Mini-Readathon Challenge-2020

[Richa]

Read 2 books so far

1. The Audacity of Hope - 270 pages
2. Ghachar Ghochar - 117 Pages

Total No. of pages read : 270 + 117 = 387

Currently reading
1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2. A Gentleman in Moscow

[Kru]

Read a total of 1142 pages and completed 5 books so far.

The Wild card reserve stands depleted with just one more possible. Clearly proves how sticking to a chosen list of books is too difficult for me.

Around 48% of Haroun and the sea of Stories and around 17% of How to stop time (mandatory reads chosen by Aka) and liking them.

[Sharadha]

Kru wrote: "The Wild card reserve stands depleted with just one more possible. Clearly proves how sticking to a chosen list of books is too difficult for me."

Thanks for the validation, Kru :( *hugs*

[Ahtims]

Good to see all the updates :)

[Ahtims]

update
his and hers 304
casual vacancy 322
cuckold 260
selfish gene 50
elevation 146

total 1086

[Akanksha]

Update:
Books completed
1. Coriolanus by William Shakespeare: 206 pages
2. Lanny by Max Porter: 210 pages

Books in progress
1. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo: 840 pages

Total: 1256 pages

[Em*Greedy* (Iniya)]

Finished one more book The Quiche of Death - Was an interesting mystery read - 4 stars.

Updated page count- 1137 pages

[Sharadha]

Finished A Man Called Ove - 2 stars (feel like the black sheep yet again).

>> Total number of pages 1422/2187
>> All 3 compulsory reads done
>> Total number of books completed - 7
>> One wild card slot left.

[Makrand]

Sharadha wrote: "Finished A Man Called Ove - 2 stars (feel like the black sheep yet again).

>> Total number of pages 1422/2158
>> All 3 compulsory reads done
>> Total number of books completed - 7..."

Awwww maahn!
What just happened!
Looks like you were supplied with a different copy of Ove :P

Just kidding ;) You can't like all the books that you're recommended :D

[Sharadha]

Makrand wrote: "Sharadha wrote: "Finished A Man Called Ove - 2 stars (feel like the black sheep yet again).

>> Total number of pages 1422/2158
>> All 3 compulsory reads done
>> Total number of bo..."

I wanted to like it so much :( The average ratings among GR friends was 4.45 or so. Something's wrong with me haha Thanks for the recommendation though! :)

[Makrand]

Sharadha wrote: "Makrand wrote: "Sharadha wrote: "Finished A Man Called Ove - 2 stars (feel like the black sheep yet again).

>> Total number of pages 1422/2158
>> All 3 compulsory reads done
>> To..."

Haha. Nope, nothing is wrong. Like i said, not every book is everyone's cup of tea.

I got bored of 1984 just in the Introduction :P
Maybe you'll like it when I push you to re-read it again next year :P :P

[Sharadha]

Makrand wrote: "I got bored of 1984 just in the Introduction :P"

:O :O Okay, we are definitely even now haha

How's Book Thief going?

[Makrand]

Book thief is super awesome!!
I am already rating it 5 stars in my head.
At 80% , I think I'll eat it up tonight. Has been a beautiful experience with the book so far :)

[Sharadha]

Makrand wrote: "Book thief is super awesome!!
I am already rating it 5 stars in my head.
At 80% , I think I'll eat it up tonight. Has been a beautiful experience with the book so far :)"

Oh, nice. You're on a 5-star read roll, my friend!

[Sharadha]

Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a wild card (depending on my mood, it's going to be either The Devotion of Suspect X or Kartography).

My average rating of books in this readathon is around 3.4 which I'm not all that proud of :( Hope that the next 3 books are stellar 🤞🏾

[Kru]

Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a wild card (depend..."

Someone is near the finish line already!!!

[Ahtims]

baap reh Sharadha, you are eating up pages . I am just past 1000 or so...

[Kavitha]

Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a wild card (depend..."

Wow!!! Congratulations!! Adding more books to your list?

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Dashboard:
Total: 624 pgs in 3 books

Completed: 624
Inga (mandatory) - 316 pgs
The Interview (Index 9) - 176 pgs
The Arrival (Index 8) - 132

Ongoing: 215
Salvation (mandatory) - 80 pgs
The Magic of Lost Temple (Wildcard) - 135 pgs

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Sharadha wrote: ">> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8"

Unbelievable!!!! Kudos Shar!

[Makrand]

I'm having a gala time with my books in June!!

Finished the two mandatory reads and they turned out to be super awesome for me. Thanks Sharada & SP.

American Gods - 5 ⭐ - 674
The Book Thief - 5 ⭐ - 552

Total - 1226

Starting with Haunted by Chuck Palahnuik

[Mohi]

Read 5 books so far:

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
3. The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
5. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

Total Pages : 1535

Currently Reading: Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh

[Mohi]

Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a wild card (depend..."


Wow!! awesome. Your ratings too will surely improve with the last few books. And by the way, you are also allowed to choose from your partner's list too, if you exhaust your reading list or want to read something different.

[Makrand]

Mohi wrote: "

Read 3 books so far:

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
3. [book:The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Bur..."

Going great Mohi! Those are some really excellent books! Goof luck!

[Em*Greedy* (Iniya)]

Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a wild card (depend..."

Wow Shar, Its just half month and you are almost done :)

[Em*Greedy* (Iniya)]

Mohi wrote: "

Read 3 books so far:

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
3. [book:The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Bur..."

Good going partner :) :)

[Em*Greedy* (Iniya)]

Finished my 5th book yesterday: Total 1865 pages

1. Verity
2. That's Not What Happened
3. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
4. The Quiche of Death
5. An Echo of Things to Come

Over to Life of Pi my compulsory read...

[Richa]

Read 4 books so far

1. The Audacity of Hope - 270 pages
2. Ghachar Ghochar - 117 pages
3. The Arrival - 119 pages
4. The Prince And The Dressmaker - 293 pages

Total No. of pages read : 270 + 117 + 119 + 293 = 799

Currently reading
1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2. A Gentleman in Moscow

[Akanksha]

Look at all of you!😲

[Sharadha]

Kru wrote: "Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a ..."

Thanks, Kru! Love the gif :D

[Sharadha]

Em*bedded-in-books* wrote: "baap reh Sharadha, you are eating up pages . I am just past 1000 or so..."

You will catch up in no time, Doc :)

[Sharadha]

Kavitha wrote: "Wow!!! Congratulations!! Adding more books to your list?"

Thanks, Kavi! I'm not sure, am I allowed to add more books? If yes, then how many more and only from my partner's list or any of my choice too?

[Mohi]

Em*Greedy* (Iniya) wrote: "Finished my 5th book yesterday: Total 1865 pages

1. Verity
2. That's Not What Happened
3. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
4. [b..."

Wow!! Awesome!! 1865 already.. Great..

[Sharadha]

Gorab wrote: "Sharadha wrote: ">> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8"

Unbelievable!!!! Kudos Shar!"

Thanks, Gorab! :)

[Sharadha]

Makrand wrote: "I'm having a gala time with my books in June!!

Finished the two mandatory reads and they turned out to be super awesome for me. Thanks Sharada & SP.

American Gods - 5 ⭐ - 674
The Book Thief - 5 ⭐

Starting with Haunted by Chuck Palahnuik"

Wow, you're on a roll (not jinxing it)! Have heard of Fight Club by the same author (watched and loved the movie) but this one looks like it's horror, so will steer clear :D Look forward to your review, though (and hope it's another 5-star read for you)!

[Sharadha]

Mohi wrote: "Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a ..."

Oh man, you're positivity is super-contagious haha I really hope that the last 3 books blow me away :) Good going yourself for crossing the 1500 mark!

[Sharadha]

Em*Greedy* (Iniya) wrote: "Sharadha wrote: "Finished Dear Edward 3 stars and a review here.

>> Total number of pages 1744/2187
>> Total number of books completed - 8

3 more books to go, out of which 1 is a ..."

Thanks and you're nearing 2000 pages yourself, that's awesome! :)

[Sharadha]

Richa wrote: "Read 4 books so far

1. The Audacity of Hope - 270 pages
2. Ghachar Ghochar - 117 pages
3. The Arrival - 119 pages
4. The Prince And The Dressmaker - 293 pages

Total No. of pages read : 270 + 117 ..."

Your current reads, they've been dusting my TBR since forever haha Hopefully your reviews push me to tackle them soon :) Good going, Richa!

[Sharadha]

Akanksha wrote: "Look at all of you!😲"

That's your mega-update-incoming face, Aka. You don't fool me 😋

[Sharadha]

I am royally spamming this thread, whoops...

[Richa]

Sharadha wrote: "Richa wrote: "Read 4 books so far

1. The Audacity of Hope - 270 pages
2. Ghachar Ghochar - 117 pages
3. The Arrival - 119 pages
4. The Prince And The Dressmaker - 293 pages

Total No. of pages rea..."

I am liking them so far. Both are good.

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Completed: 827
Inga (mandatory) - 316 pgs
The Interview (Index 9) - 176 pgs
The Arrival (Index 8) - 132
The Magic of Lost Temple (Wildcard) - 203 pgs

Ongoing: 80
Salvation (mandatory) - 80 pgs

[Hajarath Prasad]

Completed :

Waylander (carried forward from last month : 124 pages
Asamardhuni Jeevayatra : 132 pages

All Quiet on the Western Front : 296 pages

The Postman Always Rings Twice : 116 pages

Sam Walton - Made in America : 346 pages

Moneyball - An Art of Winning an Unfair Game : 317 pages

Total : 1331 pages

[Mohi]

Read 5 books so far:

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
3. The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
5. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
6. Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh

Total Pages: 1815

Currently Reading: Noah's Rainy Day by Sandra Brennan (Compulsory Read)

[Makrand]

Good progress Mohi !!

[Mohi]

Makrand wrote: "Good progress Mohi !!"

Thanks Mak!!

[Ahtims]

wow Mohi..
I am stuck at 1000
no much reading going on.

[Kru]

Completed both the mandatory books recommended by my partner. Both were awesome. How to stop time makes me want to read more Matt Haig.

Thanks Aka.

So far completed 7 books(including 2 mandatory) and 1691 pages.

Currently reading Salvation of a Saint

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Completed: 827
Inga (mandatory) - 316 pgs
The Interview (Index 9) - 176 pgs
The Arrival (Index 8) - 132
The Magic of Lost Temple (Wildcard) - 203 pgs

Ongoing: 165
Salvation (mandatory) 50% - 165 pgs

[Rebecca]

Completed 636 pages
The Great Gatsby ( mandatory) 218 pages
The giver of stars ( wildcard) 388 pages
Manushyan oru Aamukham 30 pages

Ongoing
Cutting for Stone