroter Sommer 170 pages
Total day 5: 170 pages
Total: 1.082 pages
Finished so far:
Beta
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story
Easy
I'm not getting nearly as much reading done this week as I had hoped. If I can just get half of my goal, which would be 5 books, I will be happy!Day 1: Bleeding Heart by Mary Freeman - finished last 76 pages
The Ice Princess - read from 116-133 - 17 pages
Total Day 1 - 93 pages
Day 2: The Ice Princess - p.133-234 - 101 pages
Total day 2: 101 pages
Day 3: Finished The Ice Princess (what a great book!) - p. 234-389 - 155 pages
Started Chasing Daisy - 44 pages
Day 4: Chasing Daisy - p.45-160 = 116p.
Overall total so far: 509p.
Finished:Legend - 352 pages
A Study in Emerald - 9 pages
A Christmas Garland: A Novel - 194 pages
In progress:
Death of a Maid
I Shall Not Want
The Flesh Tailor
Happy reading everyone!
Day 5Pg 157 to Pg 168 (finished) The Christmas Shoppe
Pg 5 (begginning) to Pg 45 All I Have to Give: A Christmas Love Story
51 pages total.
Day 5: The Phantom of the Opera - p. 95-p. 151 (56 pages)
Cloud Atlas - no progress
Total Day 5: 56 pages
Read-a-thon total: 474 pages
Books finished during read-a-thon:
Ring
Day 5 ReportThe Lotus Eaters: A Novel - 26 pgs
The Mystery of the Blue Train - 21 pgs
Day 5 total: 47 pgs
Running totals: 491 pages
Happy Thanksgiving to all you American bookworms!
Day 6:Kirschroter Sommer 151 pages
The Moon Dwellers 75 pages
Total day 6: 226 pages
Total: 1.298 pages
Finished so far:
Beta
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story
Easy
Kirschroter Sommer
I am not making much progress on my book, 2nd Chance. This week sucks, too much on my mind. Going to go back to another with only 60 pages to go!!The End of Marking Time
Not my best week with Thanksgiving, cooking, family home, etc. Here is what I completed:Still Alice - last 4 disks (approx. 167 pages)
A Wanted Man - 416 pages
Takeover - 341 pages
Ashes - 465 pages
Sister - 3 disks (approx. 90 pages)
Total: 1479 pages
Took a post-turkey catnap and finished The End of Marking Time - 5star dystopia, light horror. Big OMG factor.
Day 6Pg 45 to pg 167 (finished) All I Have to Give: A Christmas Love Story
122 pages total
494 pages for all six days so far. I'm doing way better than I did last readathon. Probably helped I wasn't sick this time. I have finished 3 books total so far during this readathon. I think I will get a good start on another one.
Day 6: The Phantom of the Opera - p. 151-end (209 pages)
Cloud Atlas - no progress
Total Day 6: 209 pages
Read-a-thon total: 683 pages
Books finished during read-a-thon:
Ring
The Phantom of the Opera
Day 6 ReportThe Lotus Eaters: A Novel - 12 pgs
The Mystery of the Blue Train - 26 pgs
Day 6 total: 38 pgs
Running total: 529 pages
I've had almost no time to read the last two days. Hopefully, I can do a little better on this last day!
My last few hours are starting, so I will try to make the best of them. :-)
Day 5 (yesterday):John Adams, 178 pp.
We, the Drowned, 0 pp.
Total Day 5: 178 pp.
Day 6:
John Adams, 48 pp.
Total Day 6: 48 pp.
Total for Read-a-Thon: 1,323 pp.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Language of Flowers (other topics)The End of Marking Time (other topics)
2nd Chance (other topics)
Magic Strikes (other topics)
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Elie Wiesel (other topics)David Grann (other topics)
Kira Saito (other topics)
Beta 260 pages
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story 13 pages (book finished)
273 pages
My first day was not thaaaat successful, but I loved my books, the short story is retelling a bit from one of my fav books (Divergent) from the perspective of one of my absolute book heroes. :-)
Beta is very good as well, nearing the end and I am already dreading that the next part will be a year or so away :-(.