Elyse's Readathoning! est. 2017 Showing 501-550 of 1,338

[Vicki Willis]

Am back as well! Enjoy the last hour!

[Susy]

Elyse wrote: "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 basi..."

Yeah, a good nights sleep is important for me too.
So how did you do overall? I read for more hours than usual but managed less pages.... :(

[Susan]

I need my sleep as well. Hope it was another great read a thon for you Elyse!

[Abbey]

Elyse wrote: "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 basi..."

I did the same thing! I only got about 6 hours before getting up for the last hour. I tried falling asleep a lot sooner, but couldn't sleep despite being exhausted. Luckily I could just lay there listening to my audiobook. I did fall back asleep for a bit after that last hour, so probably got near 7 or 8 hours total. Definitely was needed to not put my week out of whack (since everything else pulls it out of whack, but I can control my sleep :))

[Elyse]

It's been a rough day so I'll post my totals later in the week.

[Ann A]

Elyse wrote: "It's been a rough day so I'll post my totals later in the week."

Sorry, Elyse. Hope everything is ok.

[Cynda]

Elyse thanks so much for cheering along so many. I knowmit always comes can can come at a cost. Be Well.

[Vicki Willis]

Take care Elyse!

[Susy]

Elyse wrote: "It's been a rough day so I'll post my totals later in the week."

Sorry to hear that Elyse!
Take care!

[Kate]

Elyse wrote: "It's been a rough day so I'll post my totals later in the week."

So sorry to hear that Elyse!

[Elyse]

End Totals Wrap-Up
Total time reading: 15 hours 54 minutes
Pages read: 1,169 (including audio)
Hours listened: 4 hours
Breaks/sleep: 8 hours 6 minutes
Books read completely: 5

Books listened completely: 0
Books read partially: 0
Books listened partially: 1

Comments:
Personal health issues cropped up Saturday night and plagued me until Tuesday. So I took a bath, took some drugs, and went to bed. Woke up and felt a little better for a time so I read for the last hour of the 'thon. I was so disappointed. I was looking for a stress-free, relaxing 'thon! :( Instead I was in pain. Blahhhh.

[Susy]

Wow, nice!

[Vicki Willis]

Bummer that you weren't feeling well.
You sure did read a lot though!

[Elyse]

Luckily was able to get the day off from work now that the Reverse Readathon is on August 7 instead of July 31! I had taken off July 31. I like to be able to sleep in and spend the day prepping for the Reverse Readathon since my start time is 8pm. :)

I've started to think about my potential TBR. I'm shooting for committing to ARC August so I've got some ARC graphic novels/comics and PLENTY of novels, physical and e-book, to choose from. Line-up will come closer to the day!

[Susan]

Hooray! Glad you can rest up and prepare to read! Looking forward to seeing your TBR of ARCs!

[Vicki Willis]

Glad you were able to switch it. Hopefully you feel better this time!
I am going to be able to do it too, now that the weekend changed!
I think I will work on an arc as well.

[Kate]

Great to see you back. :)

[Cynda]

The title El Deafo and cover art made me laugh. That is exactly how many of us disabled people feel about our devices, machines, and other contraptions: We love/hate/gratitude it all. And the Spanglish "o" says it in one little letter. I have requested it from the library!

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "The title El Deafo and cover art made me laugh. That is exactly how many of us disabled people feel about our devices, machines, and other contraptions: We love/hate/gratitude it al..."

It was a delightful and insightful read!

[Kate]

Hi Elyse -
I sent you a message.
Kate

[Abbey]

I'm glad you will be back too (and got the day off work)! I was avoiding the threads lately, thinking that sadly my day of driving back to KY on the 1st would limit my participation severely, but it turns out the move of date makes this the perfect timing now!

I hope you feel better this time around too. I totally get how frustrating it can be when plans get overtaken for pain and managing it. No fun.

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "I'm glad you will be back too (and got the day off work)! I was avoiding the threads lately, thinking that sadly my day of driving back to KY on the 1st would limit my participation severely, but i..."

Oh yay glad it worked out for you! It wouldn't be the same without you! I wish there were some preventative I could do so that I could guarantee a pain-free weekend! lol. Actually, I did get surgery for the problem (endometriosis) in June so hoping that pain is gone for awhile yet! But there's always migraines...blah.

[Elyse]

Potential ARC TBR of BIPOC Women
House on Endless Waters (317 pgs) pubbed 1/7
A Long Petal of the Sea (336 pgs) pubbed 1/21
Given (464 pgs) pubbed 1/21
Love's Recipe (250 pgs) pubbed 5/1
Lobizona (400 pgs) pubbed 5/5
The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass (304 pgs) pubbed 5/16
The Court of Miracles (464 pgs) pubbed 6/2
Opium and Absinthe (379 pgs) pubbed 7/1
This Is My America (416 pgs) pubbed 7/28
You Had Me at Hola (320 pgs) pubs 8/4
The Space Between Worlds (288 pgs) pubs 8/4
The Wrong Mr. Darcy (288 pgs) pubs 8/25
Furia (368 pgs) pubs 9/15
Black Sun (464 pgs) pubs 10/15
Take It Back (383 pgs) pubs 12/8

Audio
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
Americanah
Convenience Store Woman
Know My Name: A Memoir
Find Another Dream
Storm of Locusts
Once More Upon a Time

This is my TBR for the whole month so we'll see where I am come next Friday! They are all e-books except You Had Me At Hola is a paperback I won on Goodreads! I like my choices! I also have three four books that aren't ARCs but fall under the BIPOC Women:
Dove Alight (hardcover I own)
A Torch Against the Night (hardcover I own)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Overdrive e-book)
Akata Warrior (Overdrive e-book)

And now I am very excited for August to start and the Readathon to come!

[Leni]

That's a lot of ARCs, and a lot of good looking ARCs. I'm excited for you!

Of your non-ARCs I've read Americanah (but I haven't tried the audio). It was really good (but I preferred Half of a Yellow Sun). Funny thing is, being European I've met more Africans than African-Americans, and my experience of the book, my approach to it, and my frame of reference is very different from yours for all that we are both white women from the west, so to speak.

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "That's a lot of ARCs, and a lot of good looking ARCs. I'm excited for you!

Of your non-ARCs I've read Americanah (but I haven't tried the audio). It was really good (but I preferred Half of a Yell..."

It IS a lot of ARCs! And only a fraction of my total ARCs. I'm an ARC addict. lol.
That is very interesting! I think Americanah will be a very interesting and enlightening read (listen) and I'm looking forward to it. It may be my first audio for August. I've owned it for a few years now. I also own Purple Hibiscus.

[Juli]

Leni wrote: "That's a lot of ARCs, and a lot of good looking ARCs. I'm excited for you!

Of your non-ARCs I've read Americanah (but I haven't tried the audio). It was really good (but I preferred Half of a Yell..."

Leni, that's an interesting observation. I am a European woman who emigrated to the US. I was able to relate to several of the concepts she discussed in the books and have certainly observed the various kinds of racism (both Euorpean and American).

[Susan]

Elyse wrote: "Potential ARC TBR of BIPOC Women
House on Endless Waters (317 pgs) pubbed 1/7
A Long Petal of the Sea (336 pgs) pubbed 1/21
Given (464 pgs) pubbed 1/..."

That’s quite a list and you are already making a lot of progress, I see! I’ve heard really good things about Convenience Store Woman so will be curious to see what you think.

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "That’s quite a list and you are already making a lot of progress, I see! I’ve heard really good things about Convenience Store Woman so will be curious to see what you think..."

I'm hoping to start Convenience Store Woman tomorrow and be done with it before the 'thon. It's very short.

[Susan]

Elyse wrote: "Susan wrote: "That’s quite a list and you are already making a lot of progress, I see! I’ve heard really good things about Convenience Store Woman so will be curious to see what you think..."

I'm ..." Enjoy!

[Elyse]

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8pm-12am):
Check-In Time: 12:10am
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, a couple chunks of watermelon, bag of dried snap peas, chocolate chunk muffin
Pages Read: 274
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 0
Books Finished: 3

Comments:
So far so good. Only a little bit tired. But I don't feel like coffee or Pepsi. So going to stick with water. One more graphic novel, then switching to a novel!

Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (12am-4am):
Check-In Time: 6:40am
Breaks: 3-4am (sleep)
Food/Drink: Water, Twizzlers
Pages Read: 62 (total 336)
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 1

Total Books Finished: 1

Comments:
Finished up my stack of graphic novels (but I do always have more!) Succumbed to sleep at 3am. My next check-in will be in 1 hour 15 minutes!

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (4am-8am):
Check-In Time: 8:43am
Breaks: 4-6:10am (sleep)
Food/Drink: Hot coffee
Pages Read: 59 (total 395-not including audio "pages" until finished)
Time Listened: 1 hour 15 minutes
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
Did the Hour 12 reading sprint and read 59 pages of Dove Alight. Mostly listened to This is Just My Face. It takes a long time to check in on Goodreads! lol. But I still feel good so power on! Going to go back to This Is My America now.

Check-In #4 - Hours 13-16 (8am-12pm):
Check-In Time: 12:05pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Large DD iced mocha coffee (purchased yesterday sans ice, added ice this morning), chocolate chunk muffin
Pages Read: 122 (total 517-not including audio "pages" until finished)
Time Listened: 2 hours 25 minutes (total 3 hours 40 minutes)
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
A heavy block of audio. A lot of Goodreads checking in this block! Also started the crockpot for the pulled pork at 10am so it will be ready between 5-6pm. Not as much reading as I wanted but I *will* be reading during the next block!

Check-In #5 - Hours 17-20 (12pm-4pm):
Check-In Time: 4:03pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Orange juice, steamed egg (like hard boiled but steamed in a basket over boiling water for 20 minutes, makes them so easy to peel!) & avocado on English muffin, water, crudités
Pages Read: 345 (total 862-including finished audiobook)
Time Listened: 1 hour 13 minutes (total 4 hours 53 minutes)
Books Progressed In: 2

Total Books Finished: 1

Comments:
Ended up finishing my audiobook (This Is Just My Face) and probably won't start another one. I can't believe there's only 4 hours left! I feel like this 'thon went by SUPER fast. Faster than normal. lol. Hoping to finish This Is My America! Did Hour 18 reading sprint and read 63 pages of Dove Alight.

Check-In #6 - Hours 21-24 (4pm-8pm):
Check-In Time: 8:38pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, Dr. Pepper (what was left in the bottle after putting 12oz in the pulled pork!), pulled pork on brioche roll with cole slaw, mango peach iced tea, peanut M&M's, Skittles (sugar is keeping me awake)
Pages Read: 345 (total 1,207-including finished audiobook)
Time Listened: 0
Books Progressed In: 1

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
I participated in Hour 24 reading sprint and read 75 pages of This Is My America. It's also the only book I read in the final 4 hours. I'm 83% through and screw it, I'm finishing it tonight. It's really good.
I also changed up my check-ins, my stats weren't jiving so I re-did them so they only reflect what was happening in each 4-hour block because I realized my food was block-specific but I was tallying my total 'thon stats. No one may have noticed but it irked me. lol.
Wrap-up to come after a full night's rest! And I'll fill out my BINGO board.

[Elyse]

I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow but here is my menu:

Breakfast
Chocolate chunk muffins
Lunch (not a big luncher, mostly a snacker)
Hard boiled egg & avocado on English muffin
Supper
Pulled pork on brioche rolls w/ cole slaw
Drinks
Coffee
Yogi sweet tangerine tea
Orange juice
Water
Mango peach iced tea
Pepsi
Snacks
Peanut M&Ms
Skittles
Teddy Grahams
Dried snap peas
Watermelon
Crudités

'Thon starts at 8pm for me so probably only the snacks and water (or maybe coffee and Pepsi too!) will apply until Saturday morning!

[Elyse]

Official TBR
E-Books
Love's Recipe (250 pgs) pubbed 5/1
This Is My America (416 pgs) pubbed 7/28
The Wrong Mr. Darcy (288 pgs) pubs 8/25

Audio
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
Find Another Dream
Once More Upon a Time

Hoopla Graphic Novels
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 3

Physical
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Vol. 3: The Rebel Army
Dove Alight
A Torch Against the Night (read to page 111)

[Elyse]

Hello! Today is the day! Woohoo! I was rudely awakened at 6:30am when my husband's alarm went off buuuut I was able to fall back asleep and slept till 10am! Woohoo! I feel good!
I've got a list of things to do today:
Shower
Wash bedding & remake bed
Run dishwasher & put away dishes
Walk dogs
Make supper menu for next 2 weeks
Go grocery shopping & put away groceries
Chop veggies for crudités & cut watermelon
Make cole slaw
Make tea (for iced tea)
Make supper
Steam eggs
Bake chocolate chunk muffins

I have made the tea! lol. I also plugged in my books for the BINGO square. The randomizer gave me this order (I didn't add in the audio because those are only for desperate times and I only put in the first Airbender graphic novel because starting with Part 3 would be silly so I just put Part 2&3 after Part 1):
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Vol. 3: The Rebel Army
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 3
This Is My America
Dove Alight
The Wrong Mr. Darcy
Love's Recipe
A Torch Against the Night

I kind of like this order so I might try to stick with it! And I have other graphic novels if I do need to switch to them later on in the 'thon. But since it stars at 8pm, it might be a good place to start!

[Susan]

Your list and order look tempting. Good luck with your chores and getting ready to read. I find I have to keep telling myself — no, no, it doesn’t start until tonight ;).

[Dannii]

Good luck with your readathon. You are far more prepared than I am!!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Your list and order look tempting. Good luck with your chores and getting ready to read. I find I have to keep telling myself — no, no, it doesn’t start until tonight ;)."

I know, right? All I do in my free time is read so when this rolls around and I have to "wait" to read, it's frustrating! lol. But I'm keeping busy!

[Elyse]

Dannii wrote: "Good luck with your readathon. You are far more prepared than I am!!"

Thanks and good luck to you! I like being prepared. Even though sometimes nothing goes as planned! lol.

[Jennifer]

Looks like you are all set to go! To-do list checked off and TBR all set. Happy Reading!

[Juli]

Nice choices, Elyse. I have a lot of good novels on my TBR as well.

[Elyse]

Jennifer wrote: "Looks like you are all set to go! To-do list checked off and TBR all set. Happy Reading!"

Finished my list just in the nick of time! Good luck to you!

[Elyse]

Juli wrote: "Nice choices, Elyse. I have a lot of good novels on my TBR as well."

Thank you! It's so exciting!

[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?
All of them!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
All of them! Snacks are where it's at. lol
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?
Well, hopefully I won't have any health issues crop up like in April! And since I got surgery for my endometriosis, it shouldn't be a problem but migraines are always a possibility. Blahh.
Happy reading! Book 1:

[Susan]

Snacks are definitely where it’s at! Hope you have a good Readathon

[Cynda]

Hi Elyse. I woke up and called tne pulmonolist who ordered antibiotics. Like you, I am keeping fingers crossed the medical problems will stay everyday.

[Cynda]

And I have El Deafo in my stack. Looks good.

[Abbey]

Happy readathon start!! Your list, both book-wise and snack/food-wise sound fantastic. I *need* to be better about drinking water/liquids tomorrow, so maybe I'll need to track it here just to motivate myself (I usually track tea & coffee). I'm back in my apartment and my water filter pitcher isn't filtering well (and my apartment water has a weird taste and I'm usually not picky), so I've been HORRIBLE at consuming liquids and paid for it today with just feeling blah.

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Snacks are definitely where it’s at! Hope you have a good Readathon"

Thanks Susan! Hope you do too!

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "And I have El Deafo in my stack. Looks good.
"

Hope you enjoy El Deafo! It was an enlightening read! Hope we both keep healthy this weekend!

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "Happy readathon start!! Your list, both book-wise and snack/food-wise sound fantastic. I *need* to be better about drinking water/liquids tomorrow, so maybe I'll need to track it here just to motiv..."

Oh noooo bad water situation! That sucks! Copious amounts of tea to mask the bad-tasting water! lol.

[Elyse]

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8pm-12am):
Check-In Time: 12:10am
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: A couple chunks of watermelon, bag of dried snap peas, water, chocolate chunk muffin
Total Pages Read: 274
Total Time Listened: 0
Total Books Progressed In: 0
Total Books Finished: 3

Comments:
So far so good. Only a little bit tired. But I don't feel like coffee or Pepsi. So going to stick with water. One more graphic novel, then switching to a novel!