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Cynda wrote: "Hi Elyse. I am also interested in LumberJanes. I borrowed it from Hoopla, but am noting that I can get it on KU and keep my Hoopla for other options. . . .I am planning to read it on large computer..."Yes, borrow as many as you can from KU so save those Hoopla borrows! KU doesn't have all of them but a definite good chunk of them. I do struggle with reading graphic novels on my laptop. I do like that Hoopla has the hover/zoom feature! And Kindle has the panel by panel feature but sometimes they are one panel and it's the whole page! lol. See you in a week and a half!
Officially official sign-up post and TBR! I have wayyyy overdue physical ARCs that I just want to clear!!TBR
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek BookishFirst Kindle ARC through NetGalley 2019
To the Waters and the Wild: A Novel BookishFirst Physical ARC 2019
Nottingham BookishFirst Physical ARC 2019
The Future of Another Timeline BookishFirst Physical ARC 2019
The Good Luck Girls BookishFirst Physical ARC 2019
The Fowl Twins BookishFirst Physical ARC 2019
Father of Lions: The Remarkable True Story of the Mosul Zoo Rescue BookishFirst Physical ARC 2019
The Sushi Prophecies BookishFirst Kindle ARC 2020
Vagabonds BookishFirst Physical ARC 2020
My Eyes Are Up Here BookishFirst Physical ARC 2020
Obv I will not be reading all of these, that's a lot of pages. I will most-likely pull in some graphic novels (I have some e-ARCs) and definitely an audiobook or a handful of short Audible Plus audiobooks.
I'm going to keep pretty quiet here and just focus on reading. I'm going to start with my Hoopla borrows that are due 10 minutes after the readathon ends!The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures
Bury the Lede
Happy Dewey's! 3 hours!
Happy Deweys Elyse. I look forward to seeing how well you do. You always amaze me with how much you achieve! Enjoy tomorrow.
Happy readathoning Elyse!I’m going to get a good nights sleep first (hopefully) so I’ll see you in a couple of hours!
Looks like a nice list to choose from - enjoy!
Good luck with your Hoopla borrows and enjoy your reading!
My Dewey's so far -Read
Currently Reading
Currently Listening
I made it through the night! Holy moly! It's light out! I may make it 24 hours for the first time!
I have been posting on Instagram: @winesaboutbooks
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Read
Currently Reading
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Great job!
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Elyse wrote: "My Dewey's so far -Read
Currently Reading
[bookcover..."
And, did you make the full 24 hours Elyse?
I would never be able to lol
Hope you had a great readathon!
Wrap-Up Total Time: 24 hours!!!! 🎉🎉
Total Breaks: 0
Pages Read Total: 1,791 (including audio)
Time Listened Total: 3 hrs 32 minutes
Books Started: 1
Books Read: 6
Books Listened: 1
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Umm I did it. For the first time ever. In my Dewey's history and my life history. I read for 24 hours. I stayed awake for 35 hours. What the hellllll. This is unnatural!! lol. My reading slowed down a lot once it hit like 12pm and there was still 8 hours left. lol. I started another novel and could not focus on it so I switched back to graphic novels and that was good! I went to bed at 8:15pm and slept for 10 hours and that was blissful.
Now I must go and see how everyone else did! I did miss interacting on here but also, I got more reading done and less listening which I liked.
Wow! Great Readathon! Hope to see you in October
Wow, you did it! Congratulations Elyse!
1791 pages! That's awesome! Wow you were cooking! You did the whole 24 hours too. I dont know if I did. Reverse is weird because I couldnt catch a nap so I just stayed up. Well about 22 and a half hour mark I read this really depressing poem. Next thing i know I'm getting booped on the nose by the cast of the show Psych. I wake up slumped over like sad littlest mountain. I look at the clock and its 23 hour. I changed books and finished it out. lol
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Way to go Elyse!!! Super impressive that you made it the full 24 hrs and great stats!! Congrats!
Finally signed up! No planned strategy, no planned TBR but as much King as I can as it's Kingtober again!
Elyse wrote: "Finally signed up! No planned strategy, no planned TBR but as much King as I can as it's Kingtober again!"Oh, need to sign up as well *rushes off*
I'll be reading SK's From a Buick 8, next to some other spooky books as I'm participating in 9 spooky readathons yay!
Reed wrote: "Can i join you guys please ?"The readathon is open to anyone, so of course you can, Reed.
You find all the important links here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
You can sign-up here"
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
And you can make your own thread here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Good luck!
I don't see a Questions topic, but I'm sure that if you have any, you can post them here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
(sorry for hijacking your thread Elyse!)
Susy wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Finally signed up! No planned strategy, no planned TBR but as much King as I can as it's Kingtober again!"Oh, need to sign up as well *rushes off*
I'll be reading SK's..."
Nine wow! That's a lot! But pretty easy if the themes are all the same.
Do you read any Stephen King the rest of the year too? And do you have an order you read them in, or just whichever one you feel like reading next?
Elyse wrote: "Susy wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Finally signed up! No planned strategy, no planned TBR but as much King as I can as it's Kingtober again!"Oh, need to sign up as well *rushes off*
I'll be reading SK's..."
It was quite a challenge nonetheless to set my TBR lol. And 2 of them need to be read in a specific order, so it was a puzzle! 😂
Leni wrote: "Do you read any Stephen King the rest of the year too? And do you have an order you read them in, or just whichever one you feel like reading next?"Sporadically but mostly only if someone's looking to do a buddy read in my other GR group. My main focus is during October. I don't read them in any specific order, just whatever tickles my fancy at the time. I haven't touched his 3 newest ones, If It Bleeds, Later, and Billy Summers but I did buy them!
Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have been in a reading slump all October, mostly just been listening to audiobooks. Hopefully the readathon will pull me out!My slapdash TBR
Physical
The Ex Hex
Shutter Island
Mexican Gothic
KING
Night Shift
The Green Mile
Everything's Eventual
Gwendy's Button Box (re-read)
Gwendy's Magic Feather
E-Book
The Year of the Witching (currently reading)
The Last House on Needless Street
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch Strikes Again
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
Audio
You Love Me
You can feel the sinister theme!!! lol.
Menu, well, meh. Whatever. Not really planning anything. Will probably get subs or pizza. Usual beverages.
I hope you get your reading groove on, Elyse! We're planning a grazing counter here. Fresh cheese rolls, hummus, crackers, cold meatballs, cheese, fruit and veg, chocolate and biscuits/cookies. No set meals, just fill up a plate and nibble.
Leni wrote: "I hope you get your reading groove on, Elyse! We're planning a grazing counter here. Fresh cheese rolls, hummus, crackers, cold meatballs, cheese, fruit and veg, chocolate and biscuits/cookies. N..."
That sounds yummy! I'm more of a grazer than a 3 full meals a day person in general. I like snacks! :)
Elyse wrote: "Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have been in a reading..."A lot of books there that I’ve ever read or want to read. Hope you will have a wonderful time and that the readathon will get you out of your slump!
Leni wrote: "We're planning a grazing counter here. Fresh cheese rolls, hummus, crackers, cold meatballs, cheese, fruit and veg, chocolate and biscuits/cookies. N..."That sounds really good, Leni!
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Susy wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have bee..."Thank you Susy! Good luck on your readathon goals!
Susan wrote: "Looks like an excellent TBR Elyse!"I *am* excited for these books so hopefully it will be a good readathon! Good luck on your readathon goals, Susan!
Cynda wrote: "I just finished Mexican Gothic for Hispanic History Month/Spooktober. Spooky. Reminds me of House of Spirits by Isabelle Allende. Enjoy!"Awesome! I've only read one book by this author and I've had Mexican Gothic since it came out. Good luck on your readathon goals, Cynda!
Great books for spooky fall reading! I’ve never read Gwendy’s Button Box or most of the SK but then, it’s not easy to keep up with Stephen King ;). I did read The Green Mile back when it came out. IIRC it was published part by part and is classic Stephen King. Enjoy your stack!
Elyse wrote: "Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have been in a reading..."I really need to read Mexican gothic too. I keep planning to for these readathons and its a book of the month Im supposed to read for a challenge on twitter. Why I never start it, dunno. Shutter Island is very good and bleak.
Elyse wrote: "Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have been in a reading..."Hope the readathon will help with your reading slump - I find they're good for that. Happy reading!
Elyse wrote: "Thank you Susy! Good luck on your readathon goals! "Thank you Elyse!
Susan wrote: "Great books for spooky fall reading! I’ve never read Gwendy’s Button Box or most of the SK but then, it’s not easy to keep up with Stephen King ;). I did read The Green Mile back when it came out. ..."It is a challenge in itself to keep up with King! lol. I'm slowly going through his backlog but also haven't read his 3 latest. The last new one I read was The Institute. Yes, The Green Mile was initially released in 4 parts, I think. I really enjoyed the movie. Good luck on your readathon goals!
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have bee..."I also got it from BOTM, so yeah, I've had it for awhile! lol. I might start with it just to get it going. I've only seen the Shutter Island movie and I only really remember the twist so I'm really interested in reading it. Good luck on your readathon goals!
Julie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Umm, did y'all know there's a readathon in 2 days? Because I can't believe it's here. I'm extremely unprepared! lol. I'm just gonna wing it, probably won't be on here much. I have bee..."Thank you Julie! Yes, readathons are good for that! Not that I want to force myself to read but...I want to force myself to read. SOMETHING. lol. Something has to stick! Good luck on your readathon goals!
I hope this pulls you out of your slump. Looks like it is going to be a winging it day for a lot of us this year. Have fun with your sinister reads!
Just a little over 1 hour to go!Happy readathon, Elyse!
Hope you enjoyed your readathon, Elyse! See you in April hopefully!
My readathon ended at the top of hour 9 with a migraine that took me out till this morning. Good times. :( I did manage to read 2 books
and started a third
(about 25%) before succumbing to the pain. I was cruising along very nicely and had not take any breaks in the first quarter of the 'thon so my total hours read stands at 8 hours. I did participate in the hour 1 and hour 4 reading sprints.I am feeling better today, took a nice, long bath a few hours ago, getting some cleaning and laundry done and have also read another 25% of
and about 40 pages of
.Hope everyone else had fun, I'll be checking in on the threads probably tomorrow.
Oh no! Boo hiss at the migraine. Glad you are better today.
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