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August readathon: Progress and minichallenges
Shay wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Yeah, read a thon is here. At the start I was reading 
, so at the start of the read a thon I was on page 150.I had to take a break because..."
To be honest, I am not sure, I haven't paid much attention. I had been reading the night before and playing games on it so I started the day with like 30% charge. I have a charger in the car and one in the house so I never really worry about it too much. Sorry I couldn't be much help on that front.
This sounds like fun! This is the 1st challenge in this group that I have participated in all year.I plan to read:
The Hunger Games, The Way We Live Now, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. I am probably not going to finish them, but since TWWLN is a HUGE book, I hope to get a chunk out of it.
Almost finished with Wicked Lovely and Strangers In Paradise. I don't understand where the time is going!
Completed Books
by Paula McLain (pgs 63-314= 251 pages)
by Catherine Gilbert MurdockPage Count: 278 pages
by John Jakes Read pages 163 to 816 during challenge
Book Pages Read: 653 pages
by Laura Levine228 pages
by Jacklyn Brady (currently on page 105)Page Count: 199 pages
Total Pages Read: 199 pages.
by David McCullough (pg 198-558. 360 pages)Total Pages Read: 1,969 pages
Challenge Books
#1:
#2. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
#3: Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon
#4
#5: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
#6: Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George
#7: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Other books:
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows (currently on page 371)
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (currently on page 42)
Firefly Summer by Maeve Binchy (page 88 of 645)
I'm doing pretty good so far. I'm not sure if I will do the challenges, but so far I have finished Angel Falls and Confessions of a Shopaholic. My goal is to read 7 books this week, but we'll see how that goes!
Shay wrote: "Julie wrote: "I hope to clear all the books on my currently reading shelf.Redeeming Love
Don't Breathe a Word
Change of Heart
[book:Miss Peregrine's Hom..."
Oh I know I do the same thing. But, that just makes room for more.
I just finished challenge #5 - Farm Fatale by Wendy Holden - excellent comic novel. 393p.I have started G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter for another challenge, and am working on two more.
I'm going to read and have a cup of tea - can't decide what kind, though. Hmmmm...big decisions this morning!
I have just finished #3 Wicked Lovely and I loved the book. I was a sweet, delightful book and I couldn't put it down.
Shay wrote: "Completed Books by John Jakes Read pages 163 to 816 during challenge
Book Pages Read: 653 pages
by [author:La..."Hey Shay, How do you get the lines to go through the books you have read?
If you click on the link (over the comment box) "some html is ok" it'll show all of the things you can do- strike through, italics, underline, spoilers, etc.
Shay wrote: "If you click on the link (over the comment box) "some html is ok" it'll show all of the things you can do- strike through, italics, underline, spoilers, etc."Thanks Shay, learn something new everyday!
Day 2 ReportFinished:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - 74 pgs
In progress:
The Cellist of Sarajevo - 81 pgs
Infinite Jest - 20 pgs
Total for the day: 175 pgs
Running total: 545 pages
Everyone is doing great! Keep it up!
Shay wrote: "If you click on the link (over the comment box) "some html is ok" it'll show all of the things you can do- strike through, italics, underline, spoilers, etc."So...I am not computer savy. I see where to bring up the box but don't know how to get it to do anything. I tried highlight and copy but that doesn't work.
Tracy wrote: "So...I am not computer savy. I see where to bring up the box but .."Here's how to do it (but remove the * from the instructions, as they are what make me able to show the coding without it activating)
<*s>title of book*s> will look like
s is for strikeout, b for bold, i for italic, u for underline, etc. Each are done the same way. Hope this helps!
1)American Psycho2)
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4)The Brief History of the Dead
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6)The Virgin Suicides
7)World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
YEAH! I did it! Thank you LynnB! Thank you Shay!
Tracy wrote: "YEAH! I did it! Thank you LynnB! Thank you Shay!"Glad to see it helped!
Finished another book today, here is my new update:The Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Finished on 8/6
100 pages read during read-a-thon
Two Dark Hunter Novellas by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Finished on 8/6
70 pages
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Finished on 8/7
413 pages
A Season for Seduction by Jennifer Haymore
Finished on 8/8
379 pages
Day 3 update:The book I'd picked for Challenge #3 (Crank) became unavailable (my sister took it with her! lol) so I replaced it with The Iliad which I've always meant to read but never gotten around to. I'm loving it so far... ok, so not the chapter/book that does nothing but list the names and geneologies of the Greeks, but everything else ;p Work is seriously interfering with my reading time, but I still read 168 pages today :)
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2/3 finished
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3. Lockdown finished
4. The Shadow of the Wind
5. The Golden Compass
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2/3 finished
7. Dreadnought
Day 3 update:The book I'd picked for Challenge #3 (Crank) became unavailable (my sister took it with her! lol) so I replaced it with The Iliad...
Stacie, make sure you get Crank back. I didn't know if I would like this type of book and now I can't put it down. Only 130 pages to go. Also, work is seriously interfering with my reading time as well.
Margie wrote: " Stacie, make sure you get Crank b..."Well, since it is actually hers I guess I really do have to let her read it first! She did say that I could have it when she was done, but that won't be in time for this read-a-thon. Glad to hear it's good :)
Finished Crank and really liked it. It reminded me of Go Ask Alice. Also, I would never have picked up this book if it weren't for challenge #2, because I didn't think I would like a book written in verse. Two down, four more to go! :)
1. Virals by Kathy Reichs
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3. Etta by Gerald Kolpan
4. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
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6. Tisha by Anne Hobbs as told to Robert Specht
7. Virals by Kathy Reichs
Day 1:Jennifer Donnelly: The Wild Rose - 130 pages
Day 2:
Margaret Mitchell: Gone with the Wind - 25 pages
Jennifer Donnelly: The Wild Rose - 110 pages
Alan Moore: V for Vendetta - 90 pages
Day 3:
Alan Moore: V for Vendetta - 206 pages (finished)
Jennifer Donnelly: The Wild Rose - 15 pages
Ransom Riggs: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 38 pages)
Amber wrote: "Julie wrote: "I hope to clear all the books on my currently reading shelf.Redeeming Love
Don't Breathe a Word
Change of Heart
[book:Miss Peregrine's Hom..."
The book was quite interesting. I think it was more about self discovery than monsters. It wasn't graphic and I would even recommend it to a middle school student. I'd read again.
Salena wrote: "Day 3 Check In: Read halfway through The Help. I hope to finish it today."How do you like it? I have that on my to be read-pile as well.
Day 3: Finished G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter - 288p. It meets challenge #7, and is the third book I have finished during the Read-a-thon.Started my graphic novel for this challenge: Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman. Hope to get it finished soon.
Goal for today - finish at least two more books, make some progress on Memory Keeper's Daughter, and start at least one more. We'll see if I can get that done while taking care of three kids at the same time!
Nadine wrote: "Salena wrote: "Day 3 Check In: Read halfway through The Help. I hope to finish it today."How do you like it? I have that on my to be read-pile as well."
I loved this book! So did friends of mine who can't wait for the movie - don't know how I feel about that, because the movie is almost never as good as the book!
Margie wrote: "Finished Crank and really liked it. It reminded me of Go Ask Alice. Also, I would never have picked up this book if it weren't for challenge #2, because I didn't think ..."I have recently read Go Ask Alice again and that is such a heartbreaking diary!
Day 3 ReportThe Cellist of Sarajevo - 89 pages
The Story of Mankind - 65 pages
Infinite Jest - 23 pages
Day 3 total: 177 pages
Running total: 722 pages
Wish I had more time to read - oh well...
Shay wrote: "If you click on the link (over the comment box) "some html is ok" it'll show all of the things you can do- strike through, italics, underline, spoilers, etc."Thanks, Shay - I needed this info also since every time I tried to do this, I failed to get it to work correctly!
Finished Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman - still not a fan of graphic novels, but I keep trying. This meets Challenge #2.
Nancy wrote: "Shay wrote: "If you click on the link (over the comment box) "some html is ok" it'll show all of the things you can do- strike through, italics, underline, spoilers, etc."Thanks, Shay - I neede..."
I was never brave enough to ever ask. But, someone else was nice enough to ask so that's how I figured it out- someone else explained how to do it. I wonder if there's an official GR thread or FAQ for newbies that I never managed to find that would have explained all of this stuff.
I'm not getting as much time to read as I had hoped, but so far I have 1,220 pages read in 4-1/2 books. Largest book 432 pages, smallest book 176 pages.
Completed Books
by Maeve Binchy (pages 88-645= 557 pages)
by Paula McLain (pgs 63-314= 251 pages)
by Catherine Gilbert MurdockPage Count: 278 pages
by John Jakes Read pages 163 to 816 during challenge
Book Pages Read: 653 pages
by Laura Levine228 pages
by Jacklyn Brady (currently on page 105)Page Count: 199 pages
Total Pages Read: 199 pages.
by David McCullough (pg 198-558. 360 pages)Total Pages Read: 2,526 pages
Challenge Books
#1:
#2. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
#3: Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon
#4
#5: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
#6: Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George
#7: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Other books:
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows (currently on page 371)
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (currently on page 42)
Nadine wrote: "Salena wrote: "Day 3 Check In: Read halfway through The Help. I hope to finish it today."How do you like it? I have that on my to be read-pile as well."
It was amazing! It is the best book I have read in a long time. However, some of that could be because I live in Mississippi. There were several heart-wrenching moments, but then laugh out loud moments too. I can't wait to see if the movie even compares!
Finished another book today, here is my new update:The Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Finished on 8/6
100 pages read during read-a-thon
Two Dark Hunter Novellas by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Finished on 8/6
70 pages
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Finished on 8/7
413 pages
A Season for Seduction by Jennifer Haymore
Finished on 8/8
379 pages
White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
Finished 8/9
495 Pages (Large Print)
I completed Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas and only shed a few tears. But that's two down for me and four more to go.
Completed Books
by Riley Adams 288 pages
by Rachel Simon 296 pages
by Ellen Hopkins 666 pages
by Steven Pressfield 386 pages.
by John Barrowman (pgs 58-256= 198 pages)
by Jess Lourey. 229 pages. 
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 277 pages
by Maeve Binchy (pages 88-645= 557 pages)
by Paula McLain (pgs 63-314= 251 pages)
by Catherine Gilbert MurdockPage Count: 278 pages
by John Jakes Read pages 163 to 816 during challenge
Book Pages Read: 653 pages
by Laura Levine228 pages
by Jacklyn Brady (currently on page 105)Page Count: 199 pages
Total Pages Read: 199 pages.
by David McCullough (pg 198-558. 360 pages)Partially Finished Books:
Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend 258 pages
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows (371-679= 308 pages)
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer 232 pages read
Total Pages Read: 5,664 pages
Challenge Books
#1:
#2.
#3:
#4
#5: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
#6: Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George
#7: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Other books:
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (currently on page 42)
Amber wrote: "I finished my book in slot #4, The Kite Runner, which turned out to be pretty fantastic. I'm amazed that I've waited so long to read it! It brings my pages read to 1,280, which leave..."If you liked The Kite Runner, please read A Thousand Splendid Suns by the same author - also amazing and from girl's/woman's point of view!
Yes The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns are both really good. Very moving though, especially with The Kite Runner I had a tough time, I was really upset at times.
Finished Immanuel's Veins and Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book, vol. 1. Very odd combination to read at the same time!
I finished my book for challenge #4: Under a War-torn Sky by L.M. Elliott. What a great World War II book! It is about a pilot whose plane goes down behind enemy lines, and it had me intrigued, because my dad was stationed in England during World War II and flew B-17's (instead of the B-24 in the book). I am always interested in stories of flying from that place and time since my father lived it.
Just finished my 9th books. I'm now 6 books ahead on my yearly goal of 400 books. I actually need to be about 10 books ahead by December 1st. I noticed I usually read less in December.
I guess it's time I posted - I've been keeping track on paper so this should be pretty accurate:Finished Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values - the last 128 pp
Finished John Adams - the last 82 pp
Read Secrets of a Perfect Night - 377 pp
Read Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe - 245 pp
Read March - 280 pp
ReadEleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart - 370 pp
Read Stardust - 235 pp
Total pages so far = 1717
Currently reading Field of Thirteen & When You Dare
I haven't finished another book yet, but I have two going right now:
and
Here is what I have finished to date:
The Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Finished on 8/6
100 pages read during read-a-thon
Two Dark Hunter Novellas by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Finished on 8/6
70 pages
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Finished on 8/7
413 pages
A Season for Seduction by Jennifer Haymore
Finished on 8/8
379 pages
White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
Finished 8/9
495 Pages (Large Print)
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The Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Finished on 8/6, 100 pages read during read-a-thon
Two Dark Hunter Novellas by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Finished on 8/6, 70 pages
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain - Finished on 8/7, 413 pages