Cathy‘s Readathon Log

[Susan]

What a nice mix of books. I really enjoyed Relic. Do you plan to read more of the series?

[Cathy]

Yes, I am pretty sure that I will read more of the Pendergast novels. I tried one many years ago and didn‘t like the tone of that novel or Pendergast, but tastes change and Relic is a hoot. I will probably finish it in the early hours of the RAT and potentially pick up the next novel right away. I want to make a dent before my free KU runs out in October.

I read Old Bones in May and liked it. I think Nora Kelly shows up in the Pendergast novels as well and he becomes her mentor or something along those lines?

[Susan]

Cathy wrote: "Yes, I am pretty sure that I will read more of the Pendergast novels. I tried one many years ago and didn‘t like the tone of that novel or Pendergast, but tastes change and Relic is a hoot. I will ..."

I enjoyed Relic and the earlier books in the series, but lost interest after a few adventures. I did enjoy The Lost City of the Monkey God, a nonfiction account of an archeological search for a lost city in Honduras, and I liked Thunderhead with Nora Kelly. I didn’t realize there were more Nora Kelly books. I’ll have to check those out! I think she does appear in the Prendergast novels, but not sure what role she plays

[Cathy]

Yes, Nora Kelly has a spin-off series. I learned a lot about the Donner Party in Old Bones. I read Thunderhead 20 years ago or so and liked it as well, but I had forgotten that Nora Kelly was in it.

Well, as it turns out the CSD Pride Parade is tomorrow in Stuttgart and that‘s where we‘ll be going. So I guess my RAT reading will mostly happen on Sunday… 😏 One of these days I will really manage to not have other plans. I did ramp up my reading in the last week or so quite nicely already.

[Rachel]

Do you plan on reading the whole 24 hours?

[Cathy]

No, I never do. I need sleep. Too old! 😏

Plus I‘ll either be at the pride parade for a few hours or at a lake with the same friend, we‘re back to discussing what we want to do more.

I might not even be awake for the start of the RAT, it‘ll be at 2am on Saturday morning here. It’s more likely that I will get up early on Saturday to read for a few hours before meeting my friend and that I then only catch the last 6 hours of the RAT. I do want to read a lot on Sunday though.

I also just realized that I can‘t continue the Pendergast series on KU, only the first book is included and #21. So, KU alternatives for Preston & Child are:
Extinction
The Scorpion's Tail (Nora Kelly #2)
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng (Pendergast #21)
Or
The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast #3) from Libby. I‘m not a big fan of reading on my phone though.

[Susan]

Cathy wrote: "No, I never do. I need sleep. Too old! 😏

Plus I‘ll either be at the pride parade for a few hours or at a lake with the same friend, we‘re back to discussing what we want to do more.

I might not..."

Disappointing! I’m definitely not a fan of reading on my phone for more than a few minutes. Enjoy your reading! I’m planning to make this a weekend readathon too

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I could never read a book on my phone. I love my e-ink kindles but phone? No way for me

[Cathy]

1) What part of the world are you reading from today?
South of Stuttgart, Germany.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Finishing Relic and making some progress with Ship of Destiny.
My stack: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to?
I did not prepare anything and didn‘t go grocery shopping at all for the weekend. I have two zucchini in my fridge, a red pepper and 2 small cucumbers. And one tomato and some carb-free crisp bread. 😂

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I consistently manage to double-book myself for every single readathon. Go, me… Today I will spend a large chunk of my day with two friends at the CSD Pride Parade in Stuttgart. I will catch up with my reading on Sunday.

5) What are your goals for this readathon?
No goals. Read as much as I can, aka not so much during the actual RAT, but on Sunday. It‘ll be more of a 24-in-48 weekend thing. I won‘t use a timer, I‘ll just roughly track my pages and audio time and use my Storygraph stats for Saturday and Sunday. I‘ll probably ignore Discord.

[Susan]

!nohtadaeR esreveR yppaH! Your veggies sound very healthy ;)

[Cathy]

My TBR for this weekend:

currently reading:
- Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-Friendly Future, paper, non-fiction, 59/359 pages.
- Relic, KU, 1st Pendergast novel. 374/484 pages. — finished 👹👹👹👹
- A Marvellous Light, 7h 37m of 14h 30m of audio.
- Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle, eComic. 10/204 pages.
- New Adventures in Space Opera, Netgalley, short stories, read the introduction, at 4%.
- Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders #3), ebook, finished chapter 11, 279/913 pages.

planned
- The Wren in the Holly Library, on hold for the Libby ebook.
- Rotkehlchen (Harry Hole #3), paper

Mood reading, KU alternatives for Preston & Child are:
- Extinction
- The Scorpion's Tail (Nora Kelly #2)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Leng (Pendergast #21)
Or
- The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast #3) from Libby. I‘m not a big fan of reading on my phone though.

[Cathy]

Reverse Readathon Schedule

July 27-28 / Saturday 2am - Sunday 2am
Hour 1 sprint - 2:00-3:00, Relic, p. 374-410, 36 pages.
Hour 2 - 3:00, going to bed! Read another 12 pages to p. 422 & sleeping.
Hours 3 to 7, sleeping.
Hour 7 - 8:00, listened to 55m of A Marvellous Light, 59%
Hour 8 - 9:00, A Marvellous Light, +46m, 64%
Hour 9 - 10:00, social media & Relic, 27 pages, almost done.
Hour 10 - 11:00, Relic finished! 👹👹👹👹
Hour 11 - 12:00, meeting my friends and going to the pride parade.
Hour 12 - Hour 19, out and about…
Hour 19 - 20:00, back home and listening to A Marvellous Light, 10h 19m / 14h 30m, 71%
Hour 20 - 21:00, A Marvellous Light, 11h 22m, 78%
Hour 21 - 22:00, social media & 86 pages of Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle.
Hour 22 - 23:00, finishing that Poison Ivy chapter, Duolingo and the first story of New Adventures in Space Opera, “Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance,” by Tobias S. Buckell, made it to 10%. 🚀🚀🚀½
Hour 23 - 24:00-1:00, New Adventures in Space Opera, “Extracurricular Activities,” by Yoon Ha Lee, Hugo Awards 2018 Novelette Nominee. I read this in 2018. Didn‘t want to re-read this, so I skimmed. 40 pages? 🚀🚀🚀
Hour 24 - 1:00-2:00, Ship of Destiny, 25 pages.

[Cynda]

Here's the thing we have been considering for about a month. Now we settle in to enjoy!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

We have started! Have fun!

[Cathy]

Hour 1 sprint - 2am-3am, Relic, p. 374-410, 36 pages.
Hour 2 - 3am, going to bed! Might read another page or two.

[Cathy]

Hour 2 - 3:00, read another 12 pages and went to sleep.
Hours 3 to 7, sleeping
Hour 7 - 8:00, listened to 55m of A Marvellous Light, 59%
Hour 8 - 9:00, A Marvellous Light, +46m, 64%

[Nona]

New Adventures in Space Opera looks great. A lot of authors I love in that collection! I'll have to keep an eye out for it when it comes out.

Finding stuff I might not know about otherwise is one of the great things about Readathon and seeing what other folks are reading :-)

[Cathy]

I want to finish Relic first, I plan to read the first story in that collection after that.

[Cathy]

Hour 9 - 10:00, Relic, 27 pages, almost done.

[Nona]

Cathy wrote: "I want to finish Relic first, I plan to read the first story in that collection after that."

Nice. I'm going to try to read a few short stories later on. They can be a nice break from just novels.

[Susy]

Looks like you're off to a great start Cathy! Happy reading (and day)!

[Cynda]

Hope your Readathon is still going strong!

[Cathy]

Finally back home…

Hour 10 - 11:00, Relic finished! 👹👹👹👹
Hour 11 - 12:00, meeting my friends and going to the pride parade.
Hour 12 - Hour 19, out and about…
Hour 19 - 20:00, back home and listening to A Marvellous Light. Need to grab a quick shower and will make a little dinner—something easy.

[Susy]

Hope you had a great time with your friends, Cathy!
Now back to reading, will you go until the end?

[Cathy]

I did have a good time, yes. The pride parade in Stuttgart is always fun. And definitely going to the end now and beyond.

I hope you‘re having a good RAT as well! I will probably only check everybody‘s reading logs and the hourly topics tomorrow.

[Vavita]

Sounds great! I have never been to a parade in Germany.

[Susy]

Cathy wrote: "I did have a good time, yes. The pride parade in Stuttgart is always fun. And definitely going to the end now and beyond.

I hope you‘re having a good RAT as well! I will probably only check everyb..."

After this I will only check tomorrow (evening) as well. Going straight to bed as soon as it ends (maybe only doing my graphics) but will be away all of sunday.

[Cathy]

Vavita wrote: "Sounds great! I have never been to a parade in Germany."

I‘ve been to one in Berlin as well. The pride parade in Cologne must have been huge this year…

[Cathy]

Hour 20 - 21:00, A Marvellous Light, 11h 22m, 78%

[Cathy]

Hour 21 - 22:00, social media & 86 pages of Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle.

[Cathy]

Hour 22 - 23:00, finishing that Poison Ivy chapter, Duolingo and the first story of New Adventures in Space Opera, “Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance,” by Tobias S. Buckell, made it to 10%. 🚀🚀🚀½

Started the RAT at 2am on Saturday.
Read:
📖 — 202 pages
🎧 — 226 minutes, aka 3h 46m

[Cathy]

Hour 23 - Sunday, 0:00-1:00, New Adventures in Space Opera, “Extracurricular Activities,” by Yoon Ha Lee, Hugo Awards 2018 Novelette Nominee. I read this in 2018. Didn‘t want to re-read this, so I skimmed. 40 pages? 🚀🚀🚀

[Cathy]

Hour 24 - 1:00-2:00, Ship of Destiny, 25 pages.

Total reading for the 24 hours of the RAT:
📖 — 227 pages
🎧 — 226 minutes, aka 3h 46m

[Cathy]

July 2024 Closing Survey
1. How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites? How many books did you finish?

- ebook: Relic, KU, 1st Pendergast novel. 374/484 pages. 👹👹👹👹 — finished on Saturday, replaced by The Cabinet of Curiosities.
- audio: A Marvellous Light, 78%. ✨✨✨✨ — finished on Sunday, replaced by Space Junk, free audible.
- eComic: Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle, 44%. 🌱🌱🌱🌱 — finished on Sunday.
- short stories: New Adventures in Space Opera, Netgalley, 22%.
- Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders #3), ebook, 33%.

Saturday:
📖 — 202 pages
🎧 — 226 minutes, aka 3h 46m

2. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?
I didn‘t really have any.

3. How did your snacks and meals work out?
I don‘t make any meal plans or buy special snacks for readathons. I just cook and eat as I normally would on any other weekend.

4. Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time?
As most of the time, I double booked myself again and was out for a good chunk of this RAT. I did enjoy the last 6 hours, when I fully joined.

5. Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon?
Definitely, I will continue throughout Sunday.

[Cathy]

Reverse Readathon continued on Sunday…

Hour 25 - 2am, social media & having a look at The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast #3). Going to bed!
Hour 26 - 3am, read 7% of The Cabinet of Curiosities
Hour 27 - Hour 32 - Sleeping
Hour 33 - 10am, waking up & A Marvellous Light, 80%
Hour 34 - 11am, A Marvellous Light, 12h 30m, 85%, some chores & catching up with GR.
Hour 35 - 12pm, social media, a little audio and The Cabinet of Curiosities. Catching up with some of our readathon threads!
Hour 36 - 1pm, still catching up with GR, wrote and posted my review for Relic, back to A Marvellous Light.
Hour 37 - 2pm, A Marvellous Light, 95%. Cleaning finished!
Hour 38 - 3pm, chatted with my mum on the phone, read 22p. Of Ship of Destiny.
Hour 39 - 4pm, Ship of Destiny, 13p., finished chapter 13. So good! Returning to A Marvellous Light, 99% & hanging up that laundry. 😊
Hour 40 - 5pm, starting dinner, finished A Marvellous Light ✨✨✨✨, replaced by Space Junk, 38 minutes listened.
Hour 41 - 6pm, reviewing A Marvellous Light, a little more Space Junk.
Hour 42 - 7pm, taking a TV break and eating dinner.
Hour 43 - 8pm, Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle, 35p., 66%.
Hour 44 - 9pm, Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle, 22p., 76%.
Hour 45 - 10pm, Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle, 38p., 96%. Almost!
Hour 46 - 11pm, Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle, 19p., finished. 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Hour 47 - 12pm, going to bed, good night!

Sunday:
📖 — 265 pages
🎧 — 189 minutes, aka 3h 9m

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

enjoy! I am also continuing as well and will keep checking back :0)

[Lamilla]

Enjoy your Sunday reading! I like how you manage to combine reading with other activities :)

[Cathy]

Good morning! Pretty tired, phew. Getting organized, some small chores, all with my audio. Started another Pendergast novel last night… I will be around as well!

Lamilla wrote: "I like how you manage to combine reading with other activities :)"

No choice, bad planning… 😂

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Lamilla wrote: "Enjoy your Sunday reading! I like how you manage to combine reading with other activities :)"

I try to! Did the bath last night with face mask but son got home early so cut it a bit short, but was relaxing. Hope you also have a great Sunday!

[Cathy]

So far, so good. Did a lot of house cleaning actually, with my audiobook. But I also sat on my balcony with a glass of wine and a book. Making dinner now and contemplating which audio to start next, now that I finished A Marvellous Light.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Cathy wrote: "So far, so good. Did a lot of house cleaning actually, with my audiobook. But I also sat on my balcony with a glass of wine and a book. Making dinner now and contemplating which audio to start next..."

Sounds nice! I've been updating some Goodreads challenge with anaudiobook and will clean some of the kitchen and a tiny bit of yard work later. Still relatively early here right before noon.

[Cathy]

Here we are for this weekend:

- ebook: Relic 👹👹👹👹 — finished Saturday, replaced by The Cabinet of Curiosities.
- audio: A Marvellous Light ✨✨✨✨ — finished Sunday, replaced by Space Junk.
- eComic: Poison Ivy (2022-) Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle 🌱🌱🌱🌱 — finished Sunday.
- short stories: New Adventures in Space Opera, Netgalley, ongoing.
- Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders #3), ongoing.

Saturday:
📖 — 202 pages
🎧 — 226 minutes, aka 3h 46m

Sunday:
📖 — 265 pages
🎧 — 189 minutes, aka 3h 9m

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Lots of progress! :)

[Susy]

Great readathon, Cathy!
See you back in October hopefully!

[Cathy]

Yes, definitely. I‘m pretty sure I will manage to double-book myself successfully!

[Susy]

🤣

[Cathy]

So far my October readathon weekend looks to be free! 🥳 🤞

I joined the month-long Horrorathon on Discord, so this is a kind of pre-readathon for me. No TBR though, so first I will read my planned buddy reads and then I‘ll have a look at what‘s left of that Horrorathon bingo card…

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Nice, Cathy!

I am not sure yet if we will be doing some pumpkin carving that day, but we'll see. I always really like the October read-a-thon

[Cynda]

Sounds fun Cathy! Look forward.to seeing you here next month :)

[Lamilla]

Seems horror is the genre of choice for this month :) Looking forward to seeing you here, Cathy!