Quarterly Read-a-thon-Friday Dec 5th - Sunday Dec 7th INCL

[Deb]

Right, I don't do challengers very often so I am getting enthused about this one: I have a brand new 'to read' pile just for this challenge.

I also plan to cheat... just a smidgeon... I have piled up the books that will be fast reads. You know the ones; those books that you save between serious heavy reads, the light fluffy reading that you really enjoy but normally you space them out.

So for this weekend I have an excuse to read them all at once :)

I have five books by Author E. C. Tubb,
because I want to read all of his Dumarest series they are classic sci-fi and reasonably short books.

I have four books by Maya Banks, who is my new favourite guilty-pleasure romance author.

I have Howl's Moving Castle
which I have wanted to read for years and finally got my hands on. It is a kids book so it will be a fast read and I have been saving it.

I am sure I won't get through them all, but I'll see how I go!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well Deb, that's great! I can expect you to be at the top of our list for most pages then? ;) lol **no pressure**

[Deb]

Brenda wrote: "Well Deb, that's great! I can expect you to be at the top of our list for most pages then? ;) lol **no pressure**"

Heh, I can certainly try ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Sharon
Michael
Liam
Phrynne
Brenda
Melissa
Carolyn
Kira
Bernie
Sally906
Marianne
Rochelle
Julie
Mary
Veronica
Kim Marie
Zoey
Christy
Tracey Allen
Ace
Margaret
Bec
Dana
Melanie
Elaine
Suzanne
Jennifer
Rosie
MaryG2E
Deborah
Michelle
Lilian
Lynxie
RitaSkeeter
Tahlia
Walter

36 participants so far! Excellent!

Feel free to add your names if they are not already on the list:)

[Lynxie]

Oh... I'll give this a try :) Hubby is working all weekend. :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "Can I please give this a try also?
I'm guessing that if I'm already part way through a book it is okay to count the pages I read from 12.01am on Friday onwards? My kindle gives page numbers which i..."

Oh really? That's brilliant Rita! Much easier than calculating! I always read "real" books for the read-a-thon as it's easier to count;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I find kindle gives page numbers for many books but not all. It 's not hard to calculate the percentage to get numbers of pages though.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No it's fairly easy - it's just easier to read "real" books;)

[Mary]

Deborah wrote: "Right, I don't do challengers very often so I am getting enthused about this one: I have a brand new 'to read' pile just for this challenge.

I also plan to cheat... just a smidgeon... I have piled..."
That is a very cool idea Deb. I think I might try that too!

[Mary]

I've got a birthday party and a Christmas party this weekend. I'll have to get up pretty early!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Read lots in bed Mary;) And have a wonderful time with your parties;)

[MaryG2E]

I've assembled a good collection of hefty tomes, to ensure I have plenty of reading material on hand. Hahaha, this includes Bendigo Library's sole copy of The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
,
voted the number 1 classic beach read on the ABC's Jennifer Byrne's Book Club yesterday. If you recall, I had already included it in my Summer Reading Challenge, as I have expressed a desire to re-visit some of the Aussie and international classics of my teens and young adult years. Sweet :-)

[Deb]

:) Thanks Mary, cheat when you can and feel no guilt!

MaryG2E - The Thorn Birds is such a classic... I am afraid it absolutely traumatised me, but I am a minority.
Have you ever read Call Me When The Cross Turns Over
This is an Australian one I adore but not many people seem to know it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

MaryG2E wrote: "I've assembled a good collection of hefty tomes, to ensure I have plenty of reading material on hand. Hahaha, this includes Bendigo Library's sole copy of The Thorn Birds by [author:..."

Awesome Mary! And we only have a little over 24 hours before we start this read-a-thon!!

I hope everyone is being as organised as you are:)

[Bec]

ooh glad this popped up on my messages good reminder!

[Tracey Allen]

Looking forward to it.

[Carolyn]

I've got my books lined up ready to go!

[Sally906]

I am not sure how much Internet access I will have Friday night as we are staying in the city after my work Christmas party lunch followed by dinner with friends. I will be reading later in the evening to unwind - or I may just sit on the balcony with hubby and sip tea and chat with hubby and read Saturday and Sunday :)

so LONG story short - may not post pages read until Saturday night :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's fine Sally:) As long as you enjoy your work Christmas party lunch and the dinner with friends...AND the balcony with hubby as well!

[Marianne]

first weekend of the month means I have to read the Pharmacy stuff that turns up, but I'm going to count those pages too....

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "first weekend of the month means I have to read the Pharmacy stuff that turns up, but I'm going to count those pages too...."

Probably not nearly as exciting as your books Marianne!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "first weekend of the month means I have to read the Pharmacy stuff that turns up, but I'm going to count those pages too...."

You did that last time too Marianne:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Less than 5 hours before we can start recording our pages read!

Don't forget;)

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "first weekend of the month means I have to read the Pharmacy stuff that turns up, but I'm going to count those pages too...."

Probably not nearly as exciting as your books Marianne!"

indeed, but they're still pages read, so.....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Two and a half hours to go!! Who is looking forward to this one? Get ready..... get set.....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

GO!!

[Sally906]

I can't go for another hour - you're a tease :)

Maybe I should start east coast time instead of Territory time :)

[Tracey Allen]

And we're off :-D

[Tracey Allen]

98 pages for me on Friday morning.

[Elaine]

Not sure how I'll go....working today, all day tomorrow and celebrating Dad's 70th on Sunday but I've managed to make a start so that's the main thing.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy your busy few days Elaine!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "I can't go for another hour - you're a tease :)

Maybe I should start east coast time instead of Territory time :)"

Sorry Sally, but you have started now;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Tracey Allen wrote: "98 pages for me on Friday morning."

Well done Tracey!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have finished the book that I started yesterday - 112 pages of Passionfruit & Poetry

[Rosie]

I have read 289 pages so far.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rosie wrote: "I have read 289 pages so far."

Not much sleep had by you Rosie, from midnight onwards! Well done!

[Deb]

Off to a slow start :( just 27 from me this morning; I HAD to finish

[Sharon]

I haven't done any reading yet, but I just sat down with a cuppa and will start reading Hello from the Gillespies by Monica McInerney

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy Sharon:)

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda :)

[Lynxie]

I'll post an update on my pages later tonight - I'm hoping to finish my current book this afternoon :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just thirty pages at lunch time but then I never get to read on Fridays. A silly thing called work gets in the way:)

[Zoey]

Phrynne wrote: "Just thirty pages at lunch time but then I never get to read on Fridays. A silly thing called work gets in the way:)"

I have the same problem Phrynne, most inconvenient isnt it :P

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Never mind, you'll enjoy it more when you get the next chance;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I finished the final 62% of 192 p. The Red Cardigan today...= 119 Pages. Is that right??

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes that's right Jools:) Well done!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Yes that's right Jools:) Well done!"

Haha....rocket science! :}

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That it is;)

[MaryG2E]

Deborah wrote: ":) Thanks Mary, cheat when you can and feel no guilt!

MaryG2E - The Thorn Birds is such a classic... I am afraid it absolutely traumatised me, but I am a minority.
Have you ever read Call Me..."</i>
Dear Deborah, I've not heard of this book before, although I know the name D'Arcy Niland well and have read [book:The Shiralee many moons ago. I'll have to keep an eye out for this one - thanks for the recommendation.

[Suz]

For me today so far is 125 pages of Christmas Magic. It's sweet and I will be reading more tonight. How's everyone going with the read-a-thon, having fun?!