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Nov 03, 2015 09:44AM
I'm happy with what I was able to do. I read The Jewel and another few pages from a few books. I think I read 477 pages.
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Wow, that's awesome, Vicki!!!!
I didn't have time until now to post my updates for yesterday, but so far I've read 340 pages.
That's great, Amanda!!!
Jacquelyn wrote: "OMG, you are amazing!!!! I finished my first book a few hours ago and I just picked up my new one. :)"
*blushes*Aww. :)
Ohh, how did you like your first book? Was it a good one?
So happy to hear that everyone is doing awesome at this readathon! :D
It started out great but went downhill. Still enjoyable though. 3 stars :)
I finally have time to read today. I need to catch up to everyone. :)
Yesterday I read 399 pages, and so far today I've read another 160. Plan on finishing my first book today and getting a decent amount through my second one. Wanna read a book a day.
Jacquelyn wrote: "It started out great but went downhill. Still enjoyable though. 3 stars :)"Aww, sorry to hear that. :( Still yay, that it turned out to be a 3 star book for you.
Hope your second book will be better. :D
I read 453 pages yesterday (which is really good for what I have been reading lately!)today I'm not sure, I have to travel somewhere with my husband tonight and that will cut into my time but I'll read once I get to the hotel room
Yeah I'm just at the gym now waiting for my class, but after that I'll have about 6 hours to read. I'm going out tonight which will really cut in.
I have been taking a break this evening from reading and just spend it gaming and doing other stuff. Will be reading the last few pages of a book before I go to sleep.
Jacquelyn wrote: "Adventures with a Book Nerd wrote: "I have a question. Can we re-read books and still get points for them? I have been wanting to re-read a book and I am wondering if it would count for points. Tha..."Thanks!
Well it is almost 11pm here, so I am heading to bed. See you all tomorrow, and I hope you all enjoy your books!
I just got Nicholas Spark's new release from the library yesterday. I am only allowed to keep it for a week because it is a new bestseller book and at my library you can only check out bestseller books for a week and cannot renew. His new book is so good and I am already on page 140 so hopefully I will be able to finish it in time.
Hello everyone! Have a great 3rd day of the Readathon!
WOOHOO!! Good morning everyone!I unexpectedly went on a little road trip with my husband (I'm in Alabama today!) so I didn't get much reading done yesterday but I'll read more tonight once I get home :)
Good luck everyone (And I hope your day has been awesome Mehsi!!)
Linsey wrote: "I just got Nicholas Spark's new release from the library yesterday. I am only allowed to keep it for a week because it is a new bestseller book and at my library you can only check out bestseller b..."YAY! I hope it stays good! I loooove new books :)
Afternoon Trisha! Hope your road trip was great, enjoy. :) Thanks Trisha, and yes, my day was really awesome. Still got most of the evening to be able to read my book, though I might also switch for a bit and do something else.
Good luck to you, and also to everyone else with today's reading!
Linsey wrote: "I just got Nicholas Spark's new release from the library yesterday. I am only allowed to keep it for a week because it is a new bestseller book and at my library you can only check out bestseller b..."What his new book's title?
Morning everybody! Hope everyone is having fun reading! I know I am, even if I didn't read nearly as much yesterday as I wanted to read. It's not easy when you keep falling asleep. LOL
Afternoon Vicki! Hope today you won't fall asleep while reading a book, maybe you should read a more exciting book? ;)
Vicki wrote: "Linsey wrote: "I just got Nicholas Spark's new release from the library yesterday. I am only allowed to keep it for a week because it is a new bestseller book and at my library you can only check o..."Vicki wrote: "Linsey wrote: "I just got Nicholas Spark's new release from the library yesterday. I am only allowed to keep it for a week because it is a new bestseller book and at my library you can only check o..."
The name of Nicholas Sparks new book is called See me.
Everyone is doing great so far. I'm happy that some of you find time to read and are really focused on completing your books. I'm behind on what I planned to read because of school, but I hope everyone enjoys their books.
Thanks, Michelle. I can't possibly read all my books nor can I read as much as I want each day. In my case work (I teach high school) gets in my way. Lol
Vicki wrote: "Thanks, Michelle. I can't possibly read all my books nor can I read as much as I want each day. In my case work (I teach high school) gets in my way. Lol"I just want to read like 2 or 3 books this week. I don't want to pressure myself to finish all of the books I plan on reading. It is more fun when you just read when you can instead of worrying about finishing your planned reads.
That what I am doing too. I love readathons because it let's me see how much per day I actually read!Even though I might not finish a lot of books this week it is still fun to participate in.
Vicki wrote: "Thanks, Linsey."You're welcome. Do you want to buddy read with me the second book in the After series by Anna Todd? I am planning on reading it the day after Christmas.
So yknow how you can still read books and count the points for the pages you read of books that you started before the readathon? How do you count points for them? Do you just get one point for every 100 pages you read, or how do you get points for that?
Morning everyone! How is everyone doing today? :)
@Maddison I don't think you can count the pages of the books you started before the marathon.
Nope, as the Claim the Points topic also says: "To be able to claim points for a book, you must have started and finished it during the readathon."So those pages/books you read before the marathon they don't count.
Hoping to reach 6k pages at the end of the week. :) I have made that my goal of the week! Only need around 1500 pages more, so I will probably make it. :D
Maddison wrote: "So yknow how you can still read books and count the points for the pages you read of books that you started before the readathon? How do you count points for them? Do you just get one point for eve..."Maddison, I thought you understood this but you can ONLY count the pages for your page count. They do not count for points in any way! The ONLY points you can count are for those books that you start AND finish during the readathon. For example, I had already started
before the readathon. I've put the pages I've read DURING the readathon but I can't go to the points section and add my book with points. I can ONLY put the number of pages I've read...NO POINTS. Go to the threads and see how people are doing their page counts and points. You'll see I've included the above book and pages, but if you go to the progress thread where we add points, you will not see that one there.
I hope this is clear for you. :O)
Uh huh I seeeeeee. Thank you Vicki *hides face ashamedly* I'm gonna disappear now.
awww, no worries Maddison! it gets confusing with page count and points and all that PLUS all the challenges :)
WOW, I have NOT been reading enough lately! I'm hoping to stay up late and read read read tonight!
I wish I could read more. I'm working on my paper which is due tomorrow morning so I can't read until later tonight. I have been reading whenever I have 10 or 15 minutes of free time. I'm slowly working my way through my book.
I haven't been reading anywhere near as much as I thought. Today's my 4th day of readathon and I planned on a book a day. Only read one book so far, and what I'm reading at the moment isn't counting for any points :/
You could probably count the pages still. One book is really good. I still haven't finished one yet. I will probably today if I can concentrate long enough to finish my paper first.
I'm confused. This is what my days look like: Day One (Nov 2nd/3rd) Books and Pages
Day Two (Nov 3rd/4th) Books and Pages
Day Three (Nov 4th/5th) Books and Pages
Day Four (Nov 5th/6th) Books and Pages
Day Five (Nov 6th/7th) Books and Pages
Day Six (Nov 7th/8th) Books and Pages
Day Seven (Nov ??) Books and Pages
Doesn't look like I've got a 7th day to read? Or isn't there meant to be? I'm vaguely confused with how that works :p
It should be: Day 1- November 2nd
Day 2- Nov. 3rd
Day 3- Nov. 4th
Day 4- Nov. 5th
Day 5- Nov. 6th
Day 6- Nov. 7th
Day 7- Nov. 8th
Does this help? Everyone starts at different times so that may be what is messing you up.
I haven't been reading as much as I planned either. One of the books I was reading was sending me into a slump so I had to drop it and find another book that would hold my interest.
@Michelle: So one of the days for me is going to be shorter? So the 2nd would be a short day while the 8th would be longer?
Amanda wrote: "I haven't been reading as much as I planned either. One of the books I was reading was sending me into a slump so I had to drop it and find another book that would hold my interest."Slumps are the worst during a readathon. Last time I did a readathon, I actually got a really bad one after. I guess all that reading was too much for me. hahaha
Like would the first day only have gone for 7 hours, because I started at 5pm, while the 8th have gone for 17?
