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Apr 21, 2015 05:20PM
I've only read about 75 pages so far thanks to being busier than I expected to be. I'm reading Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy (was 100 pages through when the challenge started). I'll also be trying to read The Explanation for Everything by Lauren Grodstein and Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa.
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I finished reading three chapters of The Outlander. it's hard to read all day cause I have to work. only chance is on my commute and after I put my kid to bed.
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Unfortunately, the answer is ADD. :-S
95 pages read between the first 2 days. Finished the book I was working on. Not too bad. Starting with something fresh in the morning. Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. (Might try to sneak some pages in tonight while I'm still awake.)
Luckily I'm on my days off until friday then I'm back at work. The weather here is lovely so I've flipped between gardening and reading outside. I'm halfway through the vanishing point by Val McDemaid, and 30% through Philomena which I read in bed on my kindle. Hoping to finish the vanishing point today. I'm not sure what I'll start next! I still have three shelves of crime/thriller novels to get through given to me by my in laws.
304 pages read in the first two days - this readathon has been bringing me back to reading. I've missed it tremendously.
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Although I haven't read much so far today, I did go out and buy 3 new books, oops. (blushes)
Thanks Holly!Woot, 3 new books. That's exciting! Which ones did you pick up?
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Very excited to start them. Although I'm still on North and South and Wool Omnibus. Both of which are proving to be really interesting!
Great titles! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on them.
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Holly, our local charity shop does them for 25p which is insane, I have to keep checking myself about where I'm going to put them all, so I limit myself to 1 or 2 books only. Just bought the miniaturist.Have just finished The Rose of Tibet by Lionel Davidson
Now am on The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie am aiming for 50 pages a day but am struggling to get it so am doing what I can when I can.
A funny story on me for readathon week. Somehow it became Gothic week. I reached my 50 percent goal on Dragonwyck. I found some short stories by Edgar Allen Poe so I read Ligeia. I spooked myself. My husband asked why the laundry was still in the dryer. I said I scared myself and I am not going into the basement laundry room after dark.
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I started I Hunt Killers today and so far, I'm really enjoying it. It's kind of like a YA version of Dexter. This is a new author to me and if the books keeps up this way, I'll be reading the rest of his works.
Started Wild today. So glad I held out for the book instead of seeing the movie. 200 pages in so far will finish tomorrow.
I'm up to 350 pages read for the 3 days in Gone with the Wind. Making quicker progress than I anticipated.
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I think my coworkers know that I am trying to spend more time reading this week and are sabotaging my efforts. 12 hours work days don't leave much energy for when I get home.
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I've been reading all if my old American Girl books that I had when I was little. Thought I'd read them now that I'm older. They are all still fantastic to me. I've read Addy and Samantha. Last is Felicity.
Sammantha, I remembered reading these to my daughters and we all enjoyed! Have fun!
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Started The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People this morning. 100 pages in so far. That puts me at 195 for the week.I'm really glad I decided to do the readathon. It's really kicked me back in gear and gotten me off of the slow reading slump I was in.
Lynnie - I'm so happy that the readathon has helped with your reading slump. It is doing the same for me as well. Are you enjoying the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People?
Finished Wild and met my goal of two books. Not sure what new book tomorrow will bring. Over 500 pages for the week. Most I've read in a long while.
I'm a relatively slow reader, so most of the goals I see here are definitely out of my reach! But kudos to everyone for making such awesome progress (: I've been reading The Guns of August for a while now, and I was in a little slump before the readathon. But like Lynnie, this, as well as being on vacation, has gotten me to power through a couple of chapters. I'm still some way from being done, but I feel good about the progress I've made.
Before the readathon I was in a mental slump, maybe having too much of a dyslexic pity party. I took the time this week to have a long talk with myself about what goals I want to set and yes reading is worth the hard work. I reread 10 reasons why everyone should read.
Marla, Olivia and Cindy - it's fantastic to head that the readathon has helped you out of a reading slump and get back to what you love. Thank you for the hard work and for sticking with it to participate with us!
Kassandra wrote: "Lynnie - I'm so happy that the readathon has helped with your reading slump. It is doing the same for me as well. Are you enjoying the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People?"I am! I've been picking it up and putting it down for months, but this time I'm more engaged in it. There's a paragraph where Covey talks about reading like you're going to teach it to someone else in the next 48 hours. So that's exactly what I've been doing. Just reading the chapter on the first habit, I already have a page of notes :)
That's a good tip, I'll have to keep that one in mind!
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So far I've done 419 pages...
Splintered: p. 204-377 (173 pages)
The Good Natured Man: 98 pages
Eminent Victorians: 100 pages
The Overcoat (Gogol): 48 pages
Valley of Vision: p. 1-55
**Edited. I forgot Valley of Vision, so it's actually 479 pages so far.
That's funny, Renee. I'm at exactly 415 pages as of now! Still finding doing the Readathon this week to be challenging because of being busy and my day tomorrow is nearly packed. If there's one thing I'm learning, it's where the times are that I can fit reading in -- wake up half an hour early, if I get to work early I can read a few pages in the car, etc.
I'm onto Felicity now. Found a Samantha mystery I didn't know I had. I should be able to get Felicity done tomorrow. Than Sunday is going to be a surprise.
I finished the vanishing point, now 75 pages into daughters in law.
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Okay the last epilogue was mind numbing, but the rest of the book was awesome. So glad I finally read it. Sooo much better than I expected it would be.
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well done renee, it's on my to read list, I'll knuckle down and read it one day!
Congrats Renee! I agree, that last epilogue is mind numbing compared to the rest of the book.
I feel sad that the readathon will be over tomorrow, it's really pulled me out of my slump this week. I've averaged more than 100 pages a day, which im really happy with considering all the normal life activities this week. The final push is in - does anyone have any special plans to ring in the end of the readathon?
Congrats on finishing W&P. I'm hoping to read that and Gone with the Wind sometime this year.
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I finished Gone With the Wind today which I have the readathon to thank for! I wasn't planning on finishing that book for another few days. I was on page 250 when the readathon started, so that puts me up to 787 pages to date.
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