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Drop Everything & Read Day (DEAR) Challenge 2020
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DEAR Day Participation
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Carrie
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Catherine
Cinthia
Devann
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Joi
Judy
KIWest
Kristie
Kristina Simon
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Li'l Owl
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Well if social distancing or “stay home orders” are still prevalent many people might be able to get in a few hours of reading as part of celebrating the holiday.
Drop Everything & Read (DEAR) Day Challenge 2020Duration: April 12, 2020
Goal: 2+ hours
Title: Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow
Read: 72% ➜ 100%
Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Title: Micro by Michael Crichton & Richard Preston
Read: 0% ➜ 12%
Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Total time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
unfortunate for people who celebrate easter but any sunday is great for me! i'm in, maybe this can finally kick my butt out of my slump lol[edit] plans for today:
FINISHED ★★★★☆
FINISHED ★★★☆☆
FINISHED ★★★★☆[edit 2] added another audio bc i listened to the first one too fast lol
FINISHED ★★★★☆[edit 3] GOT EVERYTHING DONE! not sure how long i spent overall ...probably around 8 hours?
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Well if social distancing or “stay home orders” are still prevalent many people might be able to get in a few hours of reading as part of celebrating the holiday."It's the opposite for me! I can't read when there are people in the room with me, so with hubby at home, my reading time has dropped to almost nothing! Only way I'm getting through books right now is audio, lol.
- 2.5 hours - 195 pages
- 8.5/17.5 Hours
10 minutes - 15 pages
I'm in of course:-)
3 hrs 45 mins - finished
started at @ 44.5 %- finished 2 hrs
1 hr 30 mins- finishedI started two new books and finished one already in progress! I'm happy with my reading! It was lots of fun and I liked everyone's updates. Its midnight for me so I 'm not likely to read anymore for the DEAR Day.
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Possible TBR:
FINISHED 
FINISHED Pages read:
I'm in!
Pages read: 536
Hi Sophie & Cinthia- happy you are joining us!
How much do tou have to read?K..so far 60 pages from The Woman of a Thousand Names..Alexandra LaPierre.
Done
Started and finished (5 hours):
Death on the Aisle272 pages
Started and still reading (through 1AM):
No Stone Unturned 130 pages estimated
Catherine wrote: "How much do tou have to read?"As much or little as you like:-)
We aren't doing much for Easter this year anyway. This will give me the perfect excuse to sit and read. :) I'm in!
Drop Everything and Read!
7/2+ Hours
Finished
5 Hours/124 pages Started
2 Hours/90 Pages
Yay yay yay! I really, really need DEAR day this year. Being stuck at home for me has actually meant *less* reading because I’ve lost my commute.
And I keep neglecting books to go down stress-inducing internet rabbit holes. Hopefully DEAR day will force me to spend the entire day reading instead!
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I'd like to do this. I don't work on Sundays and due to the coronavirus, I don't think we're going anywhere for Easter.
I would like to join in! I've been considered "essential" for the social distancing/quarantine so I could use a day of reading!
I'm in! I'll be back with a list as we get closer....
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I would like to join in! My state is in a stay at home order all month, and I don't work on Sundays.
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Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Dear Day Participants!!Alexa
Alysa
〰️Beth〰️
Beth
Carrie
Catherine
Cinthia
Devann
KIWest
Kristie
Kristina Simon
Laura
Li'l Owl
Matthew
Meg
Natasha
Sammy
Sixty
Sophie
Stefani
The other Sandy"
I'm in! South Africa is under lock down until the 16th of April. Can't wait for the 12th!
Hi Annerie, Stay safe!! Hopefully this will be a pleasant diversion for you.
I'm in! I could use a good 24 hour read-a-thon to get me back in gear after slacking off in March!DEAR Read-A-Thon Tracker
Pages Read:
- 311 pages - COMPLETED!
- 112 pagesTotal Pages: 423
Books Completed:
I'll join!! The more I clear out of my bookshelf the less I have to pack and move when quarantine is over :')
I'm in! I'd rather celebrate this than go to a relative's house and eat their weird food anyway, especially this year.
I'll join for sure !! Can't wait to get up to day on my reading schedule. Wuhuuu
I'll join not sure how much I'll get in. But I'll try.
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Getting closer to DEAR Day!
Everyone ready? Do you have your book(s) picked out? Dear Day starts tomorrow ( unless you live in the southern hemisphere!)
I guess I'm going to decide what I want to read a little later today:-)
I think I'm going to start with
(subject to change)
I am excited. I will hopefully able to finish The Bird King which I started last week along with some other stuff. Then I may try to cram in a shortish book just for the day..
This is a holiday I can get behind. :)
Joi, you sure can! I'll get you linked up later this afternoon
I have four books that I have already started. I am about halfway through three of them, but I have not been reading hardly at all for the past 4 weeks. I seem to be in a book slump of sorts. I am planning to use this DEAR day to finish at least one, maybe two, of the books I already have going. I think I will try for The Forgotten Home Child and Unfollow Me. I received both as ARCs for review, but just wasn't able to finish on time. It will feel good to get those off my plate.
Ohh still deciding on what I really want to read, but I have a few on my list for sure. I finally want to finish For Tibet, with Love: A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World, which I have been reading for months now. Other than that I would love to read/ continue Strange the Dreamer and read Dancing With Elephants as well as Witch To be honest, I would like to read even more but I also need to be realistic as I also want to finish my Audio Book. Will see how this Readthon will go. So excited to join <3
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April 12th is Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Day. It's been such a huge success the last couple of years that we can't wait to participate again!
Do you have what it takes to drop everything and read as much as you can?
Duration: April 12th - for 24 hours only!
Rules: Drop everything and read as much as you can. Claim your spot and let us know your book reading details. Have fun!