February Read-a-thon Progress and Mini-challenges

[Stacie]

I just finished my fifth book of the R-A-T, Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders. That satisfies mini-challenge #4, and even better than that, it clears something off of my TBR list that has been there since '07! :-o

I think I'll be able to finish at least one more before Saturday :)

[Nancy H]

I cannot believe I stayed up so late finishing my #7 book for the Read-a-thon: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. This book is so intriguing that I could not stop reading it and just had to stay up late and finish it! This was from Vanessa's shelf, so it counts for the #6 mini-challenge. So far I have done #2, #6, and #7.

[Dee]

Total Pages Read: 1406

Finished Books
Gideon - I started at 65% this afternoon at the dog park - 118 pages
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs And Men in a Race Against an Epidemic - started at page 195 - read 72 pages
Bengal's Heart - started at page 131 - 192 pages
The Help - started at part 9 of 14 (audiobook) - 234 pages
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World - started at page 45 - 254 pages
Blood of the Wicked - started at pg 34 - 270 pages
Hot Mail - 266 pages

Books in Progress:
ePistols at Dawn
Island of Icarus
Friday's Child

[BJ Rose]

Finished 5 books & got 1/3 of the way thru The God Delusion for a total of 1868 pages for the week. The book I just finished - They Found Him Dead - doesn't fit any of the mini-challenges remaining, so I finished 4/7 of those.

Mini-Challenges
√ 1. The Falcon at the Portal @464 pages - completed Feb 21
2. ?
3. The God Delusion (on TBR since Mar. '09) - still reading but slow-going
√ 4. False Colours - completed Feb 22 - delightful!
√ 5. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Feb 23 - love this series!
6. ?
√ 7. The Falcon at the Portal - Egypt - completed Feb 21

[Susan (NY)]

260 pages into my 2nd book. Total 711 pages so far.

[Lisa S]

I'm on my 10th book.Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. I may be able to do 1 more challenge.

[Heather]

Just finished my fifth book this week and I have been able to complete 4 out of the 7 challenges. The book I just finished was for #3 "I hereby swear that I will not procrastinate" The Indiscretion by Judith Ivory which I just loved! I had it on my list since 11/09 and now I wished it hadn't taken me so long to read it.

Total Pages progress for Read-a-thon: 1738 pages - 5 books read.

[Lindsay]

Here is my first update, although I have to admit this week was much busier than expected for me so I really haven't read any more than I usually do, in fact I've probably read less... but I still managed to knock off 2 from the challenge:
1. Anna Karenina (838 pages)
2. Anna Karenina (Russian classic literature)
3. Love in the Time of Cholera (On TBR since [but wanting to read for longer] 09/09/09 - creepy I know)
4. Rescue (#165)
5. Let the Great World Spin (friend from live book club recommended)
6. Animal Farm (Delicious Dee Challenge Addict's shelf)
7. Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal (Nepal)
Completed: 2/7

[Linette]

Three down - probably get one more done by tomorrow, I think.

1 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
2 - The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
3 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
4 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett
5 - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6 - Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
7 - Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton

[LynnB]

Glad we have the weekend to read, too! I've finished 4 books and have 3 in process. Haven't figured out the page count yet.

[Julie]

Just finished: Just finished:

Wither by Lauren Destefano - 356 pages



The Brotherhood by Jerry B. Jenkins - 371 pages
The Light of the Falling Stars by J. Robert Lennon - 307 pages
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran - 464 pages
The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse - 288 pages

Mini-challenge progress:

Mini-challenge 6. Member choice: From Candiss's shelf: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - 209 pages

Total Pages progress for Read-a-thon: 1995 pages - 6 books

[Cathy]

Stacie wrote: "Cathy wrote: "I'm down to the last challenge...#2.
I picked up a graphic novel at the library to try out this genre."

What did you pick up?"

The Exile (an Outlander graphic novel)

[Cathy]

Well, I finished all 7 challenges and 1 other book that didn't meet any of the challenges.

A Secret Affair

1. Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right by Kieran Kramer
2. The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by
Diane Gabaldon
3. Assumed Engagement by Kara Louise
4. Demon's Fire by Emma Holly (#40 from by TBR)
5. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
6. Atlantis Unleased by Alyssa Day
7. Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right by Kieran Kramer

[BJ Rose]

Cathy wrote: "Well, I finished all 7 challenges and 1 other book that didn't meet any of the challenges."

Good for you, Cathy!!

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Just finished the fourth for the week.

They have been:

Call Me Irresistible - 400 pages
Milk in My Coffee - 384 pages
Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch - 233pages
Sugar Creek - 372 pages

That's four books for 1389 pages to add to the total.

[Athira]

Nancy wrote: "Aths (Athira) wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Aths (Athira) wrote: "I just finished my first book since starting this readathon - Behemoth. Took me a while, but totally worth it. Can't wait fo..."

I read the first two books, but haven't gone back to the series yet. I need to someday.

[Athira]

Deborah wrote: "I have finished my 4th book or is is 5th? At this point, I'm not sure what my name is. I probably won't finish many more of the mini-challenges (believe I have 3 left). We put my beloved cat to s..."

I'm so sorry about it Deborah. When you mentioned it last week, I was hoping it won't come to that. I'm sending you my thoughts.

[Athira]

You guys have all done so well this week! I can't believe we're almost at the end of this first readathon. I'm so tempted to stretch it out further!

I'm going to open the summary thread sometime tomorrow, hopefully just before the event ends at 10 am Pacific time. Can't wait to see the final lists and totals!

[Linette]

Four challenges complete - but I think that's all I'll manage this time. It was fun.

1 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
2 - The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
3 - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
4 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett
5 - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6 - Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
7 - Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton

[Margie (Bookzombie)]

I'm a little embarrassed to say that I have only finished my first book. Just been a non-reading week. First book was great though.

1. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (5 stars) - satisfies Challenge #1

Going to start The Kite Runner next, Challenge #6.

[Margie (Bookzombie)]

Nancy wrote: Margie, Let me know how you like Rot & Ruin when you are done. I just saw it on next year's list for my Young Adults in one of the reading programs, and I was wondering how it is. Thanks.

Nancy, I really liked Rot & Ruin. I feel attached to the characters and look forward to the sequel. One of the quotes on the back of the book states that it "has heart" and I would totally agree.

[Susan (NY)]

I ended up reading 2 books, total 876 pages.

[Zakiya]

Shouldn't there be an end-of-readathon post for everyone to give final results?

[Dee]

Total Pages Read: 1673

Finished Books
Gideon - I started at 65% this afternoon at the dog park - 118 pages
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs And Men in a Race Against an Epidemic - started at page 195 - read 72 pages
Bengal's Heart - started at page 131 - 192 pages
The Help - started at part 9 of 14 (audiobook) - 234 pages
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World - started at page 45 - 254 pages
Blood of the Wicked - started at pg 34 - 270 pages
Hot Mail - 266 pages
Island of Icarus - 113 pages

Books in Progress:
Friday's Child - 154 pages

I didn't do good on the mini-challenges, but I finished up all my various in progress books that needed to be done by the end of the month, plus an ARC that I needed to finish (now I have to write the review) and one more book still in progress...overall, a productive week, I think - might have been better if i didn't have schoolwork to do :(

[Candiss]

I didn't get to nearly as much reading as I hoped, but it was fun.


1. Doomsday Book
2. The Colorado Kid
3. Flow Down Like Silver: Hypatia of Alexandria
4. The Ice Queen
5. How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone (I'm half-way through this.)
6. ???
7. Embers

Partial book in progress at start of challenge:
The Key

Running total:
3 books (plus 1/2 of a 4th)
468 pages (plus another 250 or so into last book)

[Lisa S]

Zakiya go here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

[Athira]

Zakiya wrote: "Shouldn't there be an end-of-readathon post for everyone to give final results?"

It's just up.

[Vanessa]

I finished 5 regular books and 1 audio book. I only finished 3 mini-challenges. Total pages for books: 1921 and 11 hours for the audio book.

Rising Tides by Nora Roberts 2/21/11 - 330 pages
Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts 2/21/11 -324 pages
Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts 2/22/11 - 320 pages
Ransom by Julie Garwood 2/25/11 - 546 pages
Never Lie to a Lady by Liz Carlyle 2/25/11 - 401 pages
Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 2/26/11 - Audio Books 11 Hours

1. Not-quite-a-chunkster: Ransom by Julie Garwood
3.Ransom by Julie Garwood
7. Globe-trotter: Read a book set in a country you don't live in or have never been to. England - Never Lie to a Lady by Liz Carlyle

[Athira]

Congratulations to all who participated!! Yay for our first week-long readathon! This was so much fun! The summary thread is up, so if you want to share your reading details, head on over there!

[Nancy H]

Margie wrote: " Nancy wrote: Margie, Let me know how you like Rot & Ruin when you are done. I just saw it on next year's list for my Young Adults in one of the reading programs, and I was wondering how it is. Tha..."

Thanks, Margie. I will have to add it to my TBR stack then. I see that you are starting The Kite Runner- it is excellent, and so is that author's other one, entitled A Thousand Splendid Suns. They are both very much worth reading!

[Deborah]

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "Total Pages Read: 1673

Finished Books
Gideon - I started at 65% this afternoon at the dog park - 118 pages
[book:The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs And Men in a Race Ag..."


Did you like Ghost Map? It's in my pile too.

[Dee]

i did...it was an interesting read about how John Snow tracked the disease and had the proof, but that so many people back them believed the disease caused by smell theory...the conclusion was interesting, talking about now with biological warfare how easy it would be to resurrect some of these diseases and how many they would kill