Ann's Readathon Residence-2023, 24, 25

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "Summary

Here's what I read:
Whereabouts - 157 pgs, finished
Circe - 51 pgs
Horse - 79 pgs
Brida - 65 pgs..."

That is a LOT of current reads!!! 🤣 I think I've had 6 going at once at most.

[Susan]

Ann A wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Ann glad your Readathon went well with 644 pages! I see that you read a Nancy Drew mystery. I read a few of the novels as a girl. .. .The nocels still work forgriwnup girls? . . . I h..."

Good to know that Nancy Drew doesn't necessarily carry over from our youth. I'm glad that you had success with Horse - loved this book too!

[Vicki Willis]

Wow! What a great reading time you had.
It always take a bit to get the current reads down again after a readathon!
I like the idea of the Newbery Honor books though.
See you in April

[Ann A]

Start of April 2024

I joined in late, but I'm at it now. Because I've had so little time to read lately, I think I'll just do a few updates and otherwise keep my head in the books. Even though I won't be "visiting", I find it comforting to think of all you lovely people reading along with me!<3

Hours 1 - 6

Happiness Falls (in progress) - 49 pgs
Nemesis (audio - in progress) - 42 pgs

Total pages so far: 91

I'll add up my hours read/listened at the end.

Enjoy the day/night, everyone!

[Lamilla]

Good luck with your reading, Ann! Hope you'll have a pleasant experience

[Susy]

Ann A wrote: "I joined in late, but I'm at it now. Because I've had so little time to read lately, I think I'll just do a few updates and otherwise keep my head in the books. Even though I won't be "visiting", I..."

Happy readathon Ann!

[Vanessa]

Ann A wrote: "I joined in late, but I'm at it now. Because I've had so little time to read lately, I think I'll just do a few updates and otherwise keep my head in the books. Even though I won't be "visiting", I..."

Welcome Ann . Readathon salutations returned .

[Ann A]

Thanks, Lamilla, Susy, and Vanessa. I hope you are having a Happy Readathon as well!

Hours 7 - 12

Happiness Falls - 69 pgs
Nemesis (audio) - 60 pgs

Total pages so far: 220

I'm not able to totally focus today, so this is turning into a "Readathon Light". Hopefully I'll get a second wind this evening. *Fingers crossed*

[Susy]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[Ann A]

Hours 13 - 18

Happiness Falls - 25 pgs, finished
Nemesis (audio) - 96 pgs, finished

Total pages so far: 341

I finished two books (both were already in progress)! Now I must sleep for a bit and hopefully come back for the last hour.

[Susy]

Sleep well! See you in a bit!

[Lamilla]

See you later, Ann!

[Susan]

I did a “Readathon Light” this time, too. Much better than no Readathon at all! Hope you enjoyed your reading and see you next time!

[Vanessa]

Elyse wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Summary

Here's what I read:
Whereabouts - 157 pgs, finished
Circe - 51 pgs
Horse - 79 pgs
Brida - 65 pgs..."

That is a..."

Reading CIRE . I read that in the previous Readathon . What do
you think of the pages you've read ?

[Susy]

Hope you had a wonderful readathon light, Ann!
See you next time!

[Ann A]

Hours 19 - 24

The Eyes and the Impossible (Newbery winner) - 53 pgs

Final total, pages: 394
Final total, hours: 8 hr 23 min (3 hr 37 min reading, 4 hr 46 min audio)

Hopefully I'll be more on my game next time, but it was still fun. See you all in October!

[Vanessa]

Ann A wrote: "Hours 19 - 24

The Eyes and the Impossible (Newbery winner) - 53 pgs

Final total, pages: 394
Final total, hours: 8 hr 23 min (3 hr 37 min reading, 4 hr 46 min audio)

Hopefully I'l..."

Same . Lots of fun if you like to read .

[Cynda]

Yes to Newberry books! I just read Julie of the Wolves for pre-readathon challenge. Now I adding to possibilities The Eyes and the Impossible.

Hope you had a good readathon Ann.

[Ann A]

Summary:

"Circe - 51 pgs
Horse - 79 pgs
Brida - 65 pgs...

Reading CIRE . I read that in the previous Readathon . What do
you think of the pages you've read ?"

Vanessa, that was last readathon for me, too. I did end up liking Circe a lot more than I expected to!

[Ann A]

Susy wrote: "Hope you had a wonderful readathon light, Ann!
See you next time!"

Thanks, Susy!

[Ann A]

Susan wrote: "I did a “Readathon Light” this time, too. Much better than no Readathon at all! Hope you enjoyed your reading and see you next time!"

Susan, here's to being 100% "in" next time!

[Ann A]

Lamilla wrote: "See you later, Ann!"

I managed 33 minutes of reading in the last hour, so finished on a high note. Ha. Hope you had a great readathon, Lamilla!

[Vicki Willis]

Glad you got to participate Ann. You also still did a fair amount of reading!
Hope to see you in July!

[Susan]

Way to go Ann! What do you think of Happiness Falls? I have it on my TBR. I enjoyed Angie Kim's first book.

[Vanessa]

Ann A wrote: "Summary:

"Circe - 51 pgs
Horse - 79 pgs
Brida - 65 pgs...

Reading CIRE . I read that in the previous Readathon . What do
you think of the pages you've read ?"

Vanessa, that was last readathon fo..."
CIRCE sure had a lot of company for someone supposedly living in exile . I was expecting a whole different story for her .

[Vanessa]

Reading summary :
THE RUNAWAY KING - 80 pages
THE LAST MONA LISA - 105 pages
Better Homes and Gardens magazine
12/23 issue - 172 pages = Readathon total of 359 pages .
I had to drop out for 4 hours during the day to do stuff .

[Susy]

Vanessa wrote: "Reading summary :
THE RUNAWAY KING - 80 pages
THE LAST MONA LISA - 105 pages
Better Homes and Gardens magazine
12/23 issue - 172 pages = Readathon total of 359 pages .
I had to drop out for 4 h..."

Nice job Vanessa!
I tried to find your thread but can’t seem to find it. Don’t you have one?

[Ann A]

Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely people! Hope to see you in October.

[Cynda]

Ahh we will miss you your kind spirit, Ann. We will be happy for you that you're in the heart of your family!

[Susan]

Ann A wrote: "Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely people! Hope to see you in October."

Enjoy your time with family, and hope to see you this fall!

[Susan]

Enjoy being together with family, Ann. Ironically, I will be missing the summer readathon for the same reason. We will be driving for about 4 hours and I’m hoping to read in the car.

[Vanessa]

Susy wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Reading summary :
THE RUNAWAY KING - 80 pages
THE LAST MONA LISA - 105 pages
Better Homes and Gardens magazine
12/23 issue - 172 pages = Readathon total of 359 pages .
I had to ..."
No I don't have a thread. I'm not computer savvy and I only know how to respond with the Goodreads site .

[Vanessa]

Ann A wrote: "Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely people! Hope to see you in October."

Maybe you can sneak an rmail to us if there is a lull in the family festivities . Happy 4th of July anyhow .

[Susy]

Ann A wrote: "Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely people! Hope to see you in October."

We will definitely miss you too! Hope you have a great day.
See you in October!

[Susy]

Vanessa wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely people! Hope to see you in O..."

That's what I meant Vanessa, in this Goodreads group you can create your own log/page/thread, however you want to call it, to update on your readathon. I'm sure if you don't know how to create one the mods can create one for you. Or I can if you'd like me to. That way you can post your updates on your own page (if you'd like of course). Just send me a message.

[Vanessa]

Susy wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely people! Hope..."

Got it . Thanks . I read some info on "for the blogless" a while back there was some information on how yo create your own Readathon page . Is that what you're talking about ?

[Susy]

Vanessa wrote: "Susy wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Alas, the Reverse Readathon falls on my annual family reunion weekend this year so I won't be able to participate. I will miss reading with all you lovely..."

Yes :)

[Ann A]

I am getting excited for the October RAT (haha)! So far, the planets seem to be aligned for me having no distractions whatsoever - including the hubby, who will be traveling.

For a warm-up, I'm setting a goal of reading 3,000 pages (100 per day) for the 30 days prior. I'll keep track here.

Day 1: 77, Day 2: 106, Day 3: 65, Day 4: 114, Day 5: 127, Day 6: 92, Day 7: 86, Day 8: 102
Day 9: 75, Day 10: 142, Day 11: 127, Day 12: 111, Day 13: 104, Day 14: 95, Day 15: 55
Day 16: 53, Day 17: 34, Day 18: 32, Day 19: 84, Day 20: 104, Day 21: 73, Day 22: 135
Day 23: 59, Day 24: 56, Day 25: 82, Day 26: 170, Day 27: 141, Day 28: 80, Day 29: 176
Day 30: 83

Total so far: 2,840 pgs
I got close to the goal, but am stopping here because I have finished everything I had in progress. Now I can start fresh for the readathon!

[Susan]

Keeping my fingers crossed that your schedule remains open! And wow - 100 pages per day? That’s quite a warmup.

[Vanessa]

Ann A wrote: "I am getting excited for the October RAT (haha)! So far, the planets seem to be aligned for me having no distractions whatsoever - including the hubby, who will be traveling.

For a warm-up, I'm se..."

Cool !

[Elyse]

Ann A wrote: "I am getting excited for the October RAT (haha)! So far, the planets seem to be aligned for me having no distractions whatsoever - including the hubby, who will be traveling.

For a warm-up, I'm se..."

Sounds like fun! And here's hoping nothing gets in the way!

[Susy]

Oh nice!
It feels like months away but it’s actually in 4 weeks time😱

[Ann A]

Susan wrote: "Keeping my fingers crossed that your schedule remains open! And wow - 100 pages per day? That’s quite a warmup."

My reading time took a hit the first half of this year, so I'm really trying to make it a priority, at least for the next month. I hope you also don't have conflicts with the readathon this time around!

[Ann A]

Vanessa wrote: "Ann A wrote: "I am getting excited for the October RAT (haha)! So far, the planets seem to be aligned for me having no distractions whatsoever - including the hubby, who will be traveling.

For a w..."

Cool !

It's a lofty goal. Hope I can do it! See you at readathon time!

[Ann A]

Elyse wrote: "Ann A wrote: "I am getting excited for the October RAT (haha)! So far, the planets seem to be aligned for me having no distractions whatsoever - including the hubby, who will be traveling.

For a w..."

Sounds like fun! And here's hoping nothing gets in the way!

I suspect you'll have a little crawler "getting in your way" a bit, but he'll be enjoying books alongside you before you know it!

[Ann A]

Susy wrote: "Oh nice!
It feels like months away but it’s actually in 4 weeks time😱"

Yeah, it crept up on us pretty quickly but I'm thrilled it's almost here!

[Vanessa]

Already picked my books . So far it's a Saturday that I won't have to work . Bring it on !

[Cynda]

You're doing so good with your pre-readathon reading goals, Ann! See you here in just almost no time at all now :)

[Ann A]

TBR Time!

Solutions and Other Problems (graphic)
Trespasses
Love Medicine
Birnam Wood
North Woods
James
Death Comes As the End
Parrot and Olivier in America (also on audio)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Kindle and audio)

Btw, I got to 2,840 pages of my 3,000-page pre-readathon goal. I finished up everything in progress, so I decided to call it good and start fresh tomorrow.

Can't wait for 6:00 a.m! :)

[Susan]

What a fun list! I loved Love Medicine, and James is such a thought-provoking book. Who doesn’t love Alice plus Allie Brosh! Such a nice mix! Look forward to seeing what you pick to read. Have fun tomorrow