FOUR - 2015 - Readathon Five Date: October 24, 2015 - 8PM - Midnight - Check-In - CHECKPOINT FOUR - FOURTH CHECK IN

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

2015 - Readathon Five Date: October 24, 2015 - 8PM - Midnight - Check-In - THIS IS CHECK IN FOUR

Please let us know who is reading during these this period of time.

Let us know the following:

Name of Book and Author:
Genre:
Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.
Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.
How much time did you read:
Did you complete any books - name of book and author
What time zone and location are you in:

So for example:

The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
by Paul Scott - Genre: Historical Fiction - pages start 1 - finish 80

If you finished a book - let us know that too and make sure to get it added to your readathon shelf so you can get credit for it. If it is added properly it will show up on your shelf. You have to make sure to have selected a readathon shelf and when you are done with the first book for your readathon - make sure to add the completed date and that the book is read versus currently reading.

It will show up on your shelf if you have done this properly.

Remember wherever you are you can participate in the readathon.

And if you only have one hour or four hours or plan to do this for the entire 24 hour period taking of course breaks for eating and sleeping - you can join for however long you want to read. We want to keep track of the books completed, the books started, the books in progress, the number of pages read by all, and the different genres. Great fun and this is only the fifth readathon - we will use the same readathon challenge for all of them so you can see your readathon shelves grow.

Additionally these books that you complete on the readathon can be added to other shelves for the Japan or India challenge or the 2015 50 Books Challenge or the goodreads yearly challenge - the sky is the limit. Any genre is welcome.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of 8PM until Midnight on October 24th, 2015 (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get credit for any reading done during these four hours you must check in on this thread - Checkpoint 4. But for the check in to count - you must post between the hours of 8PM until Midnight on October 24th in the time zone that you are in. This is the Checkpoint for those hours on October 24th. To get credit for these hours this is the thread and CHECKPOINT you must post on. THIS IS CHECKPOINT 4

REMEMBER AT LEAST ONE CHECK-IN MUST REFLECT THE FOLLOWING TO BE COUNTED IN THE READATHON AND OF COURSE YOU MUST CHECK-OUT AT THE END.

Make sure to answer the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

Also, your location in the world and timezone

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Folks everytime we do this we always find folks who want to participate but fail to join and set up their shelves properly so that they can get full credit:

You must join!

Very important:

How To Join In: - Go here first: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Click on the title at the top - The HBC Readathons. Please then join by simply signing in at the bottom and say how many books you plan to read for one or more of the readathon dates - there will be six readathon dates throughout each year; then create your own personal shelf to add the books which you would like to tackle during one readathon or more readathons. That is all there is to it and goodreads will keep track. Become your own marathoner in reading books on the readathon dates and we will keep track of your progress in terms of titles of books, number of books, number of pages, and different genres. Give it a whirl and see how much reading you can get done and take a stab at that big "to be read" pile of books that we all have.

Note: Don't forget to set up your shelf first and then add the name of that shelf here when setting up the challenge for your readathon.

And here are some links to the Readathon folder which will be updated:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[[deleted user]]

Ambush on the Creeks by Sharon Rowse

by Sharon Rowse

Genre: Historical Mystery
Start Page: 5
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 34
Total Pages Read: 30
How much time did you read during this block of time: 1 h 20 mins
Location: Malaysia, EST +12
Books Complete: 0 so far
What were they? None so far

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Marietta - glad to see you have joined us and you are making some headway slowly but surely.

[Doris]

If anyone is looking for a frightening book (that isn't conventional horror) to read pre-Halloween, consider this one:
by David Quammen
Genre: Medical History, Epidemiology
Start page: 128
Finish page: 210
Total pages: 82
Time spent: 75 minutes
Location & TZ: Kuşadası, Turkey, EEST
Completed book(s):
by David McCullough

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Go Doris - you are on a Streak in Turkey - go girl.

I hate being scared but some folks love them

[Samanta]

Continuing with:

by Anna Katharine Green

Genre or genres: Historical mystery
Start Page: Chapter 22 (reading online - no pages)
Finish Page for this checkpoint: Chapter 27 (the end)
Total Pages Read: 6 chapters
How much time did you read during this block of time: 1 hour 15 min
Location: Zagreb, Croatia, CEST
Books Complete: 1 so far
What were they? The Forsaken Inn by Anna Katharine Green

by Anthony Doerr

Genre or genres: Historical fiction
Start Page: 223 (ebook edition)
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 272 (ebook edition)
Total Pages Read: 49
How much time did you read during this block of time: 1 hour 20 min
Location: Zagreb, Croatia, CEST
Books Complete: 1 so far
What were they?
by Anna Katharine Green

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

You are on a roll - terrific progress Doris.

[Karen]

Checking in

Continuing to read:
by Frederick Charles Copleston


Genre: Philosophy
Start page:98
End page: 179
checkpoint time: 8:00PM - Midnight
Total pages read this Checkpoint: 81
Total hours read:2.0
Total Books Read:1
Location: Southeastern PA, EST

Total pages so far 364 (all checkpoints)
Book completed: by Sarah Vowell

I am checking out for this checkpoint

[Erin]

Checking in to #4. Continue to enjoy two interesting books during this Readathon.

The Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, by Tom Holland

by

Genre: Roman History
Start Page: 399
End Page: 464
Number of Pages Read: 65
Time Read: 1:07
Completion of Book during this Check In: Yes
Name of Book Completed: The Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

by Edwin G. Burrows[No Photo] and Mike Wallace

Genre: American History
Start Page: 950
End Page: 960
Number of Pages Read: 10
Time Read: 0:30
Completion of Book during this Check In: No
Name of Book Completed: N/A

Location: Upstate New York (Eastern Daylight Time)

[Francie]

Checking in.

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr
Genre or genres: Historical Fiction
Start page: 289
Finish page for this checkpoint: 394
Total Pages Read: 105
How much time did you read during this block of time: 3.5 hours
Location: Warner Robins, Georgia, EST
Books Complete: One
What were they?

by Geraldine Brooks

[Mary]

The Pope and Mussolini by David I. Kertzer (no photo)

Genre: History
Start page: 275
Finish page: 301
Total pages: 26
Time spent: 30 minutes
Location & TZ: Summerville, SC USA; ET
Completed book(s): 0
Name(s) of completed book(s): na

[Rose]

Hello History lovers!

I am reading in the 8PM-12AM block.

by Dan Simmons

Genre:Historical Fiction
Start Page: 64
Finish Page: 150
Number of Pages read: 86
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - EST
Completed books: 0 'Readathon' books
Total hours read: 3 (with a few 'rests')

Happy reading everyone!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Rose - I think you are new - did you post before or is this your first check in. Welcome from Toronto, Canada.

Make sure to fill in the template before you finish this time period. Mary, same directions, Francie - good - same directions, Erin good job - same directions - Karen - good job

[Rose]

Hello, yes I am new to the club and this is my first check in.

(question retracted)

Thank you kindly for the welcome.

Previous post has been updated to reflect post on checkout thread.

"checked out:"see message 14.

[Teri]

by Marjorie Shaffer (no photo)

Genre: Micro-History
Start page: 77
Finish page: 155
Total pages: 78
Time spent: 3 hours
Location & TZ: Helotes, TX, USA, CDT
Completed book(s) Y/N: N

[Helga]

Checkpoint 4
by Rachel Carson
Genre Non fiction, environmental
Start pg 180-278
Total pages 98
Time spent 3 hrs
Location EST
Completed books 1

[Marguerite]

Check-in

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan

Genre: Non-Fiction, History
Start Page: 10
End Page: 54
Number of Pages Read: 44
Time Read: 30 minutes
Completed Books: 1
Name of Book Completed: The Last Knight by Norman F. Cantor

[Michael]

by Howard E. Wasdin

Genre: History
Start page: 103
Finish page: 134
Total pages: 31
Time spent: 1.5 hours
Location & TZ: Alberta, Canada Mountain Time Zone
Completed book(s) Y/N: N
Name(s) of completed book(s):

[Erin]

Checking out for the night. See message 11.

[Karen]

checking out for the night, please see message 10.

[Kristen]

Checking in at 8:11 p.m. Pacific Time in the great Pacific Northwest.

by Hanya Yanagihara

Genre: Contemporary fiction
Start page: 325
End page: 325

Total pages read: 0
Total time read: 0
Book(s) completed: 0
Location: Camano Island, WA - Pacific Daylight Time

[Jill]

Checking in.

by Paul Spicer(no photo)
Genre: British autobiography
Start page: 79
Finish page: 139
Total pages read: 60
Time spent: 1.5 hr.
Location: WV, USA, EDT
Completed books: none

[Francie]

Checked out. See message 12.

[Ebb]

by

Genre or genres: Short Stories, Horror
Start Page: 120
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 123
Total Pages Read: 3 pages

by

Genre or genres: Horror
Start Page: 44
Finish Page for this checkpoint: 55


Total Pages Read: 14
How much time did you read during this block of time: 22 minutes
Location: New Jersey, USA EST
Books Complete: 0
What were they? N/A

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Marietta wrote: "Ambush on the Creeks by Sharon Rowse

bySharon Rowse

Genre: Historical Myste..."

Good Marietta

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Ebony good

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Jill good

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Kristen good

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Karen good night - all set

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

In addition to Karen, Erin and Francie are good

Mary go back to 13 and complete your details

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Kristen go back to 24 and complete your details

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good night Erin

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Michael do not forget to go back and fill in the details

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Marguerite - go back to 10 and fill in the details.

You need to add the book cover, the author's photo and author's link. Use the add book/author feature in the upper right corner.

by Timothy Egan

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Helga - message 19 - good

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Rebecca - you are not following the template -

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Samanta - good job message 8

[Teri]

Checking out - msg 17

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great job Teri - I seemed to have gotten a second wind

[Cheryl]

Ringing the Changes by Mazo de la Roche.

by

Genre: autobiography

Start page: 231
End page: 304
Total pages: 73

Time reading: 1 hour 30 minutes

Finished Ringing the Changes by Mazo de la Roche

Vancouver, BC PDT

Heading to bed. Good night all.

[Christopher]

I finished my third book for the day! Here are the details:

by Thomas Piketty
Genre: economics
Start page: 18
Finish page: 123
Total pages read: 381
Total Time spent reading: approx. 14 hours
# of Books completed: 3
Books completed: by G.J. Meyer; by Don H. Doyle(no photo); by Thomas Piketty
Location: Southern California, PCT

[Michael]

Bentley wrote: "Michael do not forget to go back and fill in the details"

Thanks that is just my check-in. Another well run readathon Bentley are you getting any reading in yourself?

[Michael]

LOL Didn't realize how close to midnight my time is was when I got your reminder Bentley.

See updated msg #21

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

Completed my goal, to finish a book during a Readathon.

Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt
by Patrick deWitt
Genre: Fiction
Pages read: page 273-317
Number of pages: 45
Time frame: 9:20-9:50
Reading time: 30 min
Location: California, PDT
Books completed: 1

I’ve finished the book I intended to read, so I won’t be reading any more this time. I’ll do the final checkout tomorrow.

[Christopher]

I am checking out of this time period having continued reading a book I had started prior to today's readathon. My goal for the rest of the readathon is not to finish books, but to get a big jump on two longer books that I've been going through previously. Here are the details and I will see you all in the next period:

by N.T. Wright
Genre: Religion/Christianity, Biblical criticism
Start page: 79
Finish page: 89
Total pages read: 391
Total Time spent reading: approx. 16 hours
# of Books completed: 3
Books completed: by G.J. Meyer; by Don H. Doyle(no photo); by Thomas Piketty
Location: Southern California, PCT

[Marguerite]

Bentley wrote: "Marguerite - go back to 10 and fill in the details.

You need to add the book cover, the author's photo and author's link. Use the add book/author feature in the upper right corner.

[bookcover:The..."

I have been using the add book/author link and I don't get the the pictures to show up.

Homestly I found this to be incredibly frustrating, and I spent more time trying to get the template to work correctly than I did reading. I will likely not participate in the future.

[Samanta]

Marguerite wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Marguerite - go back to 10 and fill in the details.

You need to add the book cover, the author's photo and author's link. Use the add book/author feature in the upper right corner...."

Maguerite, when you clicked on the "add book/author" link and searched for the book, have you chosen the "cover" feature at the bottom?

[Samanta]

Hello Cheryl! You are doing great with this Readathon but your citation needs some small corrections. When a book does not have a cover there is no need to put it, just write (no image) in brackets like this and then put the link to the book the usual way. Also you need to put the link to the author's profile after the cover. The same thing happened in your chek point three message

(no image)Ringing The Changes: An Autobiography by Mazo de la Roche