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It will be a 1pm start over here, Sara. I like the idea and I'm trying to come up with a mini challenge. I'd like to do something with some of the kids groups in my area, but I'm trying to think of a way to do it that won't make it feel like work.
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I wouldn't be half as ambitious ad you, Sara. I might allot a few hours and read between 400-600 pages. I'll probably listen an audiobook throughthe day, too.
It's been a while since I finished a book of any real size in a single day. I might make that my main goal. I wouldn't have the stamina to read for a whole twenty-four hour period. I also have trouble sitting still for any length of time.
It's been a while since I finished a book of any real size in a single day. I might make that my main goal. I wouldn't have the stamina to read for a whole twenty-four hour period. I also have trouble sitting still for any length of time.
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Going through my current Currently Reading Shelf (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
1. The Shinning by Stephen King
2. Stranger in Olondria by Sonia Satmar
I was in the middle of the Shinning by Stephen King, but had to put it down to finish up the fantasy (Stranger in Olondria)and science fiction selections for my Thursday book group.
3. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
4. Visible: A Femmethology, Volume Two edited by Jennifer Claire Burke
Books of essays and other works of nonfiction are frequently books I dip in and out of. A People's History of the United States is actually one I started back during the April 2012 read-a-thon. I finished a few sections and they were good, but I haven't gotten back to it. It's also a fairly bulky book which doesn't help
5. Opening the Bible by Thomas Merton
6. Evolution of the Word: The New Testament in the Order the Books Were Written by Marcus Borg
These are currently "project" books, where the material is dense, and I can only absorb a bit at a time.
7. A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm by Stanley Crawford (nonfiction)
8. The Silent City by by Elisabeth Vonarburg (science fiction by a French Canadian author).
I started both of these awhile back and then got distracted by other things. I will get to them eventually! I might have to restart the Vonarburg, due to forgetting what's going on in the story.
9. A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day is a beautiful book of art and creature descriptions from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings..,Again it's been started and put aside.
I hope that little glimpse into my disordered reading mind helps Allan!
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Well, I'll never have a reading list like Sara's on the go. I never have more than two at any given, and if would feel wrong if I were to finish them out of the order I started them.
@LMM. If those kids don't.knock, I'll just donate money online. It's a great cause.
@Allan. I was on the fence about Filth but I might just.watch it, now.
@LMM. If those kids don't.knock, I'll just donate money online. It's a great cause.
@Allan. I was on the fence about Filth but I might just.watch it, now.
I work on Saturdays, but I can do it on Sunday. I have 2 books due back at the library that I haven't even opened yet: The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah and A Canterbury Crime by Brian Kavanagh.
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http://leprechaunreads.wordpress.com/...
I'm off to bed, so I can get up in the morning and read!
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Sara wrote: "I woke up late, but I'm done with breakfast and off to read. I'll be posting updates every few hours. I hope everyone gets some reading time on this fine Saturday."I loved the photos of all your books. Happy reading!
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Sara wrote: "They are talking about the Travelers. I will probably get to the Michael Chabon later in the evening. Next up is A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. Konisburg, a book I adored as a child..."It's fun to check in and see how you're going along, Sara. I'm grading exams so you're giving me some nice breaks. How are the other bloggers doing? Do you check in with each other throughout the day?
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and answers to a couple of the mini challenges I did
http://leprechaunreads.wordpress.com/...
Off to shower, and then I'm going to finish the Shinning. After the Shinning it will probably be the Chabon book...and then probably bed. I'm getting too old for the staying up all 24 hours thing.
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I actually made a half-fisted attempt at my.own mini-challenge. I finishef Burial Rites and A Princess of Mars, and I read most of the stories in Bradbury's The Illustrated Man. I fell asleep twice without realising I was even tired and I woke with a stabbing headache after the second time.
Rock and Roll!!
Rock and Roll!!
Oh, and Sarah! Every little noise must be terrifying at this hour while reading King?
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I loved it. It's funny, but knowing that it's an impossible story didn't bother me at all.
It's classic children's adventure: The gentleman soldier who fights what's right.
Burrough's got so much right with this. It was never patronising even though it was written for a young audience, and even though Carter always tried to be the stoic soldier Borroughs always let us see his emotions. His affection for Woola and his reaction to being spurned by Deja Thoris kept him very real.
Sorry for gushing, but it isn't often that a cynic like me gets to.feel like a kid again. I'll be reading the rest of Barsoom for sure.
It's classic children's adventure: The gentleman soldier who fights what's right.
Burrough's got so much right with this. It was never patronising even though it was written for a young audience, and even though Carter always tried to be the stoic soldier Borroughs always let us see his emotions. His affection for Woola and his reaction to being spurned by Deja Thoris kept him very real.
Sorry for gushing, but it isn't often that a cynic like me gets to.feel like a kid again. I'll be reading the rest of Barsoom for sure.
And I meant to ask if you've read it, Sarah.
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I can definitely see why Stephen King is considered to be the master of horror. This may be the most frightening book I've ever read.
I don't think I liked Princess of Mars quite as much as you Declan, but it was definitely a fun read.
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Sara wrote: "And to reward all of you who have cheered me on....I present Willow, my faithful readathon companion"Sara, What a pretty cat. (And I'm not even a cat person!). You've done an incredible job--so many books read in one day. I think I'll have to read The Shining....Isn't the new one, Dr. Sleep, the sequel to that?
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That's a good looking cat, Sarah. Named after the character played by Warwick Davis I take it.
I didn't quite finish The Illustrated Man (as light and easy as it was) as my eyes became quite tired. I'm really not used to sitting and reading so much.
Anyway, congratulations on a good readathon, Sara.
I didn't quite finish The Illustrated Man (as light and easy as it was) as my eyes became quite tired. I'm really not used to sitting and reading so much.
Anyway, congratulations on a good readathon, Sara.
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That never occurred to me, actually. Gotta love Alyson Hannigan.
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The fall 2013 one is coming up on October 12th. If anyone else wants to participate with me, I thought it might be nice to have a thread to share our thoughts and encourage each other throughout the day.
For those of us like me on the East Coast of the U.S. the start is 8 am...Ireland I think would be 1 am (same time as zone as London right?). Everyone else the start time for your time zone is listed here. The FAQ gives more details about the read-a-thon.