Elyse's Readathoning! est. 2017 Showing 551-600 of 1,338

[Rachida]

What a great start!

[Ann A]

Looks like you're doing great! I have to remember to add some graphics to my stack next time. They're so good for readathons.

[Elyse]

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!

[Elyse]

Rachida wrote: "What a great start!"

Thanks!

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "Looks like you're doing great! I have to remember to add some graphics to my stack next time. They're so good for readathons."

They are wonderful for readathons! Whether you need a pick-me-up at the beginning, middle, or end, the shortness and illustrations are a good distraction.

[Elyse]

Mid-Event Survey
1) What are you reading right now?

2) How many books have you read so far?
4 - all graphic novels
3) What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
so I can finish this trilogy!
4) Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Tired. I dealt with it by sleeping. :)
5) What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
Every time, how quickly time passes!

[Elyse]

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.

[Elyse]

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!

[Juli]

Elyse wrote: "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
Total Pa..."

I like how active you are on Goodreads! You're such a cheerleader!

[Elyse]

Juli wrote: "I like how active you are on Goodreads! You're such a cheerleader!..."

Thanks Juli! It's half the fun seeing what other book lovers are reading and doing!

[Abbey]

Elyse wrote: "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
Total Pa..."

So jealous of your DD iced mocha, sounds delicious!

You've been crushing it so far, especially getting through a good stack of graphic novels. :) You are so right on the length it takes to check in though lol. I also switch an audiobook on, thinking it'll be like 10 minutes max and next thing I know its already almost an hour gone!

and YUM to that crock pot pulled pork. You are crushing your food decisions this round!

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Elyse wrote: "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
Total Pa..."

Wow! You're rocking it!

[Elyse]

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.

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "Elyse wrote: "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 m..."

My iced mocha coffee was delicious but got me very jittery! lol. I had to eat more to calm myself down. The smell coming from the crockpot is amazing and I can't wait to eat pulled pork in an hour!

[Elyse]

Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "Elyse wrote: "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 m..."

Thanks!

[Elyse]

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.

Closing Survey
1) How would you assess your reading overall?
I did well, more importantly, I enjoyed myself.
2) Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
Nope! But I did stick to my randomly generated reading order so that was cool!
3) What was your favorite snack?
Everything. Food is good. lol.
4) Wanna volunteer for our next event?
Possibly! We'll see what happens as we get closer to October 24!

[Jamie]

Glad you had a great time!

[Vicki Willis]

I agree with you on jiving the numbers for each block. I went back and adjusted mine too because they were "off" for me. I am going to think abt that for next time.

You had an amazing read this time. Congrats!

[Susy]

👍🏻
Hmm, pulled pork!

[Susan]

Awesome readathon! plus the pulled pork ;)

[Elyse]

BINGO BOARD

Row 1
Read while it's dark outside: ✔
Read a book related to winter:
Read 200 pages: ✔
Select your first book blind folded:
Read a book outside your comfort zone:

Row 2
Read a book on your TBR for over a year:
Read a book with a title less than 3 words:
Read a book released within the last year:
Exercise for 30 minutes: Walked the dogs
Read a book with a diverse character or author:

Row 3
Read in 3 different locations: Living room, deck, front porch
Title contains the letter D:
FREE SPACE
Participate in a social media post: Goodreads
Read 2 books:

Row 4
Reading sprint! Read for 1 hour straight: 8:20-920am
Read something other than a traditional book:
Read a book in first person:
Snack and read: All day!
Read a book with a minimalist cover:

Row 5
Read a book with blue on the cover:
Read 2 different genres: Fiction - Nonfiction -
Read a book with traveling: The Moon to Earth! Now that's traveling!
Make your own challenge: Listen to one full audiobook -
Read in your PJs: All day!

Without trying, I completed all but 2 of the squares! How fun!

[Elyse]

End Totals Wrap-Up
Total Time: 20 hours 50 minutes
Total Pages Read: 1,207 (including audio)
Total Hours Read: 15 hours 57 minutes
Total Hours Listened: 4 hours 53 minutes
Toal Breaks/Sleep: 3 hours 10 minutes
Books Read Completely: 4

Books Listened Completely: 1

Books Read Partially: 1
37% 83%
Books Listened Partially: 0
Comments:
I'm happy! I read, I listened, I slept, I ate, and I feel good! Happy with my numbers, happy with my books. It was a good readathon! :)

[Cynda]

Wow Elyse impressive! Take Care.

[Elizabeth]

Elyse wrote: "End Totals Wrap-Up
Total Time: 20 hours 50 minutes
Total Pages Read: 1,207 (including audio)
Total Hours Read: 15 hours 57 minutes
Total Hours Listened: 4 hours 53 minutes
Toal Breaks/Sleep: 3 hour..."

Great job! I'm really impressed that you can keep stats down to the minute! I'm a single mom, so I read with a kid in tow. I'd end up spending the entire readathon clicking start and stop on the stop watch rather than actually reading, lol, so I just estimate to the nearest hour and call it good enough.

[Susan]

Elyse wrote: "End Totals Wrap-Up
Total Time: 20 hours 50 minutes
Total Pages Read: 1,207 (including audio)
Total Hours Read: 15 hours 57 minutes
Total Hours Listened: 4 hours 53 minutes
Toal Breaks/Sleep: 3 hour..."

That says it all — a good Readathon where you feel good and are happy with books/numbers! Kudos for another great read!

[Elyse]

Elizabeth wrote: "Elyse wrote: "End Totals Wrap-Up
Total Time: 20 hours 50 minutes
Total Pages Read: 1,207 (including audio)
Total Hours Read: 15 hours 57 minutes
Total Hours Listened: 4 hours 53 minutes
Toal Breaks..."

I've got no distractions except pets so for me it's easy to keep time. lol

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Elyse wrote: "End Totals Wrap-Up
Total Time: 20 hours 50 minutes
Total Pages Read: 1,207 (including audio)
Total Hours Read: 15 hours 57 minutes
Total Hours Listened: 4 hours 53 minutes
Toal Breaks..."

Yep! Thanks Susan!

[Ann A]

Wow, Elyse, you REALLY rocked this readathon! Way to go. *loud clapping*

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "Wow, Elyse, you REALLY rocked this readathon! Way to go. *loud clapping*"

Thanks Ann!

[Vicki Willis]

Great job! I would call that a perfect RaT!

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Great job! I would call that a perfect RaT!"

Thanks Vicki! It was pretty perfect! :)

[Elyse]

I'm baaaaack! And I already feel unprepared! lol. It's almost Kingtober and I have no list. I think I will be more lenient this time as I have no King audiobooks and mostly physical books. But I plan on reading starting Oct 1. I own a physical copy and I also got on the Overdrive holds list for the e-book so I can make the most of reading it. I would like to read it from Oct 1-31! So I will definitely be reading part of that for the 'thon.

[Ann A]

But I plan on reading It by Stephen King starting Oct 1...

Oooh, I like your idea (and chuckled at "Kingtober" :) I should think about doing the same thing with The Stand. It's been sitting on my shelves for ages - all 'complete and uncut' 1141 pages!

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "But I plan on reading It by Stephen King starting Oct 1...

Oooh, I like your idea (and chuckled at "Kingtober" :) I should think about doing the same thing with The Stand. It's been ..."

I read The Stand last year. Took me 51 days between the paperback and e-book. Complete and uncut. Yup. It's a doozy!! lol.

[Jamie]

Elyse wrote: "I'm baaaaack! And I already feel unprepared! lol. It's almost Kingtober and I have no list. I think I will be more lenient this time as I have no King audiobooks and mostly physical books. But I pl..."

I want to read It this month too! Doubt I'll finish it in a month, but I'm gonna try!

[Jamie]

I'll be back to see what else you plan to read as time draws near.

[Leni]

I was wondering which King you were reading this year. lol
Bit surprised you didn't already read IT back when the new film adaptation came out.

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "I was wondering which King you were reading this year. lol
Bit surprised you didn't already read IT back when the new film adaptation came out."

lol. I'm not a die-hard read the book before the movie girl. I have seen the new movies (and the amazing Tim Curry miniseries). But I do know more goes on in the book.

[Cynda]

Good to see you're back. I might this time read King. I've gotMisery in my bookcase, reminding me that it wants to be read :)

[Susan]

Welcome back Elyse!

[Ann A]

How are you coming along with It? I think Stephen King does a better job of "putting you in the story" than just about anybody else. He scares the heck out of me!

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "How are you coming along with It? I think Stephen King does a better job of "putting you in the story" than just about anybody else. He scares the heck out of me!"

I was stalled for a bit, still in a bit of a reading slump, but now I'm about 200 pages in. King is amazing at character development, holy moly.

[Susy]

Definitely! His books are to be savoured, not rushed through, which nowadays due to all the challenges and readathons, is often a challenge for me...

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Definitely! His books are to be savoured, not rushed through, which nowadays due to all the challenges and readathons, is often a challenge for me..."

Agreed. I'm taking my time. And skipping all of the pre-readathon challenges this time around. I don't need a challenge right now, I just want to read my books! lol.

[Vicki Willis]

Good plan. I am doing the same with skipping the Pre Challenges.

[Elyse]

I'm taking it real easy this readathon. I'm not really feeling the social media aspect this time around so I'm going to be pretty scarce. No extra challenges, no discussions, no Bingo. Just reading.

I have 4 Hoopla borrows that return on 10/25 so those are my main focuses:
(about 25% through)
I'd like to listen to and then continue listening to .
And of course I'm reading , roughly 300 pages through.

I'm making chicken noodle soup tomorrow so that will be on the supper menu for Saturday. Otherwise it's just whatever snacks are in the house, I'm not making a special trip the grocery store, I only go a couple times a month now.

[Susan]

The reading is the best part imo ;) I guess I’m feeling somewhat similar, but I did get a couple snacks. I got Carmilla on my list, too — seems perfect for this time of year. Hope you enjoy your low key Readathon.

[writer...]

Elyse wrote: "I'm taking it real easy this readathon. I'm not really feeling the social media aspect this time around so I'm going to be pretty scarce. No extra challenges, no discussions, no Bingo. Just reading..."

Happy " just reading.... ," Elyse !

[Jamie]

Elyse wrote: "I'm taking it real easy this readathon. I'm not really feeling the social media aspect this time around so I'm going to be pretty scarce. No extra challenges, no discussions, no Bingo. Just reading..."

I think the pre-readathon wiped me out for the bingo lol. I might to a few hourly challenges (or whatever we get this year) and maybe some of the instagram challenge but main focus will be reading. I am trying to be more social today and then back when it is over, but might a bit during...Who knows lol. No pressures.
I hope you get some amazing reading time in.
As for shopping, I get it. I've been limiting trips myself lately and let us get really low and refused to go until last night. Haha! So now I have all the options! Although no special trips. Just whatever I could get at one store and making it work!

[Susan]

Happy reading Elyse!