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Susan wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Good to see you still here too. Caffiene time for me."My audiobook lured me into staying up way too late. ;)."
I stayed awake Saturday until midnight and then I crashed .
I'm ready for my Sunday morning dose of caffeine so I can binge read for a few hours more .
Closing Survey!How would you assess your reading overall?
In terms of pages/books read, this wasn’t one of my most successful Readathons, but what a good time I had! I stayed up way past my bedtime, listening to the delightful Barbara Rosenblat read about the page-turning adventures of the Emerson family of archeologists in “The Last Camel Died at Noon”. I enjoyed everything else I read, too.
“An Outpost of Progress,” by Joseph Conrad (short story)—23 pages
“The Last Camel Died at Noon,” by Elizabeth Peters (suspense, audiobook) — 7 1/2 hrs or 170 pages
“The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by Gustave Dore — 56 pages
“Heart of a Dog,” Mikhail Bulgakov — 84 pages
The Book Lover’s Cookbook, Shaunda Kennedy Wenger and Janet Kay Jensen (cookbook). — 25 pages
Total: 358 pages
Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? My strategy was to start with a short story, and that got me off to a good beginning.
What was your favorite snack? Apple cider donuts were the highlight. Reese’s peanut butter pumpkins were also delicious.
I read 298 pages in three different books ( 1 audiobook ) and 1 magazine with no interruptions except to eat and wash up . It was a winning day for me because my Readathon average is between 250-260 pages . WOO-HOOHaving cider and donuts , a traditional autumn treat , with my books was a plus too . Thanks for reminding me to get some .
And I guess president Bill Clinton is indeed a bit of a fiction writer or maybe it's James Patterson's literary influence that makes the story go .
Anyhow . . . I'm finishing THE PRESIDENT IS MIISSING .
Thanks Readathoners for helping me get started with it .
It was an awesome 16 hours . Wimped out on the last 7 and a half .
Susan wrote: "Closing Survey!How would you assess your reading overall?
In terms of pages/books read, this wasn’t one of my most successful Readathons, but what a good time I had! I stayed up way past my bedt..."
Sounds like you had a great readathon. Enjoying the day is much more important than time or page counts!
Hi Susan!I have success with audiobooks too!
See you in April!
Susan wrote: "Closing Survey!How would you assess your reading overall?
In terms of pages/books read, this wasn’t one of my most successful Readathons, but what a good time I had! I stayed up way past my bedt..."
A good time! That's what this is all about! I didn't read longer or more pages, but I was more relaxed and for the first time I felt like a little balanced between social media and reading. Maybe also because Ive been participating in so many readathons lately, so I have had plenty of all day reading days but this readathon there's so much lovely interaction and I love that.
So happy to hear you had a good time, Susan. That's what the RAT is all about! I'm making a note to add an A. Peabody audiobook to my stack next time. They're fun and light. See you in April!
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I will be doing some further readathoning today, starting in about an hour and see how far I get to getting my tbr read.
Rest well. See you in April!
Congrats Susan! It looks like you had a successful readathon!
Susan it looks like you had a good readathon. See you next time.
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Cynda wrote: "Hi Susan! Looking forward to reading again soon!"Hi. Cynda! I can’t believe it’s only two weeks away!
Time to dust off this space and get ready for the Readathon! I’m looking forward to it
Susan wrote: "Time to dust off this space and get ready for the Readathon! I’m looking forward to it"Good to see you back Susan! Looking forward to it too!
Elyse wrote: "Welcome back, Susan!"Thanks, Elyse! Looking forward to some dedicated reading time!
Susan wrote: "Time to dust off this space and get ready for the Readathon! I’m looking forward to it"Glad to see your space is all dusted, shiny, and ready to go! (Wish I could say that about my house - haha.)
Susy wrote: "Susan wrote: "Time to dust off this space and get ready for the Readathon! I’m looking forward to it"Good to see you back Susan! Looking forward to it too!"
Nice to see you, too! It’s hard to believe it’s almost here
Ann A wrote: "Susan wrote: "Time to dust off this space and get ready for the Readathon! I’m looking forward to it"Glad to see your space is all dusted, shiny, and ready to go! (Wish I could say that about my ..."
So do I ;) but I’ll just ignore it and read on ….
This time I know my focus for reading is two eagerly awaited library holds plus some poetry for National Poetry month. But one must have reading options, or at least, I must ;) so here are some options — Library holds:
The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell (fiction)
A Place in the World, Frances Mayes L (non-fiction, essays)
Choices for Poetry Month:
Essential Whitman, edited by Galway Kimmel
Stone-Garland, translated by Dan Beachy-Quick
The Secret Letters of Madame de Stael, Grace Cavalieri
Judah’s Lion, Anne Caston
Opulent Hunger, Opulent Rage, Leslie McGrath
Delmarva Review
Other possibilities:
“Lark” or “Linnet” by Sally Watson (children’s, old favorites)
River, Sing Me Home, Eleanor Shearer (fiction)
The Little Sister, Raymond Chandler (mystery)
Whale, Cheon Myeong-kwan (translation, fiction)
A Life in the Country, Giovanni Verga (translation, short stories)
Hokusai, Giuseppe Latanza and Francesco Matteuzzi (translation, graphic)
Tea With Friends, Elizabeth Knight (cooking)
In Search of England, H. V. Morton (history)
Oh, to Be a Painter, Virginia Woolf (essays)
Catwing series, Ursula Le Guin (audiobook)
Lovely options! I should pull out a couple of my poetry collections! My TBR is still formulating.
Welcome back, Susan! you're ahead of me with your the plan, mine are still brewing as well. as you mentioned in previous update with last one, Dewey's interaction is extra fun. This group and seeing the personal update posts especially
Elyse wrote: "Lovely options! I should pull out a couple of my poetry collections! My TBR is still formulating."Look forward to seeing your list, Elyse! I really like reading some poetry for the April Readathon (or any Readathon really).
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Welcome back, Susan! you're ahead of me with your the plan, mine are still brewing as well. as you mentioned in previous update with last one, Dewey's interaction is extra fun. This group and seein..."I totally agree, Erin. I always love seeing what everyone is reading, noshing on, etc. Looking forward to reading with everyone on Saturday!
*Meal and snack plans*Breakfast —
—instant oatmeal
—banana
—coffee
Lunch —
—grilled cheese sandwich
—cherry tomatoes with avocado
Dinner —
—cheese omelet
—salad
Snack Ideas:
—Dove dark chocolates with peanut butter
—Rice Krispie treat
—Italian cookie assortment
—Swedish ginger snaps
—Outshine mango bar
—lemon seltzer
—decaf ice tea
And bingo! planning done.
Sounds like you have a good idea for the food there. :)I'm also going to do the oatmeal route I think
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Sounds like you have a good idea for the food there. :)I'm also going to do the oatmeal route I think"
Oatmeal makes a great easy breakfast imo. I’m going low key except for the snacks (lol)
Susy wrote: "Love your meal and snacks, Susan!"Thanks, Susy. I was going to skip the meal planning, but it does save a little of my mental bandwidth on the day to have it planned ;)
I was hoping it would work for energy production since so little does for me - but we will see! I know with drinks and other foods, we'll see if I crash too early for a nap or not.
Great plans, Susan! I have a Frances Mayes book in my stack, too. I also want to read 'The Marriage Portrait'. I'll be watching to see how you like it. I want ALL your snacks. This week has been so crazy, I haven't been able to think much about food. I did make a bean soup tonight, so at least I'll have that for tomorrow.
See you in a few hours. It's like looking forward to Christmas morning! :)
We're almost there! Best of luck and reading to you today!
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I was hoping it would work for energy production since so little does for me - but we will see! I know with drinks and other foods, we'll see if I crash too early for a nap or not."Good luck with your Readathon day! It’s a bit cold here so hot oatmeal definitely hits the spot ;)
Ann A wrote: "Great plans, Susan! I have a Frances Mayes book in my stack, too. I also want to read 'The Marriage Portrait'. I'll be watching to see how you like it. I want ALL your snacks. This week has been s..."
Homemade bean soup sounds delicious! I’ve only read one of Frances Mayes’ books(and liked it, so when a friend raved about this one, I thought I’d check it out. Looking forward to seeing what you’re reading today!
Susy wrote: "1.5 hour to go, Happy Readathon!"Happy Readathon to you, Susy! May the (reading) force be with you!
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "We're almost there! Best of luck and reading to you today!"
Thanks, Erin! I’m so excited to start reading ;). Enjoy your Readathon!
Opening Event Survey:1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I’m reading from beautiful springtime Maryland USA where the azaleas are in bloom.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I’m pretty excited about them all, but maybe The Marriage Portrait.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Rice crispy treats!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I’m retired, love to read (duh), and my reading and walking buddy is a little black and white dog, Jaxie.
5) What are your goals for this readathon? To read some books, chat with some friends, and nibble on some snacks ;).
I hope your reading and nibbling is going well!
Hope you're getting some reading done! And Jaxie's having a good time! ;)
Vicki Willis wrote: "I hope your reading and nibbling is going well!"Thanks! I’m enjoying myself. Hope you are, too!
Elyse wrote: "Hope you're getting some reading done! And Jaxie's having a good time! ;)"I’m enjoying myself! Hope you are, too! Jaxie has had a nice long nap, dinner and one of her favorite chews. In a bit, we’ll go out for a walk. She’s pretty happy ;)
Half-Point Progress ReportHow many books have you been reading? Have you finished any?
I’m reading four books:
—The Marriage Portrait, by Maggie O’Farrell (fiction)
—A Place in the World, by Frances Mayes (essays)
—Late in the Day, Ursula Le Guin (poetry)
—Great Masters, Stravinsky, by Robert Greenberg (audiobook)
I’m close to finishing the poetry and the audiobook, but nothing finished so far.
Are you on track with respect to your readathon goals so far?
Since my main goal is to have a good time, yup ;)
Have you eaten real food today? (Not just junk food, ACTUAL HEALTHY FOOD) What was your favorite food or beverage so far?
Why yes, I have, no need to get all shouty ;)
Have you been participating in any of the activities on our social media (sprints, photo challenges, discussion questions, BINGO, etc.)
Not really. They can be fun, but this time I’m *just* reading.
Are you growing sleepy? Do you plan to nap, or stop early, or are you extending the readathon hours to include sleep?
Will see what happens as the night goes on. And that’s enough checking-in for me — back to Stravinsky!
...Why yes, I have, no need to get all shouty ;)Hahaha! If I ate nothing but junk food, I'd be too sleepy to read ;)
Good luck with the 2nd half of the RAT.
I hope the readathon is going well, Susan! What do you think of The Marriage Portrait? It's on my TBR & I've always enjoyed Maggie O'Farrell's writing.
Susan wrote: "I hope the readathon is going well, Susan! What do you think of The Marriage Portrait? It's on my non-readathon TBR & I've always enjoyed Maggie O'Farrell's writing."
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Susan wrote: "Half-Point Progress ReportHow many books have you been reading? Have you finished any?
I’m reading four books:
—The Marriage Portrait, by Maggie O’Farrell (fiction)
—A Place in the World, by Fra..."
Sounds like you're having a great readathon Susan!
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I tried reading to Jaxie, too. Same response as your pet ;)