Join Me in my Read-a-Thon

[Dee]

2hrs to go..I have a serious case of droopy eyes right now

[Sam]

I guess you're both off to dreamland by now, and you truly earned your sleep. So well done, ladies! It was fun reading your updates :)
Maybe we could organize smaller readathons in the group?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Darn, I fell asleep during the last hour and a half. I have 25 minutes left of hour 24.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Didn't finish my final book (Finishing last part of Anna Karenina), but that's okay.

[Laurie]

Hope you ladies get a good rest today. Check in later and give us the final book tally.

[Dee]

I just finished book 8...took a 2.5hr nap yesterday afternoon and about 20 min around 6:45

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

End of Event Survey

Which hour was most daunting for you?
23rd hour

Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
That really depends on the reader's personal interests and tastes.

Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?
I like it the way it is.

What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Everything was really well organized and a variety of different platforms were included.

How many books did you read?
I finished 2 already started
Started and finished 2 other regular-sized books
Read 2 books of poetry
Read 4 children's picture books

What were the names of the books you read?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (finished)
Excellent Women (Finished)
Storm of Steel (finished)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (finished)
Marigold Garden (finished)
The New Kid on the Block (finished)
Mr. Tickle (finished)
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes (finished)
Morris' Disappearing Bag (finished)
Mr. Grumpy's Outing (finished)
Anna Karenina (unfinished)

Which book did you enjoy most?
All of them

Which did you enjoy least?
I enjoyed them all

How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again?
Highly likely

What role would you be likely to take next time?
Reader

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Dee wrote: "I just finished book 8...took a 2.5hr nap yesterday afternoon and about 20 min around 6:45"

You did better than I did. I slept through all through hour 23, and parts of 22 and 24.

[Kristina]

Good job, ladies!

[Dee]

my end of event survey


Which hour was most daunting for you? I think end of hour 22 and 23 were the hardest for me – so the 6:45 to 7:15am time period…I’m actually normally up then (since I get up at 4:45 most days) – but the being awake and not being asleep kicked my ass. I think I dozed off for a few minutes here and there towards the end.
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? I didn’t have any of them this time, since I’m waiting on his new book to be released but Matt Reilly’s military thriller books would be great read-a-thon reads because they are literally a continual roller-coaster. Unfortunately, I likely won’t get my hands on his new book until Christmas and will probably have it read before the April read-a-thon and i’m not a re-reader (or very rarely am I a re-reader)
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season? I wanted to cheer people on more, but found the mobile version of the website, where the participations were listed to be really hard to use – I couldn’t easily access the table on my phone which was how I did the majority of my cheering/participation (aside from my periodic blog posts).
What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Last time i did the read-a-thon, I tried to update every hour, but I was spending more time updating than reading; this time I opted for every 2 hours (most of the time) and even had some 4 hour updates. i think the 4 hour updates worked the best for me and that’s probably what I’ll use next time
How many books did you read? I finished 9 books during the read-a-thon; 3 of them I had read portions of prior to starting and a 4th, I had read a chapter of the night before; 5 of them were completely new during the read-a-thon
What were the names of the books you read?
Why Do You Say It? – Webb Garrison – non fiction
A House Without Windows – Nadia Hashimi – cultural fiction
The Sweetness of Honey – Alison Kent – women’s lit/romance
Rescued – Stephanie St. Klaire – romantic suspense
Sweet Possession – Maya Banks – erotic romance
All About Seduction – Katy Madison – historical romance
Perfectly Ms Matched – Tamra Baumann – contemp romance
Worth the Risk – Jamie Beck – contemp romance
Welcoming the Bad Boy – Annie Rains – contemp romance
Which book did you enjoy most? It took me a while to get into it, but I ended up enjoying A House Without Windows; as well as Worth the Risk.
Which did you enjoy least? Rescued – it had really high ratings on Goodreads but just didn’t work for me.
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? heck yeah, i’ll be back in April

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Dee wrote: "my end of event survey


Which hour was most daunting for you? I think end of hour 22 and 23 were the hardest for me – so the 6:45 to 7:15am time period…I’m actually normally up then (since I get u..."

I agree that the hourly updates are time-consuming, especially if you have multiple platforms, What bogged me down was all the time I spent doing the hourly mini-challenges. I think I will skip most of them next time.

You read a bunch of books! That's awesome. My progress wasn't quite as good, but I am pleased overall. I will easier reads next time.

[Dee]

yeha i didn't do any of the mini-challenges i took a peak at some of them but in general was too lazy ;)

I also went with comfort reads - lots of romance type stuff

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sam wrote: "Maybe we could organize smaller readathons in the group?"

That's a great idea, Sam.

[rebel]

Good job to both of you! Very impressed! I bet the sense of accomplishment is very satisfying, too.

[Nihar]

Wow Diane this is so cool! Did you finish the 24 hours?

-Nihar
www.niharsuthar.com

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Nihar wrote: "Wow Diane this is so cool! Did you finish the 24 hours?

-Nihar
www.niharsuthar.com"

Almost. I slept for a couple hours between a nap mid-day and falling asleep for about 90 minutes toward the end. I doubt I would ever be able to truly read for 24 hours straight without at least a little bit of sleep.