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Apr 24, 2021 01:47AM
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Susy wrote: "Hi Emma, will you be joining Dewey's today?"Hi Susy. I'm very late to the party and am just setting up my books etc now. But yes, I'm here!
I'm sorting this out very late, but here's my TBR for April 2021:Currently reading:
The Fiery Cross; by Diana Gabaldon (physical book)
The Labyrinth of the Spirits; by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (physical book)
A Sky Beyond the Storm; by Sabaa Tahir (kindle book)
The Keeping Place; by Isobelle Carmody (kindle book)
Midnight Sun; by Stephenie Meyer (audiobook)
Shadow Over the Fens; by Joy Ellis (audiobook)
The Angel's Mark; by S W Perry (audiobook)Up next:
Playing for Pizza; by John Grisham
To Cut a Long Story Short; by John Grisham
Angels & Demons; by Dan Brown
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Hi Susy. I'm very late to the party and am just setting up my books etc now. But yes, I'm here!"
Great! Good luck and happy reading Emma!
Opening Survey!1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Continuing with 'The Labyrinth of Spirits'
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? They all have a time and place! Honey-coated cashews? Grapes? Peanut M&Ms? All of them!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm a nurse and do shift work, so hopefully my irregular routine will serve me well for this.
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? This is my 6th or 7th Dewey's readathon I think. This time I have rented a self-contained bungalow in a rainforest near a beach, so I have none of the distractions of home... Just me and the forest and the beach (and the rain at the moment...)
I'm awake now! I just had to have a sleep, which I don't normally this early into RaT, but it has been a mad couple of weeks with getting a new job and preparing to move to a different region. I must be more tired than I realised!
5am here in my part of Australia. After a bit of sleep earlier I'm feeling okay. Time for a shower to freshen up.
9:00am Just went out and got some coffees (1 for now and 2 more to keep me going later). The rainforest bungalow that I am staying in only has instant and I would rather not go there!
Mid-Event Survey1. What are you reading right now?
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
2. How many books have you read so far?
I've haven't finished any (I hardly ever do during Readathon), but I have read/listened to part of 6 different books
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Just getting on with it and trying not to get distracted
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
I've been out to get coffee, and I took 3 hours sleep overnight. Other than that it's just Goodreads that is distracting me!
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How little I have actually read. I booked a room away from home because I thought it would provide less distractions, but it doesn't seem too...
Emma wrote: "Mid-Event Survey1. What are you reading right now?
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
2. How many books have you read so far?
I've haven't finished any (I hardly ever do during Readathon), but..."
I tried gettign away from home thinking the same think. I think I just couldn't properly get comfortable. Mentally of physically. Hope you are having fun at least!
Jamie wrote: I tried gettign away from home thinking the same think. I think I just couldn't properly get comfortable. Mentally of physically. Hope you are having fun at least! Yeah. It's been a nice break, even if I haven't read as much as usual. Home is in chaos at the moment as I am packing to move house (and region) in 2 weeks, so a nice get-away before the final push!
My Readathon Record - April 2021Hour 1 (22-23): The Labyrinth of the Spirits - Carlos Ruiz Zafon: 304 - 341 (37 pages)
Hour 2 (23-00): The Keeping Place - Isobelle Carmody: Read for 8 minutes. The Angel's Mark - S W Perry: Listened for 8 minutes
Hour 3 (00-01): Sleeping
Hour 4 (01-02): Sleeping
Hour 5 (02-03): Sleeping + The Angel's Mark - S W Perry: 15 minutes
Hour 6 (03-04): The Keeping Place - Isobelle Carmody: 26 minutes
Hour 7 (04-05): Shadow Over the Fens - Joy Ellis: Listened for 55 minutes
Hour 8 (05-06): The Labyrinth of the Spirits - Carlos Ruiz Zafon: 341 - 359 (18 pages)
Hour 9 (06-07): The Labyrinth of the Spirits - Carlos Ruiz Zafon: 359 - 397 (38 pages)
Hour 10 (07-08): Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer: Listened for 48 minutes
Hour 11 (08-09): The Angel's Mark - S W Perry: Listened for 38 minutes
Hour 12 (09-10): The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon: 962 - 994 (32 pages)
Hour 13 (10-11): The Labyrinth of the Spirits - Carlos Ruiz Zafon: 397 - 439 (42 pages)
Hour 14 (11-12): Shadow Over the Fens - Joy Ellis: Listened for 15 minutes. Fell asleep
Hour 15 (12-13): Sleeping
Hour 16 (13-14): Sleeping
Hour 17 (14-15): Sleeping. Watching rugby
Hour 18 (15-16): Watching rugby
Hour 19 (16-17): Watched rugby
Hour 20 (17-18): Finished rugby. Caught up on a few things
Hour 21 (18-19): The Keeping Place - Isobelle Carmody: 48 minutes
Hour 22 (19-20): A Sky Beyond the Storm - Sabaa Tahir: 43 pages
Hour 23 (20-21): The Angel's Mark - S W Perry: Listened for 35 minutes
Hour 24 (21-22):
Into the last hour. It’s 9pm here and I’ve just showered & hopped into bed. I’ll finish off the last hour reading in here. Another excellent readathon 😊
I’ll update with final numbers tomorrow.
Thanks everyone who participated and enjoyed, and especially to the organisers and volunteers
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This was by far my least 'productive' readathon ever. I got much less reading/listening done than usual. But I have to cut myself some slack... I am in the middle of packing to move to a new region, and had come off night-shift so was already sleep deprived. I still enjoyed the reading that I did get done, and it was a lot more than I would have done without Readathon.
Thanks as always to the organisers and volunteers for a great event and all the hard work that you put in! I truly do appreciate it 🥰
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I still enjoyed the reading that I did get done, and it was a lot more than I would have done without Readathon...."
Sounds like a good readathon Emma! You participated and enjoyed your reading, that’s what it’s all about!
I missed the August readathon :-(But have just signed up for October :-)
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Susy wrote: "Happy readathon, Emma!"Thank you! I am just sorting my TBR now. Will post soon.
I hope you have a good one too!
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Thank you! I am just sorting my TBR now. Will post soon.
I hope you have a good one too!"
Thank you! :D
Late to the party as usual, but here's my TBR for October 2021:Currently reading:
The Fiery Cross; by Diana Gabaldon (physical book)
The Lesson of Her Death; by Jeffery Deaver (kindle)
The Four Swans; by Winston Graham (audiobook)
Victory of Eagles; by Naomi Novik (audiobook)
Outlander; by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)To read next:
Tower of Dawn; by Sarah J Maas (physical book)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes; by Diana Gabaldon (physical book)
Playing for Pizza; by John Grisham
Opening Survey1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I can't pick one! Looking forward to the variety
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Chocolate, cookies
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I am a loner. Readathon is the perfect excuse to shut the world out and read!
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 have participated in many now. I always answer this question the same! I need to do less checking in and more reading!
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I have participated in many now. I always answer this question the same! I need to do less checking in and more reading! "
I say the same but the social activity is a fun element of this readathon!
Mid Event Survey1. What are you reading right now?
All of them, but have just had a good go at Tower of Dawn, by Sarah J Maas
2. How many books have you read so far?
Parts of 6 different books. Finished one that I didn't have much left of.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
More of Tower of Dawn, and more of A Breath of Snow and Ashes
4. Have you had many interruptions?
I took a couple of hours out to watch the All Blacks smash the US rugby team (Woohoo!)
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How tired I am. Had a poor sleep the night before, and am on some pretty strong painkillers, so struggling this time! But I'm still going after a couple of naps. 10am here now. The rest is mostly in daylight hours at least
My Readathon Record - October 2021Hour 1 (22-23): The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon: 1388 - 1412 (24 pages) Finished! A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon: 4 - 14 (10 pages) Started
Hour 2 (23-00): Tower of Thorns - Sarah J Maas: 3 - 30 (27 pages)
Hour 3 (00-01): The Lesson of Her Death - Jeffrey Deaver: 35 - 70 (35 pages)
Hour 4 (01-02): The Four Swans - Winston Graham: Listened for 15 minutes, then fell asleep
Hour 5 (02-03): Sleeping
Hour 6 (03-04): The Four Swans - Winston Graham: Listened for 51 minutes
Hour 7 (04-05): A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon: 14 - 36 (22 pages)
Hour 8 (05-06): Outlander - Diana Gabaldon: Listened for 20 minutes. Had a nap
Hour 9 (06-07): Watching rugby, no reading
Hour 10 (07-08): Watching rugby, no reading
Hour 11 (08-09): Tower of Thorns - Sarah J Maas: 30 - 70 (40 pages)
Hour 12 (09-10): Tower of Thorns - Sarah J Maas: 70 - 88 (18 pages); The Four Swans - Winston Graham: Listened for 15 minutes
Hour 13 (10-11): Victory of Eagles - Naomi Novik: Listened for 38 minutes. Dyed my hair and had a shower
Hour 14 (11-12): Tower of Thorns - Sarah J Maas: 88 - 120 (32 pages)
Hour 15 (12-13): Victory of Eagles - Naomi Novik: Listened for 28 minutes. Finished! The Four Swans - Winston Graham: Listened for 29 minutes
Hour 16 (13-14): A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon: 36 - 54 (18 pages); Outlander - Diana Gabaldon: Listened for 23 minutes
Hour 17 (14-15): Tower of Thorns - Sarah J Maas: 120 - 162 (42 pages)
Hour 18 (15-16): Stalker on the Fens, by Joy Ellis: Listened for 36 minutes
Hour 19 (16-17): The Four Swans - Winston Graham: Listened for 53 minutes
Hour 20 (17-18): Lay down for an hour. Tried to sleep but couldn't!
Hour 21 (18-19): Tower of Thorns - Sarah J Maas: 162 - 208 (46 pages)
Hour 22 (19-20): The Lesson of Her Death - Jeffrey Deaver: 70 - 109 (39 pages)
Hour 23 (20-21): Stalker on the Fens, by Joy Ellis: Listened for 52 minutes
Hour 24 (21-22): Outlander - Diana Gabaldon: Listened for 25 minutes
Oh wow, stating at 10pm sounds rough, unless you've had a good long nap during the day. Good luck and good reading in the remaining hours.
Leni wrote: "Oh wow, stating at 10pm sounds rough, unless you've had a good long nap during the day. Good luck and good reading in the remaining hours."Haha. I actually don't mind starting in the evening, as it gets the night-time hours done when I'm less tired. I find the reverse readathons more difficult!
It's 9pm here and I am soooo tired! I'm going to head to bed for the last hour and listen to an audiobook. I'll do my final count in the morning.As always, thanks so much to those who put all the time and effort into making these readathons a success! You are amazing! 😍
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Looks like you had an amazing readathon, Emma, despite the painkillers. Hope you'll feel better soon. See you in April I hope!
Oct '21 Readathon Wrap-UpDespite being really tired I love that this readathon has got me back into a bit of a reading groove. I was in a bit of a slump before.
Total pages read: 335
Total time listening: 3 hr, 43 min
For me RaT isn't really about minutes or pages though. It's about finishing books that I've had on the go for a while and making progress where I may have been in a slump.
Definitely a success by those standards!
Again, I can't express my appreciation enough for those who give their time organising and volunteering for this event.
See you all in April (hopefully)!
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Susy wrote: "Hi Emma, hope you'll be joining us tomorrow for Dewey's? If so, happy readathon!"Was disappointed to not be able to participate this time. Hopefully my roster will be more kind in October (or August if there's a reverse readathon)
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Was disappointed to not be able to participate this time. Hopefully my roster will be more kind in Oc..."
Oh, that’s too bad indeed! See you in August hopefully!
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Susy wrote: "Hi Emma, will you be participating in the reverse readathon? If so, good luck & happy reading!"I'd love to be participating. Unfortunately I'm working most of the weekend 🤨 I will definitely focus on reading during my time off, but won't really have time to participate.
I hope you (and everyone else) have a great readathon!
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Thank you!
I came here to post my book list, and found that I haven't participated since Last October! It certainly doesn't feel like it's been whole year...
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Here's my TBR for October 2022:I hope to finish some books that I have had going for a very long time, and then go to my bookshelf. There are so many physical books in my shelf that I haven't read. As I get through them I want to give them away and shrink my collection, particularly ones that I am unlikely to reread, which I think is most of them.
Currently reading:
Through the Stones; by Diana Gabaldon (physical book)
Shogun; by James Clavell (kindle)
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone; by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)
Bearing the Unbearable; by Joanne Cacciatore (kindle)
Pride and Prejudice; by Jane Austen (audiobook)
Honeybee; by Craig Silvey (audiobook)To read next:
In Exile; by Alexandra Turney (physical book)
The Secret Lives of Introverts; by Jenn Granneman (physical book)
The Serpent's Mark; by S. W. Perry (audiobook)
Susy wrote: "Welcome back Emma, happy you’ll be joining us!"Thanks Suzy. I hope you have a great Readathon too :-)
Emma wrote: "I came here to post my book list, and found that I haven't participated since Last October! It certainly doesn't feel like it's been whole year..."It comes and goes so quickly. Hope you have a fun read-a-thon tomorrow.
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Emma wrote: "I came here to post my book list, and found that I haven't participated since Last October! It certainly doesn't feel like it's been whole year..."It comes and goes so quickly. Hope ..."
Thanks Erin. I hope you enjoy it too 😊
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I'm enjoying Pride and Prejudice (again!). Will be very sad to finish Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone because that is the end of the series so far... Might have to start back at the beginning!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Chips and dip
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm a perioperative nurse working in the Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit. I live alone and absolutely couldn't have it any other way! I have a few personal struggles going on at the moment, so I am hoping Readathon puts them on hold for 24 hours and I can escape for a bit
Emma wrote: "I came here to post my book list, and found that I haven't participated since Last October! It certainly doesn't feel like it's been whole year..."Agree!
Pride and prejudice is such a gem, it is definitely worth repeated reading
I just took a break and slept for a few hours... I don't normally have a solid sleep during RaT, just a few naps. But my mental health is such that I am not willing to rock the boat too much right now, so I slept!But now on waking have just finished the latest Outlander book. Over the last few months I have listened to the Outlander series of audiobooks one after the other. This equates to around 413 hours (17 days) of listening were I to have done it non-stop! And I am left feeling a little empty and lost. It has been a small part of my day, every day, since I started Book 1 (again) on Dec 25th 2021.
During this time my world has been turned upside down by the sudden and unexpected death of my mother, who (along with my sister) was my closest friend. One of the things that held me together through this time was the familiarity of listening to Davina Porter every night before I went to sleep (and often also during the day). Now that this has finished I'm not sure that I won't start from the beginning again! I'd like to include the novellas if I do listen again.
What are you reading right now? - Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne CacciatoreHow many books have you read so far? - Have made progress in 5 books that were already underway prior to RaT. Finished one of them
What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the readathon? - Continuing Pride and Prejudice
Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? - Only to sleep, which I don't normally do but needed to this time
My Readathon Record - October 2022Hour 1 (22-23): Shōgun - James Clavell: Read for 54 minutes
Hour 2 (23-00): Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 51 minutes
Hour 3 (00-01): Through the Stones - Diana Gabaldon: 394 - 407 (13 pages)
Hour 4 (01-02): Sleeping
Hour 5 (02-03): Sleeping
Hour 6 (03-04): Sleeping
Hour 7 (04-05): Sleeping
Hour 8 (05-06): Sleeping
Hour 9 (06-07): Sleeping
Hour 10 (07-08): Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone - Diana Gabaldon: Listened for 33 minutes (Finished)
Hour 11 (08-09): Shōgun - James Clavell: Read for 43 minutes
Hour 12 (09-10): Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 49 minutes
Hour 13 (10-11): Bearing the Unbearable - Joanne Cacciatore: Read for 36 minutes; Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 10 minutes
Hour 14 (11-12): Honeybee - Craig Silvey: Listened for 57 minutes
Hour 15 (12-13): Virgins - Diana Gabaldon: Listened for 58 minutes
Hour 16 (13-14): Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 59 minutes
Hour 17 (14-15): Through the Stones - Diana Gabaldon: Read for 33 minutes (finished it!). Skipped some parts of this book as it is a reference book and not all parts were relevant or interesting to me. Mostly enjoyed it though
Hour 18 (15-16): In Exile - Alexandra Turney: Read 46 pages (1 - 46)
Hour 19 (16-17): Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 12 minutes, then interrupted by phone call
Hour 20 (17-18): Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 32 minutes
Hour 21 (18-19): Shōgun - James Clavell: Read for 36 minutes, had a shower.
Hour 22 (19-20): Virgins - Diana Gabaldon: Listened for 57 minutes
Hour 23 (20-21): Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen: Listened for 22 minutes
Hour 24 (21-22):
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