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Quarterly Read-a-thon Friday 10th - Sunday 12th March 2023
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Brenda wrote: "My totals:Friday:
finished Bellevue - 122 pages
Murder in the Village - 239 pages
You Can't Win - 394 pages
started [book:A Stranger in Featherwood ..."
Awesome reading total Brenda!! 👏👏👏
On Sunday I finished Promises in Death 148 pages and read Heavenly Pleasures until midnight (the kindle hit the floor a few times!) 223 pages for a total of 371 pagesTotal for the weekend was 707 + 371 = 1078 pages
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Friday:
finished Bellevue - 122 pages
Murder in the Village - 239 pages
You Can't Win - 394 pages
started ..."
Thanks Angela :)
Brenda wrote: "Well done Krystal!! You smashed your personal goal :) Hope you're feeling okay now..."Very happy with my result and feeling much better today thank you! :)
Some very impressive totals for this readathon! Well done everyone!
Read-a-thon 10-12 March 2023
Friday
✅ 1. The 39 Steps (1915) - John Buchan
0-149pp
2. The Idiot (1869) - Fyodor Dostoevsky
0-46
3. The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions (2021) - Kerry Greenwood
72-166=94
Friday Total = 289
Saturday
✅ 1. The Idiot (1869) - Fyodor Dostoevsky
46-732 = 686
✅ 2. The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions (2021) - Kerry Greenwood
166-272 = 106
✅ 3. The Weary Blues (1925) - Langston Hughes
0-128
4. The Yearling (1938) - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
0-202
5. Brighty Of The Grand Canyon (1953) - Marguerite Henry
25-105 = 80
Saturday Total = 1202
Two-day total=1491
Sunday
✅ 1. The Yearling (1938) - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
202-513=311
✅ 2. Brighty Of The Grand Canyon (1953) - Marguerite Henry
105-224=119
✅ 3. The Man on the Street (2019) - Trevor Wood
352-432=80
✅ 4. Georgian Poetry 1913-15 (1915) - Sir Edward Marsh (Editor)
0-248
✅ 5. Mary, a Fiction and the Wrongs of Woman, or Maria (1788) - Mary Wollstonecraft
0-298
✅ 6. Capricornia (1937) - Xavier Herbert
421-594=173
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) - Patricia Highsmith
0-30
Saturday total = 1259
Read-a-thon 3-day Total = 2750
Now I can sleep!
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Brenda wrote: "Wow! Congrats Jazzy!! Very well indeed - enjoy your sleep ;)"Many thanks Brenda! 😎
Updated message 26 with my final total of 803 pages.
Congratulations Brenda on your great total 😊For Me...
SUNDAY
Continued Twenty-Six Letters 134 pages
Started The Darkest Hour: An Ella Marconi Novel 2 81 pages
Total 215 pages
WEEKEND
FRIDAY 296 pages
SATURDAY 324 pages
SUNDAY 215 pages
TOTAL 835 pages
Thank you to our moderators for organising another fun readathon 👏 I hope everyone enjoyed their reading !
Busy weekends don't lend much time for reading 😅Friday: 0 pages
Saturday: 119 pages of Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Sunday: 78 pages of Siege and Storm
Weekend total: 197 pages
Well done everyone on their totals 😊
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For Me...
SUNDAY
Continued Twenty-Six Letters 134 pages
Started The Darkest Hour: An Ella Marconi Novel 2 81 pages
To..."
Thanks Trish :) Glad you enjoyed!
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Friday: 0 pages
Saturday: 119 pages of Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Sunday: 78 pages of [book:Siege and Storm|1..."
Every little bit helps Niamh :)
My totals, small, are:Friday 120
Saturday 152
Sunday 77
Grand total 349
Hope everyone had fun, and thanks Brenda!!
My reads for the weekendFriday
Finished The Distance: A Crime Novel Introducing Billy Nichols by Eddie Muller - 203 pages
Continued Run Away by Harlan Coben - 70 pages
Friday Total - 273 pages
Saturday
Continued Run Away by Harlan Coben - 67 pages
Started The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer - 260 pages
Saturday Total - 327 pages
Sunday
Finished Run Away by Harlan Coben - 94 pages
Finished The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer - 35 pages
Started Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh - 113 pages
Sunday Total - 242 pages
Grand Total - 273 + 327 + 242 = 842 pages
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Bit of a late check in, I'm afraid. It's a public holiday here and the first time I've been at the computer all day. I've finished two of my three books and made progress on a third. Not quite as many pages as I'd hoped, but still a very worthwhile kickstart to the season's reading! Thanks for organising, Brenda & Phrynne!Running total: 349 pages
Sunday total: 352 pages
GRAND TOTAL: 701 pages
Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell by Louise Milligan: From p.307 - 402 (95 pages)
The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson: From p. 329 - 503 (174 pages)
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston: From p.194 - 277 (83 pages)
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Apologies for the late posting. I'n addition to my previously posted finished books I also read some of:An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon for 416 pages
Shoot Don't Shoot by J.A. Jance for 209 pages
So a total of 976 pages - not my best effort - didn't quite make my 1000 pages goal.
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Amanda 374 pages
Andrea 449 pages
Angela 1564 pages
Anita 335 pages
Anna 75 pages
Brenda 1947 pages
Carolyn 1078 pages
Damo 842 pages
Em__Jay 808 pages
Genevieve 302 pages
Helen 653 pages
Jane 976 pages
Janelle 816 pages
Jazzy 2750 pages
Jenny 1374 pages
Kerri_M 1295 pages
Kim 803 pages
Krystal 1378 pages
Leonie 456 pages
Mari 885 pages
Marianne 1137 pages
Niamh 197 pages
PattyMacDotComma 153 pages
Phrynne 1256 pages
Renee V 1272 pages
Sarah 701 pages
Sharon 672 pages
Steve 931 pages
Suz 349 pages
Tracey Allen 277 pages
Trish 835 pages
Trisha 759 pages
Veronica 554 pages
Grand total for this readathon 28,253 pages
We reached and surpassed our goal!! Congratulations everyone!!
Friday
Arson at the Art Gallery by Catherine Lee (pg 64-109): 46
Friday Total: 46
Saturday
Arson at the Art Gallery by Catherine Lee (pg 110-138): 29
Saturday Total: 29
Sunday
N/A
Sunday Total: 0
TOTAL: 75
Not much for me unfortunately - I have been working 50 hour weeks and am so exhausted :(
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 51 pagesThe Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry - 102 pages
Total 153 pages
[I have also read short stories, but these are the only books that count.]
Apologies, and I didn't get as much reading done as I had hoped.Friday: The Queen’s Price - 544
Saturday: How High We Go in the Dark - 304, and wow this book was more intense than I thought going in which is why I didn't end up getting much else read.
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones - 42 pages (not finished)
Sunday: Ninth House - 382 (not finished)
Total - 1,272
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Friday
Arson at the Art Gallery by Catherine Lee (pg 64-109): 46
Friday Total: 46
Saturday
Arson at the Art Gallery by [author:Catherine Le..."
Wow Anna, they are LONG weeks!!! Thanks for your effort - every page helps :)
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Grand total for this readathon 28,253 pages
We reached and surpassed our goal!! Congratulations everyone!!
Woohoo congrats everyone some awesome numbers there I aspire to get to them one day. Thank you so much for organising bring on the next one :)
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Brenda wrote: "It's a great result isn't it Helen :)"It is awesome :)
Brenda wrote: "Grand total for this readathon 28,253 pages
We reached and surpassed our goal!! Congratulations everyone!!"
A nice total! Have we ever hit 30,000 on one of these??!
That's awesome news! Thank you Brenda and Phrynne for organising. 🥳
Great work everyone! Thanks Brenda for managing us all!
Well done everyone and thanks Brendan!
Kerri_M wrote: "Well done everyone and thanks Brendan!"Brenda!!! sorry lol
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Grand total for this readathon 28,253 pages
We reached and surpassed our goal!! Congratulations everyone!!"
A nice total! Have we ever hit 30,000 on one of these??!"
I'm not sure Krystal - I'd have to search back :)
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Brenda!!! sorry lol"
LOL!
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What a great 3 days of reading by everyone!!
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I was a little down on myself because I didn't hit my goal of 1,000 pages, but we did it! Congratulations to everyone. :-)
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Thank you Brenda 🤗🤗🤗
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Thank you Brenda 🤗🤗🤗"
Thanks Phrynne :) And I agree about the participation - it's great!
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Never be down on yourself Steve!!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Arson at the Art Gallery (other topics)Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones (other topics)
Ninth House (other topics)
The Queen’s Price (other topics)
How High We Go in the Dark (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Catherine Lee (other topics)Jane Austen (other topics)
Sebastian Barry (other topics)
Catherine Lee (other topics)
J.A. Jance (other topics)
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Total: 382 pages
Friday: 492 pages
Saturday: 504 pages
Sunday: 382 pages
GRAND TOTAL: 1378 pages
What wonderful fun I had with this one! Sunday was a bit of a push as I was feeling unwell most of the day and work was quite busy, but was able to finish another book off in the evening so it was a great end to the weekend!