Elyse's Readathoning! est. 2017 Showing 451-500 of 1,338

[Elyse]

Impromptu 24in48 next weekend!! https://24in48.com/2020/03/12/24in48-...

[Julie]

Elyse wrote: "Impromptu 24in48 next weekend!! https://24in48.com/2020/03/12/24in48-..."

So looking forward to this. I need something to take my mind of the current situation...

[Kate]

Thanks Elyse for the tip off.
Julie I feel the same.
I've had to actually join Twitter so I can participate properly but I really have no idea what I'm doing over there! lol

[Elyse]

Kate wrote: "Thanks Elyse for the tip off.
Julie I feel the same.
I've had to actually join Twitter so I can participate properly but I really have no idea what I'm doing over there! lol"

I just participate on IG.

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Ciri (The Constant Reader) wrote: "So is 24 in 48 meaning you read 24 books in that time? Or do I have that totally wrong?"

You have to read during 24 hours in 2 days (48 hours). So you have an entire weekend to read dring 24 hours.

[Elyse]

This year I've decided to pull out all of the books from all previous Dewey's reading lists that I still haven't read and a couple of overdue ARC books. I know it looks like a lot. It is a lot. But I will NOT be reading all of them. lol.

Audio
Emma: An Audible Original Drama
The Man on the Mountaintop

E-Book
Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 1 (296 pgs)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1 (256 pgs)
The Dog Who Lost His Bark (144 pgs)
Weird Little Robots (240 pgs)
Wake Up, Wanda Wiley (154 pgs)

Physical
El Deafo (233 pgs)
The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One (256 pgs)
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (248 pgs)
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (235 pgs)
The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (308 pgs)
To the Waters and the Wild: A Novel (336 pgs)
Consumed Read!
The Fowl Twins (354 pgs)

In addition here is my list for #SpringIntoHorror which I will hopefully already have read most of by Dewey's:

Audio
Lost Gods Read!
American Psycho
Flesh & Bone
Fire & Ash
Bits & Pieces

E-Book
Dracula
The Only Good Indians
Full Throttle

Physical
Preludes & Nocturnes
The Doll's House

[Susy]

Elyse wrote: "I know it looks like a lot. It is a lot. But I will NOT be reading all of them."

You won't???? ;P

[Susy]

I'll be reading Sandman #4

And what? There's a series about Artemis' brothers??

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I know it looks like a lot. It is a lot. But I will NOT be reading all of them."

You won't???? ;P"

hahaha hmm maybe?

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "I'll be reading Sandman #4

And what? There's a series about Artemis' brothers??"

I guess so! The Fowl Twins came out in November and I won a copy from BookishFirst.com. I haven't read any AT books.

[Susan]

Looks like a great reading list! Lots of variety

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Looks like a great reading list! Lots of variety"

Yes, it's quite a random assortment! lol

[Vicki Willis]

I still need to make my TBR!

[Kelley]

Elyse wrote: "This year I've decided to pull out all of the books from all previous Dewey's reading lists that I still haven't read and a couple of overdue ARC books. I know it looks like a lot. It is a lot. But..."

my pile isn't that big, but it's up there. LOL

[Abbey]

El Deafo is AMAZING!! I'm a huge disability lit fan, especially as someone who volunteers with a lot of kiddos with muscular dystrophy (and I have a chronic illness myself). I gifted this book to one of my campers who wears hearing aids and her mom said she read it twice that first day! I recommend it to everyone!

So excited to have you back!

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "El Deafo is AMAZING!! I'm a huge disability lit fan, especially as someone who volunteers with a lot of kiddos with muscular dystrophy (and I have a chronic illness myself). I gifte..."

I've been trying to read it since I bought it and haven't been able to fit it in but I'm definitely reading it tomorrow! Thanks!

[Elyse]

With all of the everything going on and work being super busy regardless of COVID-19, I've decided to have a no-pressure, stress-free 24-hour readathon. I will NOT be reading for 24 hours. First, I have never been able to and second, I am purposely not going to try. Because at this time, it's not worth the pressure I put on myself! I'm gloing to read as much as I WANT to and that's that. I always feel competitive during these readathons and this time I'm not going to. I probably won't do the Bingo board, at least not pick books based on the board. I probably won't post on the Hourly Discussion threads. I may not even check in after every 4-hour block like I usually do. I just want to keep myself relaxed. I may post on Instagram (@weezielemoo) here and there. I very much enjoy that part! :)

I took today off from work, slept in a little (well more than I would if I had to get up for work), went grocery shopping (not fun!), prepped some food, took the dogs for a walk, caught up on my emails and Goodreads notifications, and played Animal Crossing! I'm ready for bed now. lol.

I'm in the middle of three books but I may be shoving them off till Sunday. Still haven't decided yet.
The Fallen Kingdom 50% through
Consumed 50% through
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves 10% through

"Finalized" TBR (because, really, is it every finalized? lol)
This year I've decided to pull out all some of the books from previous Dewey's reading lists that I still haven't read. Plus added more, naturally.

Audio (though going to try not to do any audio)
Emma: An Audible Original Drama (480 pgs)
The Man on the Mountaintop (203 pgs)

E-Book
Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 1 (296 pgs)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1 (256 pgs)
Wake Up, Wanda Wiley (154 pgs)
Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (192 pgs)

Physical
El Deafo (233 pgs)
The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One (256 pgs)
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (248 pgs)
The Fowl Twins (354 pgs)
Preludes & Nocturnes (240 pgs)
The Doll's House (232 pgs)

Hoopla
Break Your Glass Slippers (160 pgs)
+ 26 comics/graphic novels that don't count against the monthly borrow limit! I will only add them if I read them

And finally, the sustenance for the day:
Breakfast
Coffee and/or tea
Pancakes, bacon, clementine
Lunch
Blood orange iced tea made on Friday
Italian pasta salad made on Friday
Supper
Pepsi
Some variation of Italian sub (deli ham, salami, capicola, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, lettuce, green peppers, black olives, peperoncini, homemade Italian vinaigrette)
Snacks
Water/tea/iced tea/coffee as needed
Sliced veggies and dip aka crudités
Clementines
Cheese, pepperoni, and crackers
Sargento Breakfast Breaks (good for more than breakfast!)
Mike & Ikes/fun-size Snickers/Riesens (if chocolate is needed)
Apple bread (was supposed to make this last readathon and finally made it last week. Pulled the second loaf out of the freezer today)

Well, that's all folks! See you in the morning! Or whatever time it will be for you. ;) Planning on waking up an hour before start time to get settled and get the dogs settled. It's going to be a beautiful day!

[Cynda]

Hi Elyse. Looking forward to seeing which of these books you will read this Deweys. I was impressed by Preludes & Nocturnes. The argument in Hell is perfect. I keep saying I will read more Neil Gaiman. Maybe a Deweys tradition might work. . . .
See you tomorrow :-)

[Leni]

Cynda wrote: "Hi Elyse. Looking forward to seeing which of these books you will read this Deweys. I was impressed byPreludes & Nocturnes. The argument on Hell is perfect. I keep saying I will read..."

I basically have a "no readathon without Neil Gaiman rule".

[Cynda]

Leni wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Hi Elyse. Looking forward to seeing which of these books you will read this Deweys. I was impressed byPreludes & Nocturnes. The argument on Hell is perfect. I keep sayi..."

Haha. Good to know.

[Susan]

Sounds like a great approach to the Readathon in this strange time we find ourselves in. And blood orange ice tea sounds fantastic! (which actually so does everything else!) See you at the Readathon tomorrow.

[Vicki Willis]

Perfect!
Have a great thon!

[Dannii]

I don't know if I'm more impressed with your food or book choices! Good luck with the readathon, Elyse :)

[Susy]

Same here Elyse, all for a relaxing no-pressure readathon! Enjoy!

[Emma]

Good on you for going 'stress free'. Have a great readathon!

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "Hi Elyse. Looking forward to seeing which of these books you will read this Deweys. I was impressed by Preludes & Nocturnes. The argument in Hell is perfect. I keep saying I will rea..."

I'm very excited for the first two Sandman! I kind of wish I had more of them..! lol

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Hi Elyse. Looking forward to seeing which of these books you will read this Deweys. I was impressed byPreludes & Nocturnes. The argument on Hell is perfect. I keep sayi..."

That's a good rule!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Sounds like a great approach to the Readathon in this strange time we find ourselves in. And blood orange ice tea sounds fantastic! (which actually so does everything else!) See you at the Readatho..."

It's so good! Some brew over ice tea bags from teaforte.com! :)

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Perfect!
Have a great thon!"

Thank you! You too!

[Elyse]

Dannii wrote: "I don't know if I'm more impressed with your food or book choices! Good luck with the readathon, Elyse :)"

haha thanks! Good luck to you too!

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Same here Elyse, all for a relaxing no-pressure readathon! Enjoy!"

It will be so nice! :) Have fun!

[Elyse]

Emma wrote: "Good on you for going 'stress free'. Have a great readathon!"

Thanks! You too!

[Elyse]

Opening Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? New Hampshire
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? El Deafo
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? All the snacks!!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm an introvert so social distancing is normal!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? Less pressure on myself to make it to 24 hours. I just need a relaxing day of reading.

Morning! Woke up at 6:15 and couldn't get back to sleep. Booo. But I did still get 8 hours of sleep so that's good! Never did pull out my physical stack last night so doing that before starting time! 3 minutes!

And I think I'm going to start with !

[Vicki Willis]

I have been up since 3am and it is 5am now.
Less pressure for me too. Will nap when I need to.

[Susy]

Hope you’re enjoying your first read, Elyse!

[Elyse]

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8am-12pm):
Check-In Time: 12:47pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Coffee, Yogi tangerine tea, milk, pancakes, bacon, clementine
Pages Read Total: 233 + 5 = 238
Time Listened Total: 2 hrs
Books Progressed In: 2

Books Finished: 1

Comments:
I may never eat again. lol. Stuffed from pancakes! But now the sun is out and the temp is creeping up! It may get to 62 degrees F, woohoo! It's also Community Day (At Home edition) in Pokemon Go so I may be listening more than I thought I would...lol!

[Ann A]

Your breakfast sounds yummy. And congrats on finishing your first book!

[Abbey]

Nice work!! How'd you like El Deafo? You've inspired me to make some Iced Tea today! I brought home my favorite tea (Tazo Zen, a lemongrass spearmint green tea) and it tastes amazing over ice. I completely forgot I packed it until you mentioned iced tea. I do love English Breakfast Tea over ice too, which luckily we still have some at my parents home from last time I was here. I'm still getting used to not having all my usual food around me now that I'm back home.

It's in the 60s and sunny here today too, so it was simply fantastic to spend so much time reading outside this morning.

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "Your breakfast sounds yummy. And congrats on finishing your first book!"

Thanks! It was delicious and I'm finally hungry again. lol

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "Nice work!! How'd you like El Deafo? You've inspired me to make some Iced Tea today! I brought home my favorite tea (Tazo Zen, a lemongrass spearmint green tea) and it tastes amazing over ice. I co..."

El Deafo was so good!! Hope you made some iced tea!

[Elyse]

Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (12pm-4pm):
Check-In Time: 5:04pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Blood orange iced tea, water, no food! Was still full from brunch!
Pages Read Total: 233 + 30 + 100 = 366
Time Listened Total: 4 hrs
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 1

Comments:
A mostly listening afternoon while playing Pokemon Go. Event is over and actual reading will re-commence!

[Elyse]

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (4pm-8pm):
Check-In Time: 7:47pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Blood orange iced tea, homemade Italian sub
Pages Read Total: 233 + 30 + 100 + 160 + 160 = 683
Time Listened Total: 4 hrs
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 3

Comments:
I'm always flummoxed by how quickly the time passes. We're already halfway through! What?! And as usual, now comes the hard part - nighttime. I'd like to continue reading Wake Up, Wanda Wiley and Fairest.

[Cynda]

I hear you Elyse. Imsupport you in your desire tomread more. I am taking a 2nd power nap. I will be reading again in an hour. Hope to see you then.

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "I hear you Elyse. Imsupport you in your desire tomread more. I am taking a 2nd power nap. I will be reading again in an hour. Hope to see you then."

haha thanks Cynda! I will still be here in an hour! Or two! Maybe three! ;) After that, who knows?

[Vicki Willis]

Nicely done! I have been derailed almost all day, but trying to just be happy with what I am doing.

[Kristy]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Nicely done! I have been derailed almost all day, but trying to just be happy with what I am doing."

Do whatever feels comfortable for you. I can't read a lot because I have a back/shoulder injury at the moment.
I'm just enjoying my short stints of reading.

[Vicki Willis]

Thanks Kristy. That is a good attitude I need to be reminded of! :)
I hope you heal and feel better soon.

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Nicely done! I have been derailed almost all day, but trying to just be happy with what I am doing."

Oh bummer! Hope you get back on track! Still 11.5 hours to go! :)

[Leni]

Still going strong? I have to admit I'm starting to find it hard to focus. Maybe I should nap. Or take my Kindle to bed and see how it goes.

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "Still going strong? I have to admit I'm starting to find it hard to focus. Maybe I should nap. Or take my Kindle to bed and see how it goes."

I got a good night's sleep which was basically my one goal because I can't afford to disrupt my sleep schedule right now! lol. So I slept for 8 hours and now I'm back for the last hour.