Devon's GoodReads Home

[Devon]

Because I am terrible at keeping up with all forms of social media. I will try to use this as a home for any Readathon updates.

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This is my fifth Dewey Readathon so I can't wait to see how well it goes...

litzy: Lizbeth
instagram: lizbeth_250

[Devon]

My tentative reading shelf. I like to read "spooky" books this time of the year. So I'm going to try to focus on that overall theme.

Tentative Stacks:

Print Books:


Audio Books:


E-Books:

[Devon]

Hour Zero:

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Books in the Image:


10 hours ten books! Happy 10 year anniversary!

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
From the Lovely Bluegrass State of Kentucky

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
My Best Friend's Excorism maybe. I have too many to dive into.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Cheetos and White Chocolate KitKits (not together of course)

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I am a big reader, I am working on my MLIS in archival studies and digital curation and I love readathons. My fiance is also participating this year as well!

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?
I am going to try to be more active on this forum at least. I need to work on being more social...

[Devon]

Hour 1:
Started on page 50

[Devon]

Hour 2:
In progress on page 101

[Devon]

Hour 3:


on page 101
started audiobook 25% complete

Mini-challenge Book and Beverage:

[Devon]

Hour 4:


on page 163
audiobook 25% complete

[Devon]

Hour 5:


on page 163
audiobook 50% complete

#Read More Women Challenge:

These are some of my favorite women authors or authors in general. It isn't an exclusive stack but I will willingly read everything I find of these authors.

Authors included:
Margaret Atwood, Sara Gruen, Amy Tan, Phillipa Gregory, N.K. Jemisin, Jane Austen, Harper Lee, Nalo Hopkinson, Roxanne Gray, Ursula Le Guin

[Devon]

Hour 6:


on page 187
audiobook 75% complete

[Devon]

Hour 7:


on page 262
audiobook 75% complete

[Devon]

Hour 8:


on page 289
audiobook 80% complete

[Devon]

Hour 9:


Finished
audiobook 80% complete
started on 53

Book Challenge:
Mad lib from Passage in a book, from Every Heart a Doorway.
"She'd been gone for six months, from their perspective. One Month for each of the pomegranate seeds that Persephone had eaten, back at the beginning of things. Years for her, and months for them. They still thought she was dyeing her hair. They still thought she was eventually going to tell them where she'd been."

Mad lib version:
She'd been gone for three hours, from their thought. Six days for each of the grapes that Tom Cruise had eaten, back at the beginning of trees. Five minutes for her, and two years for them. They still thought she was running her Walmart. They still thought she was eventually going to tell them where she'd been.

Books Complete:

[Devon]

Hour 10:

Beginning Hold to talk out mother for Birthday!
audiobook 90% complete
on page 71

Books Complete:

[Devon]

Hour 11:

Beginning Hold to talk out mother for Birthday!
audiobook 90% complete
on page 71

Books Complete:

[Devon]

Hour 12:

Ending Hold to talk out mother for Birthday!
audiobook Finished
on page 71

Mid-way survey:
1. What are you reading right now?
Every Heart A Doorway (half finished)

2. How many books have you read so far?
2 I’m slow this year…

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
I’m not sure. I haven’t decided my next title yet…

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
I had to put reading on hold to take my mom out for her birthday at 5:30 EST. I’ll be back to reading at 8.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
This is the first year I have been social. It had been fun :)

Books Complete:

[Devon]

Hour 13:

on page 71
started ended on page 55

Books Complete:

[Devon]

Hour 14:

on page 71
on page 103



Books by the Decades Mini Challenge:
1990s: His Dark Materials Saga (My favorite the Subtle Knife) by Phillip Pullman
2000s: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2010s: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Books Complete:

[Colona Public Library]

Ooooh, I'm loving your reading choices! I'm jealous of that new My Best Friend's Exorcism book cover! That looks great.
I've also read We Have Always Lived in the Castle on audiobook.
Happy Reading! ~Ashley

[Devon]

Hour 15:

on page 103
on page 103

Readathon Buddy:


Books Complete:

[Devon]

Hour 16:

on page 103
on page 103
started on page 51

Books Complete:

[Devon]

Colona Public Library wrote: "Ooooh, I'm loving your reading choices! I'm jealous of that new My Best Friend's Exorcism book cover! That looks great.
I've also read [book:We Have Always Lived in the Castle|89724..."

Thank you Good luck with your reading as well!

[Devon]

Made it to hour 16. As with previous readathons. Now I think it time for me to call it a night. I have always been bad at staying up for all-nighters and I think reading till 12 is always a good time to get too.

Good luck everyone still attempting the 24 hours!!

[Devon]

This is my sixth Dewey Readathon so I can't wait to see how well it goes...



litzy: Lizbeth
instagram: lizbeth_250

Right now I am in the middle of a AtoZ reading Challenge, A Library Readathon challenge and the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge for 2018. I am hoping for this readathon to knock a few challenge requirements out. If I get through all of these books, (highly doubtful) I will reward myself by reading some fun titles.

Readathon pile:
(current library books)

[Devon]

Hour 0:
The Initial Post!

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
From the Lovely Bluegrass State of Kentucky

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Good Question. Maybe The Geek Feminist Revolution or Jade Dragon Mountain. Because I am in the middle of challenges I don't have as many fun books to pick between as I usually do.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I am going to try to be a little healthier this readathon so I bought some healthy snacks like Honeycrisp apples (my fav.) I need to start eating better overall.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I am a big reader, I am working on my MLIS in archival studies and digital curation and I love readathons. My fiance is also participating this year as well!

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?
I am going to try to last the entire 24 hours. I have yet to make it. Also I am going to try to be active by exercising while reading. It actually keeps me more focused than I thought it would.

[Devon]

Hour 1:
Let's get this party Started!!

Reading:

[Devon]

Hour 2:

Reading:
Page 66.

[Devon]

Hour 3:
Reading:
page 105

But also worked out with 3367 steps. Bottle of Yogurt, Green tea and an apple for Breakfast. :D

[Devon]

Hour 4
Reading:
Started
reached page 167

[Devon]

Hour 5

Reading:

(audio) 16% (approx 30 pages)

In Progress:
page 167
page 67

[Ann A]

You're doing great! I was surprised how much I liked The Sisters Brothers.

[Devon]

Hour 6
Reading:
(audio) by end of hour 42% (approx 81 pages)

In Progress:
page 167
page 67

[Devon]

Ann A wrote: "You're doing great! I was surprised how much I liked The Sisters Brothers."

Thank you Ann! I hope I will like it. I needed to pick a Western for BRRH, so I'm hoping it will be a good pick. :D

[Devon]

Hours 4-6 Wrap up:
Read Two Books:
Finished: 148 pages

Hours 1-3 Wrap up:
Read only one book:
Finished: 168 pages

Books Completed: 0

[Devon]

Hour 7
page 202

In Progress:
(audio) 42% (approx 81 pages)
page 67

[Devon]

Hour 8
page 260

In Progress:
(audio) 42% (approx 81 pages)
page 67

[Devon]

Hour 9
Finished
page 126

In Progress:
(audio) 42% (approx 81 pages)

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Hour 10
(audio) 58% (approx 111 pages)

In Progress:
page 126

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Hour 11
(audio) 83% (approx 159 pages)

In Progress:
page 126

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Hour 12
236

In Progress:
page 126
(audio) 83% (approx 159 pages)

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Hours 10-12 Wrap up:
Read Two Books:
Finished: 314 pages

Hours 7-9 Wrap up:
Read Two Books:
Read only one book:
Finished: 178 pages

Books Completed:

[Devon]

Hour 13
finished
page 183

In Progress:
(audio) 83% (approx 159 pages)

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Hour 14
page 241

In Progress:
(audio) 83% (approx 159 pages)

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Hour 15
(audio) Finished
page 253

In Progress:

Finished Books:

[Devon]

Going to call it a quits at the start of hour 17. Good luck everyone!!

Hour 16
started at page 44

In Progress:
page 253

Finished Books:

[Devon]

I was thinking of making a makeup readathon weekend this weekend because I had to miss out on the 24 in 48. This of course is very dependent on how productive I am at getting school work completed in advance this week. (It is my last term and I have been such a slacker doing everything on Sundays.)



Here is my preliminary stack. (Most of these books are coming from my summer binge at the local library and I need to get them finished soon.):

Preliminary TBR:
In progress

Library Loans

for BRRH challenges

for funzies...(If I have time)

I have an internship on Saturday but I typically listen to my audiobook almost the entire time. I can easily get some free ours there. ;)

[Devon]

Hour One:
Started:


Opening survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Well I am at home sick in the good ole Bluegrass state of Kentucky

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
The Perfect Mother or Beauty and the Mustache. I may add other books to my stack since I am overall a mood reader.

3. Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Since it is reversed, I don't snack much at night. Also, I am sick so I am not really big on snacking right now...

4. Tell us something about yourself!
I like to do graphic design. I also play video games hardcore when I am not reading or working on schoolwork.

5. This is our VERY first Reverse Readathon! How does this feel in your time zone?
I am not sure yet. I never had a readathon start at nighttime so I am curious to see how I do...

[Kate]

Devon wrote: "Hour One:
Started:


Opening survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Well I am at home sick in the good ole Bluegrass state of Kentu..."

What video games do you play?

Good luck!!!!

[Angie ☯]

Devon - Sorry you are sick! Do you like to snuggle up somewhere comfy and read when you aren't feeling well?

[Elyse]

Aww sorry you're sick! Take care of yourself, no pressure! Good choices on your list! I love reading through the blogless threads that have been established for a few years, so fun to scroll through and see past RATs! Good luck!

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Sorry, you're sick, at least this is an excuse to stay home all day!