Reading progress and surveys

[Cathy]

New beginnings and growth.. how about The Midnight Library? Or Starling House? Also new beginnings and death…

[Lamilla]

I like how you connect things, Cathy! I'll look it up. Several days are still left, so I'm optimistic )

I'm reading the following books at the moment:
The City & the City by China Miéville (reread)
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo (this one is huge and the topic is heavy, I doubt I finish it soon)
Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M.R. O'Connor (adventure/science party here!)

If I find party in any of them, I'll include it in Level one challenge (looking not promising so far :D )

[Lamilla]

Challenge: All Things Party

Level One:
1. DONE Искусство терять by Alice Zeniter - homecoming party
2. DONE Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty- funeral party
3. DONE Как мы ориентируемся. Пространство и время без карт и GPS - adventure/science party
4. ...

Level Two: COMPLETED
DONE Цветник в тени. Неприхотливые растения для вашего сада
DONE Морфология сознания. Том 2.

Challenge: Chinese Medicine Elements: COMPLETED
DONE Fire: Битва гигантов. Ротшильды, Рокфеллеры и Нобели by Brita Åsbrink
DONE Earth: Цветник в тени. Неприхотливые растения для вашего сада
DONE Water: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
DONE Metal: Gallant by Victoria Schwab
Wood: DONE Как мы ориентируемся. Пространство и время без карт и GPS

[Cathy]

Wood… have you read the Liveship Trader trilogy by Robin Hobb? Ship of Magic is the first one. Very good, but long. The wood has certain properties and the traders bring their wooden ships to life…

[Lamilla]

I need to add it to my reading list, thank you, Cathy. I read The Inheritance, I think I liked the writing style

[Cathy]

Hmmm, if you get hooked on the series, I will get told off by my buddies for leading you to the second trilogy in the Realm of the Elderlings… 😜
But I read Assassin's Apprentice afterwards as well and survived… 😏

https://reactormag.com/assassins-pira...

[Lamilla]

Ahaha, thank you, Cathy, I'll keep that in mind!

Now to the pre-readathon.
I made some progress on
The City & the City
Upgrade
and
Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World
I'll try to finish at least one of them before the readathon weekend.

[Lamilla]

TBR for the weekend:
Embassytown by China Miéville
О муравьях и динозаврах by Liu Cixin
Раковый корпус by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo

With the leftovers from pre-readathong this should give me enough variety.

I'll be doing bingo board as well

[Cathy]

Wayfinding sounds interesting.

[Lamilla]

I read it on and off, one chapter at a time!

[Lamilla]

I got good progress on Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World at the end of pre-readathon. Excited about the coming weekend

[Lamilla]

Plan:

hour 6 - I think I might start here, it will be 8AM local time
hour 7 - hosting an hour (9AM)
hour 13 - hosting an hour (3PM)
hour 18 - probably last hour (8PM)

so I'll have about 12 hours for reading

[Lamilla]

My bingo board (same challenges as before):
https://bingobaker.com/#66a3d6fcf85be97c

[Cathy]

Have a fun RAT!

[Cynda]

Here we go Lamilla! We have been preparing and preparing. Now enjoy!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

We have started! Have fun!

[Lamilla]

Morning everyone!
I'm starting the readathon with an audiobook Upgrade by Blake Crouch

[Lamilla]

I forgot to post the poll for "post three books, let someone choose". There is still time, please help! :)

books:

1. Embassytown by China Miéville
2. О муравьях и динозаврах by Liu Cixin
3. Раковый корпус by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

[Cathy]

I vote for Of Ants and Dinosaurs by Liu Cixin.

[Vavita]

Embassytown!

[Cynda]

Sentient beings and language! So Embassytown.

[Lamilla]

Embassytown it is. Thank you ladies!

My progress so far:
Upgrade by Blake Crouch - read for one hour and a half in the morning
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande - read chapter 2 during the reading sprint

a walk with the dog and a tea meanwhile allowed me to fill additional squares on my bingo board: https://bingobaker.com/#66a3d6fcf85be97c

[Nona]

I adore The City and the City and I just bought a used copy of Embassytown last weekend. I'm not planning on reading it this weekend because I've got too many books already on my TBR, but I've heard good things. Hope you enjoy it!

[Susy]

Love Blake Crouch's books, havent read this one yet though.
Good luck Lamilla, hope you're having a great readathon!

[Cynda]

Reading Count of Monte Cristo, Lamilla? Hats off!

[Lamilla]

Feeling a bit sleepy now, will update stats and reply personally tomorrow. Thanks everyone for the support, hope you had a great time reading

[Cathy]

Embassytown does look interesting. Would you believe it, I have never read anything by China Miéville! *ducks head*

[Lamilla]

Nona wrote: "I adore The City and the City and I just bought a used copy of Embassytown last weekend. I'm not planning on reading it this weekend because I've got too many books already on my TBR, but I've hear..."
The City & the City is still my favourite out of two! I adore Mieville's imagination, both books are 10/10 on this for me

Susy wrote: "Love Blake Crouch's books, havent read this one yet though.
Good luck Lamilla, hope you're having a great readathon!"
My favourite of his is Dark Matter!

Cynda wrote: "Reading Count of Monte Cristo, Lamilla? Hats off!"
I don't think, not in the coming years. When I read it in adolescence, I wasn't impressed, and now the size just intimidates me ))

[Lamilla]

So, my final update:

I read from Embassytown in the evening, yay! And that was it for the readathon for me. Overall I read from 3 books, hasn't finished anything.
I participated in 2 reading sprints (both with Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End) and filled some squares on my bingo board (but got no line)

[Cathy]

I did participate in 3 sprints, I think, but didn‘t mention it specifically.
I don‘t think I ever read The Count of Monte Christo, but Im not sure. I did have a go at The Man in the Iron Mask, but couldn‘t get into it.

[Susy]

Lamilla wrote: "So, my final update:

I read from Embassytown in the evening, yay! And that was it for the readathon for me. Overall I read from 3 books, hasn't finished anything.
I participated in ..."

Sounds good Camilla!
See you back in October hopefully!

[Lamilla]

See you too, Susy!

Awesome participation with reading sprints, Cathy!

I'm doing 2 hours a day challenge (read 2 hours a day for a week)

Sunday: 2+ hours, finished Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, 5 stars!
Monday: 2 hours, reading Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Tuesday: 2+ hours, continued with reading Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett, started 0,05 Доказательная медицина от магии до поисков бессмертия
Wednesday: 2 hours, finished Lords and Ladies . Reading 0,05 Доказательная медицина от магии до поисков бессмертия
Thursday: 1 hour, reading Reading 0,05 Доказательная медицина от магии до поисков бессмертия
Friday: 1 hour, finished 0,05 Доказательная медицина от магии до поисков бессмертия
Saturday:

Total
hours read: 10
books read: 3
books finished: 3

[Cynda]

Being Mortal rates 5 Stars
Oh good to know. I will suggest for group group at one of my nonfiction groups.

[Lamilla]

Cynda wrote: "Being Mortal rates 5 Stars
Oh good to know. I will suggest for group read at one of my nonfiction groups."
I think it would be a great choice, lot's of questions to discuss (although a bit bleak)

[Cathy]

That was fun! See you during our next shadow reading weekend…

[Lamilla]

I have an appointment with ophthalmologist on Friday, which would make me unable to read for most of the day, so I'll finish my challenge a bit early )

[Cynda]

I'll read. I use that shadow reading weekend to catch up. I have some challenge books to finish. If Either of you check in, I will see you there.

[Lamilla]

My doctor's appointment was postponed till 6th of August, so I will be reading today and this weekend

[Lamilla]

1 month till the October round!
I'll be doing pre-readathon to get into the mood.

TBR:
DONE Сороки-убийцы by Anthony Horowitz
Совы охотятся ночью by Anthony Horowitz
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett

I will be doing 5 Chinese elements challenge from the previous pre-readathon

Challenge: Chinese Medicine Elements:
DONE Wood [growing of the matter, or the matter's growing expanding stage. Springtime, East, Jupiter, the color green, windy weather]: Раковый корпус
DONE Fire [dynamism, spontaneity, and enlightening; restlessness when out of balance. Provides warmth, connection, enthusiasm, and creativity]: Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman
DONE Earth [patience, thoughtfulness, practicality, hard work, and stability. Is nurturing and seeks to draw all things together with itself, in order to bring balance and stability; mindfulness, purpose, happiness, stubbornness, mediation and fidelity]: Как быть стоиком: Античная философия и современная жизнь
DONE Water [intelligence and wisdom, flexibility, softness, and pliancy; is said to cause difficulty in choosing something and sticking to it. Can be fluid and weak, but can also wield great power. Fear and anxiety; Fortitude and the virtue of wisdom]: Беседы by Epictetus
DONE Metal [the return or the declining stage. It is associated with the west, dusk, autumn, fall and old age, loss and grief]: Чисто британское убийство

[Lamilla]

I'll be doing The Fall challenge as well (some books are the same):

DONE 1. Fall in Love. (like, attraction, admiration) Когда-то там были волки by Charlotte McConaghy
DONE 2. Fall into the Fire. (destruction, purification, social crisis) Не только кимчхи: История, культура и повседневная жизнь Кореи by Andrei Lankov
DONE 3. Fall into the Flow of Things. (sequence or niche- ness) Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
DONE 4. Fall to the Earth. (fruit and leaves indicate trees; disillusionment and recovery) Раковый Корпус by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
DONE 5. Fall off the Radar. (missing persons/murder mysteries; lost cities; explorers; ghost ships)Чисто британское убийство by Lucy Worsley

[Cynda]

Glad you like it Lamilla :) In the spring, I will do something similiar, choosing idioms with the word "spring" in them.

[Lamilla]

I'm on a book-buying ban for the whole of October and November. Naturally, I splurged on books on the last day of September :D

My pre-readathon is going well, I finished one book already and I'm over the half for two others.

[Cathy]

Good to read, have fun with your planned books!

[Lamilla]

I'm done with Feynman and I also finished another non-fiction Как быть стоиком: Античная философия и современная жизнь by Massimo Pigliucci. With these books I closed two lines in the Chinese Elements challenge. Another book I'm reading, a murder mystery Совы охотятся ночью by Anthony Horowitz fits Metal element and also is a part of Fall challenge. Fingers crossed I finish it before the end of the pre-readathon.

ETA: the bingo board I'll be using for the challenge:
https://bingobaker.com/#6707da4445845e11

[Lamilla]

I started Когда-то там были волки which fits Fall in love challenge (love for nature and animals) and Чисто британское убийство which addresses murder and publics admiration with it. I updated both challenges, very happy with my progress (and with the books I'm reading)!

[Cathy]

Interesting choices. I‘m not much into literary fiction. And I rather read the crime novel than read about its history or its author. Although knowing about the author and the time period a book was written in obviously adds a lot to the understanding of a novel.

[Cynda]

Good choice: Once There Were Wolves :) Another GR friend said that wolves play an important part of ecological health. Some years ago I read Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver which had a wolf and perhapa other apex predators. (Household cats are.apex predators--amazing.)

[Lamilla]

Cathy wrote: "I rather read the crime novel than read about its history or its author. Although knowing about the author and the time period a book was written in obviously adds a lot to the understanding of a novel."
That's true! I'm not too happy with the book, her style is too dry for this topic (same with here Jane Austen bio I read previously)

Cynda wrote: "Another GR friend said that wolves play an important part of ecological health.
The book focuses a lot on wolves, so I watched a video on small miracle the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone park. It was amazing!

[Lamilla]

I think I'm ready for the readathon TBR. Here it is:

Железная женщина by Nina Berberova
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Охота на маленькую щуку by Juhani Karila
Серотонин by Michel Houellebecq
Штормовое предупреждение by 朱山坡
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
В лаборатории редактора by Lydia Chukovskaya
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military by Neil deGrasse Tyson

[Ann A]

Congrats on getting your TBR ready so early! I really liked Yellowface.