Vicki's Readathon Record

[Ann A]

I didn't plan ahead or participate fully this time either but it's fun to be a part of it however/whenever you can, isn't it? See you next readathon!

[Cynda]

Hi Vick. iHope to see you back later this month! I am starting to think of books, but nothing set enough to list. I too might wing it.

[Vicki Willis]

Hi,
I have been so slammed with work. My school is all online and my students are 7-8 years old so it makes it very, very difficult.

I decided I am going to try to participate though! So now I am going to get into the planning stages.
Thanks for asking!

[Vicki Willis]

October Read-a-thon
10-24-20
Reading from San Diego, CA - start time 5am

Let the reading begin!

[Vicki Willis]

Possible TBR

Novels


Nonfiction


Novellas/Short Stories


Graphic Novels


Audible

[Vicki Willis]

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (5am-9am):
Pages read: 129 pages
Time listened: 1.5 hrs (42 pages)

Progressed:
The Turn of the Key
The Push
Finished:

Total pages: 171


Check-In #2 - Hours 5-8 (9am-1pm):
Pages read: 153
Time listened: 1.5 hours (42 pages)

Progressed:
The Turn of the Key
That Boy
Finished:
Getaway

Total pages: 195

Check-In #3 - Hours 9-12 (1pm-5pm):
Pages read: 37 pages
Time listened: 1 hr (28 pages)

Progressed:
The Turn of the Key
The Push
Finished:

Total pages: 65

Check-In #4 - Hours 13-16 (5pm-9pm):
Pages read: 131
Time listened: 30 minuutes (14 pages)

Progressed:
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
The Turn of the Key
Finished:

Total pages: 145

Check-In #5 - Hours 17-20 (9pm-1am):
Pages read: 137
Time listened: 1 hr 15 min (35 pages)

Progressed:
The Turn of the Key
Finished:
Book Love

Total pages: 172

Check-In #6 - Hours 21-24 (1am-5am):
Pages read: 0
Time listened: 0

I ended up taking a nap and decided not to get up for the end. I am ok with missing the end!

Progressed:
Finished:

[Vicki Willis]

BINGO


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Column 1
Read a book written by 2 or more authors
Participate in a challenge
A book set in autumn or winter
Read 200+ pages
Read a graphic novel, manga, comic, or play

Column 2
Read a book with a supernatural element
Read 1 hour during the day and 1 hour at night
Participate in 2 reading sprints
Read a book new to your TBR in the last year
A book where the total page count has a 1 or 3 (for Friday 13th & Halloween

Column 3
Read a book with a person on the cover
Read a Retelling
✔FREE
Start and finish a book
Buddy read a book

Column 4
Read nonfiction
Read a book with illustrations
Read 2 different formats (comic, ebook, audiobook
Read a books published in the last 13 years
Post on any Dewey’s social media (twitter, FB, GR)

Column 5
Dress like a character you are reading
Have a snack/drink featured in a book you are reading
A book with a diverse main character or author
Exercise for 30 minutes
Read with something comforting (blanket, hot drink, pet)

[Susan]

Glad to hear you are joining Vicki. Hopefully it can be an escape from life as we know it these days. Thanks for taking on the task of educating our future generation of children!!

[Ann A]

'Book Love' is perfect for the Readathon. I read it in a previous RAT. Looks like you're all ready to go!

[Vicki Willis]

Thanks Susan! In normal times it is the best job in the world!

Glad to hear that Anne. I am not a regular reader of graphic novels, but they are great for combating fatigue.

[Patricia]

I answered you on my blogless. I am going to make the attempt to actually last for 24 hours. Thank goodness for coffee and Chai.

Do we start at 5 AM?

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Possible TBR

Novels


Novellas/Short Stories..."

I adored Book Love!

[Cynda]

So agree that short stories and other short works are good options for a readathon. So good choices. See you tomorrow!

[Susy]

Vicki Willis wrote: "October Read-a-thon
10-24-20
Reading from San Diego, CA - start time 5am

Let the reading begin!"

A little less than 10 hours to go!
My start time is 2pm, should be sleeping right now but my body decided to wake up at 3am. Been awake for 1.5 hours now. Going to have a hard time staying awake this evening...

Happy reading Vicki!

[Patricia]

Vicki, I copied your Bingo list. Hope you don't mind. I admit that I am not as organized as you. Now, I just need to fulfill the blocks.

[Vicki Willis]

Susy, I should be in bed too! My start time is 5am, which is in 5.5 hours!

Patricia, glad you could use it. I think it is the teacher in me! Lol

[Susy]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Susy, I should be in bed too! My start time is 5am, which is in 5.5 hours!"

Oh my, yes, you definitely should. Hope you can get some hours of good sleep. See you in a bit!

[Vicki Willis]

Good morning!
Here we go!
Sprint #1
The Push

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
San Diego, CA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
The Push
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Funyuns!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I am a teacher and online learning is HARD, so I am looking forward to me time and being selfish today!
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?
Have a more relaxed approach. Not worry about hitting all the social media options. Doing more reading.

[Cynda]

Thinking of you as I will starting the John Grisham stories within the hour. :)

[Vicki Willis]

1. How would you assess your reading overall?
I read a good amount and enjoyed all of my books

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
My strategy was not to worry about it. Enjoy the day. Sleep if I need to sleep. Yes, I missed the whole end, but I had a great time.

3. What was your favorite snack?
Funyuns

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event?
Yes!

[Vicki Willis]

Final Stats

Pages Read: 587
Audible Minutes: 5 hrs 45 min
Audible Page: 147
TOTAL PAGES 734

Naps: 4 Hours
Bingos: 5 bingos (4 squares away from black out)
Check Ins: 11, hosted one
Sprints: 4

Finished and Reviewed:


Made Progress:

[Susy]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Final Stats

Pages Read: 587
Audible Minutes: 5 hrs 45 min
Audible Page: 147
TOTAL PAGES 734

Naps: 4 Hours
Bingos: 5 bingos (4 squares away from black out)
Check Ins: 11, hosted one
Sprints: 4

Fi..."

Nice Vicki!
Reminds me, I have to check my bingo!

[Patricia]

Vicki, Your stats are impressive. Congratulations.


I finished and made progress on .

[Ann A]

Great stats, Vicki! I may have to try Bingo next time. It's so hard to draw the line somewhere on the 'extra' stuff :)

See you in April!

[Susan]

Very nice Vicki! "Book Love" is a perfect readathon book.

[Cynda]

Vickie your appreciation of Book Love makes me think to reread--during a readathon. Perfect, like Susan says.

[Cynda]

I was wow-ed by the long short story of John Grisham. That story was from Ford County short stories. Are there--please may there be--more short stories of Grisham that you know of? New tradition: one Grisham short story a readathon so that I will have stories to read for a while.

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Final Stats

Pages Read: 587
Audible Minutes: 5 hrs 45 min
Audible Page: 147
TOTAL PAGES 734

Naps: 4 Hours
Bingos: 5 bingos (4 squares away from black out)
Check Ins: 11, hosted one
Sprints: 4..."

Great job, Vicki! How are you liking ?

[Vicki Willis]

Cynda, I not familiar with that book (series?). Are all the stories in an anthology or ?
I read one short story and it was great because then I finished something.

[Vicki Willis]

Elyse - I am liking it! It is very creepy and am wondering what is going on. Trying to decide if the little girl is possessed or just naughty.
I thought I hadn't read this author before, but then I realized she wrote The Woman in Cabin 10 which I have read.

[Cynda]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Cynda, I not familiar with that book (series?). Are all the stories in an anthology or ?
I read one short story and it was great because then I finished something."

hehe Appreciate the feeling of accomplishment too. I read from a collection put out by John Grisham, not an omnibus, a regular collection.

(there are at least 2 other covers.

And I just saw this

Which has the Ford County stories plus extras.

I read the first story "Blood Drive" uses country hick stereotypes. I do not know if that would offend you, but if it doesn't, you might enjoy. Same storyteller telling about country hicks. The story took me not into just one loop but multiple. Seems the stories are might be connected. Seven stories total. I reccommend.

[Patricia]

Hey Vicki,

Are you gearing up for this readathon? I am trying to finish the book I am currently reading so that I can pick some interesting ones to jump into.

[Vicki Willis]

Hi
Not this time.
My brother is getting married -postponed from a year ago - and I am helping my sister in law with the day.
How abt you? Getting ready?

[Patricia]

Hi Vicki,

I will give it the old college try again. The grocery list is starting to grow. Firstly, snacks - then something easy to throw into the slow cooker.

Hope you have a great time at your brother's wedding.

[Susy]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Hi
Not this time.
My brother is getting married -postponed from a year ago - and I am helping my sister in law with the day. "

Have fun Vicki!

[Cynda]

Vickie enjoy the wedding and visiting. We will see you next time!

[Vicki Willis]

It looks like everyone had a great read a thon!

We had a beautiful sunny day for the wedding. It was in the backyard and turned out perfect.

I will see everyone at the next read a thon in the summer!

[Ann A]

It must have been wonderful to be part of a joyous (in-person) occasion!

See you for the next 'thon.

[Patricia]

I finished one book and only read a portion of another. I am glad to hear that the wedding went off well. Sounds like you had a ball.

[Susan]

What a beautiful way to spend the day celebrating with family and friends! Hope to see you next time

[Cynda]

Hi Vickie. Thanks for stopping by to say hello. I am looking forward to seeing your reading possiblities. See you in August!

[Cynda]

Vickie, if you are reading with us this time--as I hope you are-- I encourage you to stop by co-mod hours 5 and 15 as those are the hours I am co-moderating throughout Deweys. Hope to see you soon!

[Vicki Willis]

START OF 2022 REVERSE READ A THON

7-22-22
Start time 5 pm
Reading from San Diego, CA

[Cynda]

Vickie you're back :-)
Good to see you.

[Vicki Willis]

Cynda wrote: "Vickie you're back :-)
Good to see you."

Thanks!!! Great to see you. Getting everything linked up now.

[Vicki Willis]

Possible TBR

Fiction:
The Blame Game

Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia Am at 31% so 69% to go which is about 330 pages

Nonfiction: Continue with
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am Am at pg 52 of 259

Shorts/Novellas
The Sixth Wedding
Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story

Audio: Continue with
Apples Never Fall Am at 22% so 78% to go which is about 374 pages

[Cynda]

I so want to make time to read Come Fly Away. Tell me what you think of the book so that maybe I will move it up higher on my tbr list.

[Vicki Willis]

I will only have limited participation for the first 12 hours. I am hoping to be ALL IN for the second 12 hours! Yay!

Hours 1-6 (5pm-11pm)
Pages Read: TOTAL: 61
Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story
31 pages -1 hr audible
Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
30 pages
Progressed:

Finished:

Hours 7-12 (11pm -5am)
Pages Read: No pages
Progressed
Finished:

Hours 13 -18 (5am -11am)
Pages Read: TOTAL: 142
Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story 30 pages, 1 hr audible
Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia 10 pages
The Blame Game 102 pages
Progressed:

Finished:


Hours 19-24 (11am - 5pm)
TOTAL Pages Read: 239
The Blame Game 154 pages
Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia 85 pages
Progressed:

Finished:

[Susy]

Good luck & happy reading!

[Susan]

Welcome back! Enjoy your reading!