Cats' Readthon Log: 19/7/25

[Catsalive]

I haven't participated in Dewey's 24h before: I'm going to try it out for 23/10. I'm not absolutely sure how it all works but have just checked & my start time is 11pm on Saturday night (AEDST), which gave me a laugh 😄

[Susy]

Welcome Cat! There’s not really one way to do this readathon. One person tries to read for the full 24 hours (I myself need my sleep, so I set my alarm and try to sleep for 6 hours), the other mostly spends time interacting with fellow readathoners. The one tracks pages and time read, the other doesn’t. I’ve been participating for a couple of years now and I always end with a note to myself on what I want to do differently next time lol
The most important thing is to have fun!

[Catsalive]

Susy wrote: "Welcome Cat! There’s not really one way to do this readathon. One person tries to read for the full 24 hours (I myself need my sleep, so I set my alarm and try to sleep for 6 hours), the other most..."
Thanks, Susy. Will just see how it goes.

Probably just read - with cats & dogs :0)

[Susy]

Reading with cats and dogs, sounds like your readathon is going to be a success!

[Reed]

ᑕᗩᑎ I ᒍOIᑎ YOᑌ GᑌYᔕ ᑭᒪEᗩᔕE ?

[Dannii]

Welcome to your first readathon :) I hope you have the best time!

[Elsi]

Good luck with your first Dewey's, it's always a great time! What books are you planning on reading?

[Catsalive]

Dannii wrote: "Welcome to your first readathon :) I hope you have the best time!"
😻

[Catsalive]

Elsi wrote: "Good luck with your first Dewey's, it's always a great time! What books are you planning on reading?"
That's the big question. I'm thinking about it right now :0)

[Reed]

Can I join in with you guys please

[Catsalive]

I'm thinking...

St. Martin's Summer by Diana Brown - regency romance
Hollow Crown by David Roberts - crime
The Family Inheritance by Tricia Stringer - contemporary
Doctor Who: Red by Stewart Sheargold - scifi audio for the car in case I go anywhere.

Subject to change at short notice.



Backups:

Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier - cosy mystery
Space Hopper by Helen Fisher - contemporary
It's a Real Dog's Life by Richard Fortuné Joubert - fantasy
A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill - historical mystery

[Catsalive]

Targets: As it's my first DRAT I'm not sure... I'll say... 400p & 8 h

Hour 1 (23-2400): 10m, 20p - St. Martin's Summer
Hour 2 (00-0100): sleep
Hour 3 (01-0200): sleep
Hour 4 (02-0300): sleep
Hour 5 (03-0400): sleep
Hour 6 (04-0500): sleep
Hour 7 (05-0600): 10m, 22p - St. Martin's Summer (snack)
Hour 8 (06-0700): 30m, 41p - finished St. Martin's Summer + 5m, 11p: The Family Inheritance
Hour 9 (07-0800): shopping - Doctor Who: Red 12%
Hour 10 (08-0900): breakfast - Kitty and the Midnight Hour: 25p, 30m
Hour 11 (09-1000): washing - The Family Inheritance: 11p, 10m
Hour 12 (10-1100): Pistols for Two and Other Stories: 20p, 30m
Hour 13 (11-1200): The Family Inheritance: 27p, 30m
Hour 14 (12-1300): The Family Inheritance: 17p, 20m
Hour 15 (13-1400): (snack) The Family Inheritance: 30p, 30m
Hour 16 (14-1500): The Family Inheritance: 42p, 50m
Hour 17 (15-1600): I need a nap! The Family Inheritance: 8p, 10m + Tea in the Library:10p, 10m + The Irredeemable Miss Renfield: 20p, 10m
Hour 18 (16-1700): The Suspect: 11p, 10m + A Match For Mother:25p, 15m
Hour 19 (17-1800): The Family Inheritance:28p, 20m
Hour 20 (18-1900): The Family Inheritance:10p, 10m
Hour 21 (19-2000): The Family Inheritance:60p, 50m
Hour 22 (20-2100): The Family Inheritance:40p, 35m
Hour 23 (21-2200): The Family Inheritance:25p, 30m
Hour 24 (22-2300): The Family Inheritance:30p, 40m


Total Pages Read: 548
Total Time Read: 8h35m
Books Finished: 1/9

[Susan]

Happy reading catsalive! Enjoy your first readathon.

[Catsalive]

Well, I managed 10 minutes in bed before drifting off in the first hour, & another 10 before getting up in the 7th. Maybe the 8th hour will get some done.

[Susy]

Good luck!

[Catsalive]

Opening Event Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Sydney, Australia
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? The Family Inheritance, Tricia Stringer
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? salami & cheese
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I hate do not like having a set reading list
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? seeing how it works for me

[Catsalive]

Mid Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now? The Family Inheritance, Tricia Stringer
2. How many books have you read so far? 1
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? can't decide
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? many interruptions as per standard Sunday - deal with it and move on
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? how easily distracted I am - I don't seem to feel as much like reading today (Sunday) as I did on Friday

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I can't decide a book I'm most excited about from my stack either

[Catsalive]

Washing in, rubbish out, furr-babies fed.

[Catsalive]

How would you assess your reading overall? sporadic
Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it? no strategy
What was your favorite snack? avocado dip
Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading? I was very careful not to
What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon? the freedom to jump from book to book without guilt 😹

[Susy]

Hope you enjoyed your first readathon, Cat! See you in April hopefully!

[Catsalive]

Target: 400p & 8 hrs
Total Pages Read: 548
Total Time Read: 8h35m
Books Finished: 1 of 9

[Catsalive]

It was a lot harder than I expected. See you for the next one, maybe :0)

[Susy]

It all depends on your goals. My goal never is to reach 24 hours of reading. I’m going for 17-18 hours and 600-700 pages. It’s a challenge nonetheless but I know I can do it.

[Catsalive]

April 2022 DRAT
Target: 9 hours + 500 pp.

[Catsalive]

I see I have a 10pm kick-off tomorrow. I think my first 10 hours will be a write-off.

[Catsalive]

30/4/22: 10pm start

Hour 1 (22-2300): The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham - 20m, 20p
Hour 2 (23-2400): sleep
Hour 3 (00-0100): sleep
Hour 4 (01-0200): sleep
Hour 5 (02-0300): sleep
Hour 6 (03-0400): sleep
Hour 7 (04-0500): sleep
Hour 8 (05-0600): sleep
Hour 9 (06-0700): sleep
Hour 10 (07-0800): feeding everyone
Hour 11 (08-0900): The Crime at Black Dudley - 30m, 25p
Hour 12 (09-1000): The Crime at Black Dudley - 30m, 25p
Hour 13 (10-1100): shopping
Hour 14 (11-1200): Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - 20m, 20p
Hour 15 (12-1300): housework
Hour 16 (13-1400): The Crime at Black Dudley - 25m, 20p
Hour 17 (14-1500): The Nurses' War Victoria Purman - 60m, 45p
Hour 18 (15-1600): walking dogs
Hour 19 (16-1700): The Nurses' War - 30m, 30p
Hour 20 (17-1800): The Nurses' War - 35m, 30p
Hour 21 (18-1900): The Crime at Black Dudley - 25m, 17p
Hour 22 (19-2000): The Nurses' War - 25m, 30p
Hour 23 (20-2100): The Crime at Black Dudley - 30m, 30p
Hour 24 (21-2200): The Crime at Black Dudley - 45m, 58p
The Nurses' War - 10m, 13p


Total Pages Read: 376
Total Time Read: 6h25m
Books Finished: 1

[Susan]

What a start time, Cats! I hope you enjoy your reading time.

[Catsalive]

As expected, the first half has been a write-off, & most of the day has been too busy to get much reading done as an old friend is in town for a couple of days before heading off overseas. Oh, well! Next time.

[Catsalive]

I hope to do better during the Reverse RAT. I think I'll get much more done when starting on Saturday morning instead of Sat. bedtime. I have more time on Saturday than Sunday for reading.

[Susy]

Yeah, I think I would skip the first hours too. 10pm is not a great time to start a readathon.
For me it’s the other way around, the reverse readathon starts at 2am so the first hours I miss and I never manage to stay awake until the end.
See you in August hopefully!

[Catsalive]

Susy wrote: "Yeah, I think I would skip the first hours too. 10pm is not a great time to start a readathon.
For me it’s the other way around, the reverse readathon starts at 2am so the first hours I miss and I ..."

2am is a VERY tricky start time!

[Catsalive]

I think I get to start at 10am on Saturday for the Reverse, which will be fun.

[Catsalive]

Inter-Readathon Challenge

Row 1: Read something published in the 1960s.
Read something with a gray cover.
Read something set during winter or set someplace cold.

Row 2: Read something with only 1-3 characters in it.
Read something with poetry in it.
Read something recommended by, or read by a character in something else.

Row 3: Read something published before 1920.
Read something with a red cover.
Read a book you picked at random from a shelf of books.

[Susy]

Good luck & happy readathoning!

[Catsalive]

23/7/22: 10am start

Hour 1 (10-1100): Summer Island - 1h, 70p
Hour 2 (11-1200): Summer Island - 20m, 30p
Hour 3 (12-1300): Summer Island - 20m, 25p
Hour 4 (13-1400): Summer Island - 40m, 50p
Hour 5 (14-1500): Summer Island - 45m, 65p
Hour 6 (15-1600): Summer Island - 10m, 15p. NAPtime
Hour 7 (16-1700): finished Summer Island by Natalie Normann - 45m, 73p
Hour 8 (17-1800): A Deadly Affair - 45m, 63p
Hour 9 (18-1900): Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books - 15m, 20p
Hour 10 (19-2000): Dear Reader - 10m, 10p
Hour 11 (20-2100): Dear Reader - 10m, 10p
Hour 12 (21-2200): Dear Reader - 15m, 10p
Hour 13 (22-2300): Dear Reader - 20m, 20p
Hour 14 (23-2400): sleep
Hour 15 (00-0100):sleep
Hour 16 (01-0200): sleep
Hour 17 (02-0300): sleep
Hour 18 (03-0400):sleep
Hour 19 (04-0500): sleep
Hour 20 (05-0600): sleep
Hour 21 (06-0700): Dear Reader - 45m, 40p
Hour 22 (07-0800): Dear Reader - 50m, 60p
Hour 23 (08-0900): Dear Reader - 30m, 25p
Hour 24 (09-1000): finished Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink - 30m, 35p


Total Pages Read: 621
Total Time Read: 8h30m
Books Finished: 2

[Catsalive]

Great result for me. This is the first reverse readathon I've done & the times worked very well.

[Cynda]

Yes the times work better for me in US too. I cam sleep during my usual time. Glad you have a successful readathon. Maybe see you back here in November.

[Susy]

Catsalive wrote: "Great result for me. This is the first reverse readathon I've done & the times worked very well."

Looks like you had a great readathon indeed!
See you in October hopefully!

[Catsalive]

October passed me by & now we're gearing up for the 2023 rounds :0)

[Catsalive]

I don't start until Saturday morning, 22/7/23, at 10am.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Wow, big time zone difference from me!

Welcome back, Cat!

[Susy]

Have fun, Cat!

[Catsalive]

I'm afraid I had visitors & a birthday party to attend, so that put an end to readathoning. I only had time to myself for the last hour. Sigh!

[Cathy]

Hopefully the birthday party was nice and you had a good time! New readathon in Octoer… 😊

[Catsalive]

Cathy wrote: "Hopefully the birthday party was nice and you had a good time! New readathon in Octoer… 😊"

It's nice to have people around & to celebrate good things, but I couldn't help wishing I could sit & read for a bit 😂

[Susy]

Hopefully next time you’ll have the whole day to yourself! See you in October!

[Catsalive]

Made it in time for this one. 11pm start so I'll get a little done before bed.

[Catsalive]

22/10/23, 11pm start

Hour 1 (23-2400): Lord Borin's Secret Love, 55m, 100p
Hour 2 (00-0100): Lord Borin's Secret Love, 55m, 69p
Hour 3 (01-0200): sleep
Hour 4 (02-0300): sleep
Hour 5 (03-0400): sleep
Hour 6 (04-0500): sleep
Hour 7 (05-0600): Lord Borin's Secret Love, 35m, 50p
Hour 8 (06-0700): walking the dog, washing on the line, breakfast
Hour 9 (07-0800): Magic Bites, 60m, 90p
Hour 10 (08-0900): Magic Bites, 45m, 60p
Hour 11 (09-1000): Magic Bites, 45m, 60p
Hour 12 (10-1100): Magic Bites, 45m, 60p
Hour 13 (11-1200): Magic Bites, 45m, 60p
Hour 14 (12-1300): Magic Bites, 45m, 54p
Hour 15 (13-1400): library, lunch
Hour 16 (14-1500): Bad Timing, 30m, 30p
Hour 17 (15-1600): stuff
Hour 18 (16-1700): Bad Timing, 30m, 27p
Hour 19 (17-1800): Bad Timing, 30m, 27p
Hour 20 (18-1900): Bad Timing, 35m, 20p
Hour 21 (19-2000): Bad Timing, 45m, 40p
Hour 22 (20-2100): dinner & stuff
Hour 23 (21-2200): Bad Timing, 30m, 25p
Hour 24 (22-2300): Bad Timing, 60m, 55p


Total Pages Read: 827
Total Time Read: 11.30
Books Finished: 3

[Susy]

Catsalive wrote: "Made it in time for this one. 11pm start so I'll get a little done before bed."

Happy readathon!