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FridayAs Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust from pg 242 to finish = 150 pages
Saturday
Paruku The Desert Brumby start to finish = 224 pages
Miles Off Course start to 78 = 78
Sunday
Miles Off Course 79 to 247 = 168
Total 621 - and more importantly, got a bit of my reading mojo back!
My weekend totals:Claimed by Evangeline Anderson - 321 pages
Death on the Danube by Jennifer S. Alderson - 185 pages
All Who Wander by April Alieda - 190 pages
Jack Be Nimble Jack Be Dead by Wendy Owens - 86 pages
Final Total for Sally: 738 pages
Continued reading In Silence - 220 pagesTotal for Friday: 216 pages
Total for Saturday: 191 pages
Total for Sunday: 220 pages
Weekend Total = 627 pages
On Sunday I read Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza on Sunday, 392 pages and 98 pages of The Other People by C.J. Tudortotal for the weekend = 1220 pages
Before sleep last night, I managed to read 131 pages of Fall, or Dodge in Hell.Weekend Total: 440 pages
Roughly half of what I was hoping. :-(
On Sunday I read 135 pages of Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman.Totals across the weekend:
Friday - 114 pages
Saturday - 168 pages
Sunday - 135 pages
Overall total: 417 pages
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Red Dirt Country 386 pages
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 176 pages
Constable on the Hill 176 pages
Saturday's total: 615 pages
The Philosopher's Daughters 356 pages
The Sunken Road 259 pages
Sunday's total: 644 pages
Having a Great Crime - Wish You Were Here 275 pages
The BFG 224 pages
Started The Lost Jewels 145 pages
Weekend total: 1997 pages
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Andrea 248 pages
Baz 371 pages
Brenda 1997 pages
Bron 530 pages
Carolyn 1220 pages
Clare 233 pages
Deborah 1901 pages
Genevieve 417 pages
Jane 1493 pages
Janelle 514 pages
Jen 288 pages
Jen Roe 667 pages
Jennifer 1217 pages
Jenny 1207 pages
Kerri 904 pages
Kerri_M 621 pages
Krystal 1132 pages
Kylie 456 pages
Kylie D 1311 pages
Leonie 443 pages
Li'l Owl 922 pages
Mari 1072 pages
Marianne 657 pages
Mary 469 pages
MaryG2E 875 pages
Michael 407 pages
Nat 381 pages
Niamh 211 pages
Noelene 134 pages
Odette 627 pages
Phrynne 1124 pages
Renee V 1915 pages
Rosie 1027 pages
Sally906 738 pages
Sarah 1211 pages
Sharon 1063 pages
Steve 440 pages
#Teresa 650 pages
Tracey Allen 250 pages
Trevor 784 pages
Trish 733 pages
Valerie 257 pages
Zoey 370 pages
OK here's my total for the weekend:1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - 64 pages
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill - 148 pages
And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready by Meaghan O'Connell - 58 pages
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan - 260 pages
Weekend Total - 530 pages
Sunday..The Nowhere Child by Christian White...read 132pages
Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel...read 98pages
Echo Burning byLee Child...read 56pages
TOTAL for Sunday 286pages
WEEKEND...Friday 182
Saturday 265
Sunday 286
TOTAL read 733pages...and enjoyed all my choices
Great reading by so many :-)
My final posting for pages read is The Clockmaker's daughter - 121 pages.
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The Nowhere Child by Christian White...read 132pages
Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel...read 98pages
[book:Echo Bu..."
Glad you enjoyed your reading Trish :) We've had wonderful results from everyone so far. Still a few to come in - we'll have a grand total later..
Sorry my total pages include two other books read over the weekend:The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale - 336p
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 193
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton - 121
Total pages 650
Grand total 134 pages. Forgot it was on and was working on knitting a blanket for the homeless
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The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale - 336p
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 193
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton - ..."
Thanks for clarifying Teresa :)
My total pages read over the weekend is 469!
Brenda wrote: "#Teresa wrote: "Sorry my total pages include two other books read over the weekend:The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale - 336p
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 193
The Clockmaker's Daughter b..."
No worries :)
Friday: Pathfinder's Way = 533Saturday: Mist's Edge = 508
Wayfarer's Keep = 591
Sunday: Crush the King = 224
Rules of Redemption = 59
Total = 1915
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Saturday: Mist's Edge = 508
Wayfarer's Keep = 591
Sunday: Crush the King = 224
[book:Rules of Redempti..."
Great totals Renee!
Hi Brenda,My daughter Clare’s total for the weekend is 233 pages.
Thanks again,
Sarah
Sorry I am late, Brenda and PhrynneSorry I am late
My total for the weekend J.D. Robb
Friday: Blood Ties by Kay Hooper --437 Pages
Saturday: Final Shadows by Kay Hooper -- 383 Pages
Monday: Golden In Death by J.D. Robb -- 387 Pages
Total: 1207 Pages
So, totals for me:Finished Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (149 pages)
Finished Rogue Protocol(150 pages), also by Martha Wells.
Listened to the end of False Value (3 hours is approximately 100 pages worth).
And read 44 pages of Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
For a total of 443 pages
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My daughter Clare’s total for the weekend is 233 pages.
Thanks again,
Sarah"
Thanks Sarah, you must be proud of that girl of yours!
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sorry for the delay in reporting, (really really sorry...) my record for the weekend isStarted and finished:
by Adrian McKinty = 356
by Anna Sewell = 224The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie = 220
Predatory Game by Christine Feehan = 313
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle = 352
The Witch Who Courted Death by Maria Lewis = 420
And a few more pages from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens = 16
Fo ra grand total of = 1901
I am a little sad, I was hoping to crack the two thousand :)
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Grand total (one to come) for three days of solid reading:
33,487 pages
Congratulations everyone! Our goal of 30,000 was well and truly met! Isolation is the key ;)
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Well done everyone
Wow! Great work everyone! (and thanks again mods for organising, chasing us all up and counting!).
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Fantastic work everyone, what an amazing total! :D Oops, looks like I'm the last to put my final total up! Sorry!
Here's a summary of my weekend. :)
Friday:
Started on page 235 equivalent of Unsolved Australia audiobook. Finished for a total of 101 pages.
Saturday:
Read 102 pages of The Clockmaker's Daughter
Started listening to Someone Special. According to the Audible audiobook version listed here on Goodreads it is marked at 448 pages.
17% is 76 pages
Total for Saturday: 178 pages.
Running total: 279 pages.
Sunday:
Read a further 119 pages of The Clockmaker's Daughter
Continued listening to Someone Special. According to the Audible audiobook version listed here on Goodreads it is marked at 448 pages.
A total of 13% "read" is the equivalent of 58 pages
Total for Sunday: 177 pages.
GRAND TOTAL: 456 pages.
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Congratulations to us all..such a wonderful numerous variety of books...more for the TBR list:-) Thank you Brenda and other moderators involved for organising and motivating us🤗
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I just saw our total- we did well, really well! Good Reading everyone!
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WOW! Wonderful effort on everyone's part. I love the readathons because it means we're all in it together, though we live so far apart.
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The Clockmaker's Daughter (other topics)Someone Special (other topics)
Unsolved Australia (other topics)
Predatory Game (other topics)
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Adrian McKinty (other topics)Anna Sewell (other topics)
Charles Dickens (other topics)
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Day One
The Secret Admirer by Carol Wyer 413 Pages
Day Two
Without Mercy by Jefferson Bass 300 pages
Running Total 713 pages
Day Three Not a very productive reading day as I have a migraine but I managed some.
Finished Without Mercy 67 pages
Read part of Esme's Wish by Elizabeth Foster 88 pages
Currently listening to audiobook
Without Trace by Simon Booker 54 Pages