October Readathon - General Discussion

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Charzard! Meowth! Pikachu!

[Kassandra]

Oh no...have I stumbled upon more fans of the Pokemon realm? You ladies would fit right in at the party :)

[Holly, That Geeky One]

We're on the cusp of the readathon, guys!

Everyone getting excited?!

[Kassandra]

I'm totally excited! I was hoping to stay up late to get a jump on the reading but it's been a long week. Is anyone else going to start right at midnight and read through for a few hours?

[Melissa]

I'll start about 5 or 6 a.m. What book are you starting with?

[Holly, That Geeky One]

I might, depending on how tired I get from uni work! For some reason, I've been going to bed really late, so it probably won't seem late for me! Plus I get to have a lie in tomorrow, so most likely!

Either that, or I'll get up early and read for a few hours before my lectures start.

[Kassandra]

Holly - I love the new picture!!!! Did you dye your hair?

Melissa, I have to narrow it down but right now I'm going back and forth between Nightmares! and Dracula. The first seems perfect because it will be a light and easy one...but the second has been getting such rave reviews from this group that I'm really excited to start it! What are you starting with?

[Polly]

Just waiting for the midnight hour to start reading 'The Raven'... ooooo shivver

[Amber]

I'll be finishing Angus Macbain and the Island of Sleeping Kings today as I got 94 pages to go and will go from there.

[Stephanie]

I'm waiting for the clock to strike midnight, so I can start reading Ticktock.

[Holly, That Geeky One]

The Halloween Readathon has officially started! (at least in the UK...)

Here's for an epic spooky week!

[Melissa]

Hoorah! The fun begins!

[Amber]

I've already been doing mine but mixed it with other reads too.

[Kassandra]

I'm so excited for you Holly! I still have 4.5 hours left to go. Enjoy!

[Holly, That Geeky One]

Just finished off Romeo and Juliet, but I literally read it for like 15 minutes. Sitting in bed with Heat Wave!

[Heather]

Woo hoo! It's 1.15am, I've just got in from work & I've just remembered that the readathon has officially started!

That means I have a valid excuse to stay up for a few more hours! Now hand me that book....

[Kassandra]

Go for it Heather!

[Melissa]

Kassandra wrote: "Holly - I love the new picture!!!! Did you dye your hair?

Melissa, I have to narrow it down but right now I'm going back and forth between Nightmares! and Dracula. The..."

Kassandra, I'm thinking of starting with some shorties, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum. In between shorties I'll keep reading chapters in Frankenstein.
You will enjoy Dracula. Happy reading!

[Kassandra]

Melissa, I loved the Tell Tale Heart. I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!

[Dana]

I'm excited to start! Might only read one or two books, though. Some people on here look as if they'll be on a reading frenzy!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hi everyone. I've starting reading The Great Escape at 6:30am. I don't really have a list of books that I'm going to use but I do have a few that I will read this week.

[♞ Pat]

I've cracked open my first title, and I'm already enchanted with the characters. We've got an out of town wedding today, so I'll be reading while hubby is driving. :-)

The Hurricane Sisters

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Pat I do that all the time. I never go anywhere without a book. If I drive I'll put an audiobook in. Have fun.

[Alessandra]

This reminds me that I wanted to get some audiobooks for my car! I'm finally going to start my readathon in a few hours. Yay! :D

[Holly, That Geeky One]

70% into my first book. I love when you read a relatively easy book after reading a whole load of Shakespeare etc!

[Kassandra]

Wow, it looks like everyone is doing a fantastic job already and we're only a few hours in! I'm trying to get some reading done today but between working and prepping the house for the birthday party tomorrow - I don't hold out much hope that I will get much done until Sunday.

[Kimberley]

Late start for me because of school, but I have begun! 40 pages in so far.

[Melissa]

Since I had to take puppykins out this morning at 5 a.m., I started with a couple of shorties and finished The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. Since I'm on Poe, I might just read The Pit and the Pendulum next.

[Amber]

I found a short story collection on goodreads for free called A Murder of Crows so I'll prob read that one this weekend and stuff.

[Lindsay]

please explain the rules of this event. I think I want to participate.

[Polly]

It's been a long time since I read any supernatural/horror and I've already made a good start with The Ravenwhich was a short read to get me in the mood. Started reading it just after midnight which is highly recommended giggle. Today I've finished Mortlockwhich had everything I wanted from a ghostly, ghoulish story. I'm having great fun! I'm not into anything too serious and my next read over the weekend will be The Supernatural Enhancementswhich I'm really looking forward to! Listening to Absolute Radio most of the time otherwise it's in between family stuff.

[Brenda (aka Grandma)]

Woohoo! I just got back from the library with an armful of presents-- that's how it feels when I pick up library books. Now I'm ready to relax with Sky Coyote. It's part of Kage Baker's Company series, which I've read most of over the years, but I want to read it again straight through in order.

[Kimberley]

First day is just about done! Finished my first book and started the second, currently totaling 385 pages.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Argh! I haven't started yet and I'm so far behind!!

[Gavin]

Listening to Mile 81 right now.

[Rebecca]

I read two books today Death in the Air, and A Brother's Honor. I'm not reading horror,just my regular books. Friday's total is 611 pages.

[Melissa]

Friday 10/24
-Finished The Raven
-Finished The Tell-Tale Heart
-Finished The Pit and The Pendulum
-Working on Frankenstein
-Working on The Body

Total of 145 pages

[Lucy]

I've only just started - have a terrible cold, so when I got home from work last night, reading came somewhere further down on the list below 'SLEEP'. Here's to all us late starters!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

I'm with ya, Lucy. I thought I'd start last night but exhaustion won over desire (to read). Just picked up The Abbots Ghost by Louisa May Alcott. It's supposed to be a light, quick read. :)

[Kassandra]

Wow, you had an awesome first day, Melissa! Great job.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Yep. Melissa is the inspiration, for sure!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I finished total pages 588.

[Kimberley]

Two books down! Currently at 512 pages. Amazing how quickly they add up...

[Becca]

First day--61% of 686 pages of NOS4A2.

[Melissa]

I think Carmen, Kimberley, and Becca all with over 500 pages are the inspiration. WOW! Super Readers!

[Brenda (aka Grandma)]

Super Readers! Maybe we should all have capes. Or cloaks or masks... :)

[Kimberley]

We should definitely have capes! :)

And I honestly don't know how I've managed it, with a short attention span, school yesterday and a bad stuff happening this morning...

[Dianne]

I started at midnight with short stories by M.R James, on chapter 7 of The Haunted Book Shop by Christopher Morley audio book while cleaning.

[Camille]

Just finished Wench. So interesting, but difficult to bear at times.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hooray! I've finally started! I'm listening to Frankenstein and Moving The Mountain by day, and reading The Abbots Ghost and Thrones, Dominations by night. Hopefully with some Poe and Hawthorne in between. :)