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Good luck and happy reading Diane! I never find the time (or guts) to commit to Dewey's, but I love the idea :)
Sam wrote: "Good luck and happy reading Diane! I never find the time (or guts) to commit to Dewey's, but I love the idea :)"Thanks, Sam!
Dee wrote: "I'm doing it!"Good luck, Dee!
Good luck, Diane and Dee. Wish I could do this, but it isn't possible right now.
Opening Questions:1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Atlanta, GA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
All of them :)
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Any snack I don't have to cook
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Click on my profile
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?
This is my first
If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
Getting as much read as I can, especially finishing up unfinished books and completing other books in my TBR pile.
Starting hour 2. Still reading Huck.
These are books I have started and would like to finish:
(175 pages)
(around 200 pages)
(225 pages)Here are books I would like to start and finish:
I just finished my first - All About SeductionNeed to shower and run some errands (with trusty audiobook and kindle app)
Dee wrote: "I just finished my first - All About SeductionNeed to shower and run some errands (with trusty audiobook and kindle app)"
Me, too - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but I was already 75 pages into it at the start of the challenge.
Hour three update:Finished The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Starting: Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Hour four update: Still reading Excellent Woman (25% finished)Total pages read this read-a-thon so far: 262
A Puzzling Challenge:1. Vow
2. Gown
3. Candles, Cake
4. Gifts
5. Rings
6. Veil
7. Bride
8. Couple
9. Groom
10. Bell
11. Flowers
12. Honeymoon
Hour 5 Update:I am 40% through Excellent Women
Hour 6 Update:70% through book 2
Hour 7 update:I am 95% through book 2.
Hour 8 update: Finished book 2. Having a reading "snack" of a book of poetry at the moment, Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway.
Hour 9 Update: Finished Marigold Garden, now reading The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (started on an earlier date).
Hour 10, still reading Tristram Shandy.
Got past my afternoon lull without needing a nap! Yay!
Hour 11, still reading Tristram Shandy.Struggling to stay awake.
Dee wrote: "Hours 6-7 turned into a nap...lol"Afternoons are difficult. No sooner did I say I made it without a nap, I had to take a 20 minute power snooze.
Hour 12, still reading Tristram.
I was going to take a power snooze but apparently I turned the alarm off rather than snooze it...
Mid-Survey:1. What are you reading right now?
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
2. How many books have you read so far?
3
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Storm of Steel
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
a short nap, kids.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How much time is required in updating
Hour 13. Finished Tristram and starting Storm of Steel.
Hour 14. Continuing Storm of Steel.
Hour 15. Still going...
yup - i got up to do a bit of a walk around/let the dog's out - have my audiobook going (hey, got to maximize time right!)
Dee wrote: "yup - i got up to do a bit of a walk around/let the dog's out - have my audiobook going (hey, got to maximize time right!)"I took my daughter shopping and out to eat with an audiobook going the whole time!
Still going strong during hour 16. Still reading Storm of Steel. I took a little break to read some children's books:Mr. Tickle
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes
Morris' Disappearing Bag
Mr. Gumpy's Outing
The New Kid on the Block
Holy smokes, I can see why I can't do readathons. It would take days for my brain to recover from what you ladies are doing.
Hour 16, Still going strong. This is my wakeful time as a night owl. I will probably hit a wall in an hour or two,
I miss-counted somewhere along the line with a 2-hour hour. I should be on hour 17, not 16.
yup - hour 17 just started (or rather is now half over)...I'm listening to Lothaire while writing my blog post (i've been doing a short summary post every 2 hours - or so)i'm about to go and dig into my piece of peach pie that I've been eying ;)
Dee wrote: "yup - hour 17 just started (or rather is now half over)...I'm listening to Lothaire while writing my blog post (i've been doing a short summary post every 2 hours - or so)i'm abou..."
Your peach pie reminds me that I have a cookie waiting for me...
Dee wrote: "yup - hour 17 just started (or rather is now half over)...I'm listening to Lothaire while writing my blog post (i've been doing a short summary post every 2 hours - or so)i'm abou..."
Ha, I was on hour three for 2 hours and didn't catch it until this hour.
wow, so impressed with you two! hope you survive! :)
rebel wrote: "wow, so impressed with you two! hope you survive! :)"Thanks, I doubt I will be able to stay up much longer.
Hour 19, almost finished with Storm of Steel.
You got this! Take a 20-30 min power nap - the end is in sight!!
Update, hour 20 - finishing Storm of Steel
Around the World in 80 Books
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I will make periodic updates on my progress here. Feel free to post about your progress if you are participating.