January 2023 Read-a-Thon: Midway Check In

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I hope your week is going well and that you’re making solid progress in your reading goals! I thought we could check in on those goals as we move into the second half of the event.

A few questions for you:
What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?
What is your favorite book so far?
How's your team and individual challenges going?
What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?
What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?

Now is a great time to update your threads - The ATY Community Spreadsheet, The Individual Challenge, and Miles of Pages!

ATY Community Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Individual Challenge Completion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Miles of Pages: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[°~Amy~°]

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?
None so far, in fact we had a snowstorm that kept us housebound for a day already, and there is another big one coming tonight. Perfect excuse to stay in and read!

What is your favorite book so far?
I would say Goldilocks. I wasn't planning on finishing that during the readathon but every time I picked it up to read a "few" pages, I'd read 120. It sucked me in!

How's your team and individual challenges going?
Great! My team just completed all the Round 1 prompts. My individual challenge is going great as well.

What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?
Individually, I have read 9 books (1 novel, 7 novellas and 1 play)

What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?
Whatever I need to do to help my team complete Round 2 :)

[Kathy]

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?
Visitors (good) and appointments (not so fun). Otherwise I've had a lot of time to read.

What is your favorite book so far?
I'm at 70% listening to Still Life by Sarah Winman and loving it.

How's your team and individual challenges going?
My team challenge is doing great! In the Individual Challenge, I probably won't complete a whole word, but will use letters from at least 3 words.

What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?
I've finished 2 print books, 1 audiobook, and will finish an audiobook for tomorrow).

What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?
Finish another print book and maybe two more audiobooks.

[Sherri]

A few questions for you:
What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon? None really. I'm meeting friends Thursday for lunch but other than that nothing.
What is your favorite book so far? There are three books. Lessons in Chemistry. I really was surprised by it. I thought it was a rom com but it isn't. The Creative Act: A Way of Being. Again I was blown away. I listened to it on audible which for me worked better. I'm definitely going to listen again. Trophy Hunt. I like the series & always look forward to reading it. I found this book especially thrilling.
How's your team and individual challenges going? I'm only doing the team challenge. The team is a reading machine. I think by this point we have finished the first round of resolutions.
What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon? I started my sixth book today which is ahead of schedule for me. I may finish seven books by the end & this is a record for me. I have read all the books I plan to read & now I'm reading from books I own.
What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon? To complete 7 books.

[Rachel]

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?
Nothing too distracting so far, aside from my usual struggle to pick up a book before late in the evening!

What is your favorite book so far?
I've only read 2 so far and haven't absolutely loved either one so far.

How's your team and individual challenges going?
I haven't even looked at the individual challenge, to be honest, even though I was intending to try it. I think the team challenge is going well! I've only really been able to check in at the end of the day when I've finished reading for the day, so I find it a little hard to keep up. I'm also awful with spreadsheets so I don't really know how to tell what's still needed.

What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?
I finished two books so far.

What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?
Finish at least one more book, ideally more than one!

[Roxana]

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?
Just been ever so slightly busier than normal this week, plus preparing for a weekend out of town has taken a bit of extra time too, but no single big thing.

What is your favorite book so far?
I actually haven't been all that into any of the 3 books I've finished so far. I have higher hopes for The Villa, which I started today, and Spinning Silver, which I'm planning to start tomorrow and hopefully read fast enough to count in this readathon.

How's your team and individual challenges going?
Individual, not fantastic, I already had more or less a TBR before we got what the challenge was, so it's been tougher to fill in than if I'd tailored my book list to it. I think our team is doing well, though!

What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?
Finished 3 books, which is on track for what I'd planned/expected. I wish I'd liked any of the 3 more than I did, but oh well!

What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?
I have one more fairly long book I really want to read - Spinning Silver - that I haven't even started yet. So that's my big goal. Also a handful of shorter ones that I can fill in if they fit prompts my team still needs (I've got Spinning Silver in print and the others as ebook). But mostly, if I finished Spinning Silver and maybe one other, that'd be great for me.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?
Just my own silly brain.

What is your favorite book so far?
I've only managed two, but Lost in the Moment and Found was lovely.

How's your team and individual challenges going?
A little sluggishly, but it's about what I expected. It would help if I could convince myself to read the books that would complete the challenge.

What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?
Two books and a short story :-)

What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?

Yes I am very silly, I know, but I am having fun!

[Trish, Annular Mod]

A few questions for you:

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon?

It's been relatively distraction free so far, but I'm on my own at work today and tomorrow

What is your favorite book so far?

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

How's your team and individual challenges going?

Pretty good, it seems.

What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon?

1442pg read from six books, and I'm 128pg into my seventh!

What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon?

To keep going.

[Joan]

What challenges and distractions have you faced this read-a-thon? Work - I had to file a bunch of 1099's as usual for this time of year.
What is your favorite book so far? I'm really enjoying The Last House on Needless Street
How's your team and individual challenges going? Individual not so good but my team is doing great!
What have you accomplished so far in this read-a-thon? I wanted to complete three books and I have complete two.
What are your goals for the remainder of the read-a-thon? I'll complete one more book at least. I might throw a short one in to read tomorrow. We'll see how it goes!