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Nov 20, 2011 11:30AM
I feel like I'm in a reading slump. I can't focus on any one book right now.
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After day 2:1) Variant by Robison Wells (356 pages, book finished)
2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (150 pages) (Very good story, but I still feel a bit like the story hasn't really taken off yet, although it DID, strange feeling, I keep waiting for the real action to start.)
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (80 pages) (the book is ok, but I am not really caught. Almost half the book read and the love interest of the heroine (from book one) hasn't showed up at all yet!)
After day two: 2 books + finished up 2 books, read 850 pages.
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Started 19th (at 11am EST)
Total Pages - 453
Books Finished
Exposure (started at 30%)
Canary Island Song (started at pg 217)
Just the Sexiest Man Alive - I devoured this book, for lack of a better term, the author drew me right in and I didn't want to put it down
Books In Progress
Sacred Horses: Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy
Still Waters in Niger
A Separate Peace
Captive Angels
Master of Crows
Wrestling with Desire
Here are my updates for today, although I am going to read more of the 'Apple' one before I go to bed:Finished:Agnes and the Hitman (which I had begun earlier)
Carbs and Cadavers
Started:
Behemoth - 303p. [#1 challenge]
Tisha - 69p. [#6 challenge - thanks, Margie]
Pardonable Lies - 60p. [#7 challenge]
One Bad Apple - 29p. [#2 challenge]
Margie - I think I am really going to enjoy 'Tisha' because we just went to Alaska this summer and what I have read so far intrigues me since we went to White Horse and the Yukon and several other places in that area. We didn't get to Chicken, though, and now I wish we would have. I am sure I am going to like reading about it. I'm so glad you had it on your 'Best' list because I have been wanting to read it and this gives me the perfect opportunity.
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Started 19th (at 11am EST)
Total Pages - 753
Books Finished
Exposure (started at 30%)
Canary Island Song (started at pg 217) - got a bit too preachy towards the end, but its another country off the list on my around the world challenge
Just the Sexiest Man Alive - I devoured this book, for lack of a better term, the author drew me right in and I didn't want to put it down
Wrestling with Desire - cute coming of age read for a challenge in another group - new author, but i'll be checking out more by him in the future
Books In Progress
Sacred Horses: Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy
Still Waters in Niger
A Separate Peace
Captive Angels
Master of Crows
Day 2 Report (Sun. 11:00 a.m. MST to Mon. 11:00 a.m.)In progress:
Grave Sight - 90 pages
The Dark Frigate - 80 pages
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 52 pages - This book has totally sucked me in. I hope it stays this good! I noticed several of you read it during the last RAT, so it went on my TBR list for this time.
Total for Day 2: 222 pages
Running total: 420 pages
I've put everything on the "back burner" for today and am going to read until my eyes fall out (well, maybe not quite that long)!
@ Ann: I was one of those who enjoyed Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children during the last read-a-thon (I was inspired there as well as some people sounded really intrigued .) I got it as an ebook though which wasn't the greatest idea since I think the pictures have a better appeal in a print book. I found the first half a bit boring, but then I totally fell for the book, so I think the best bits are yet to come for you :-).
After day 3:Books:
1) Variant by Robison Wells (356 pages, book finished)
2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (336 pages)
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (110 pages)
total pages: 802 after 3 days
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Started 19th (at 11am EST)
Total Pages - 862
Books Finished
Exposure (started at 30%)
Canary Island Song (started at pg 217) - got a bit too preachy towards the end, but its another country off the list on my around the world challenge
Just the Sexiest Man Alive - I devoured this book, for lack of a better term, the author drew me right in and I didn't want to put it down
Wrestling with Desire - cute coming of age read for a challenge in another group - new author, but i'll be checking out more by him in the future
Tiger Eyes (Audiobook)(started at 50%) - I remember reading this as a teen, so re-reading it now was entertaining, so much stuff that happened to Davy is still applicable today - I can't believe that is still shows up on the most frequently banned list after nearly 30 years in print
Books In Progress
Sacred Horses: Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy
Still Waters in Niger
A Separate Peace
Captive Angels
Master of Crows
Finished: Agnes and the Hitman - last 60 p.(which I had begun earlier)Carbs and Cadavers - 277p.
Behemoth - 481p. (for challenge #1 and maybe #3 if I don't have time to do another book for #3 by the end of the week)
Started:
Tisha - 69p. [#6 challenge - thanks, Margie]
Pardonable Lies - 64p. [#7 challenge]
One Bad Apple - 62p. [#2 challenge]
i want to read
in 24 hours
3 books
A bite to remember 362
Flash Burnout 321
Born to Bite 358
and maybe more if i can
in 24 hours
3 books
A bite to remember 362
Flash Burnout 321
Born to Bite 358
and maybe more if i can
Day 3 Report (Mon. 11:00 a.m. MST to Tue. 11:00 a.m.)Finished:
The Dark Frigate - 126 pgs
Grave Surprise - 78 pgs
In progress:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 107 pgs (Challenge #3)
The Paris Wife - 76 pgs (Challenge #6)
Total for Day 3: 387 pgs
Running total: 807 pages
You're right, Nadine- I'm liking Miss Peregrine even more. It's a little quiet around here. People must be getting ready for Thanksgiving. It's not possible anyone is tired of reading, is it?! Not us addicts!
Haha, I am living in a Thanksgiving-free country so that is not affecting me, but it really is a bit quiet. I finished Saeculum earlier and picked up Candor now. It is not bad. But right now I am in need of a little snack. I am short of my celebrating the 1.000 pages mark! :-) 13 pages left right now.
I thought I was going to off a little more this week. But unfortunately I am not...I am going to try to finish a book tonight though.
After Day 4:1) Variant by Robison Wells (356 pages, book finished)
2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (496 pages, book finished)
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (110 pages)
4) Candor by Pam Bachorz (50 pages)
1.012 pages Haha, just barely over 1.000. I got distracted too much in the evening. ;-) I hope to get an hour or so of reading in bed :-).
Day 4:Changes 546 pages
This fits for challenges #1 and #3.
The Next Always 352 pages
This book fit my 'due back at the library' challenge ;)
Finished: Agnes and the Hitman - last 60 p.(which I had begun earlier)Carbs and Cadavers - 277p.
Behemoth - 481p. (for challenge #1 and maybe #3 if I don't have time to do another book for #3 by the end of the week)
One Bad Apple - 262p.(#2 challenge)
Started:
Tisha - 173p. [#6 challenge - thanks, Margie - I am really enjoying this book!]
Pardonable Lies - 87p. [#7 challenge]
Day 4 ReportIn progress:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 113 pgs
The Paris Wife - 50 pgs
Voyager - 39 pgs (am listening to the excellent audio version of this)
Decline and Fall - 40 pgs
Day 4 total: 242 pgs
Running total: 1049 pages
I won't have Internet at home for a few days due to a modem issue (I'm currently sitting at Starbucks), so I'll wish all American readers a Happy Thanksgiving now. Hope you fit in a few pages between the turkey and the nap (or the football)!
Have finished 3 of the mini-challenges, 6 books, and 1632 pages.
Here is my midweek updateFinished
That Old Cape Magic - 272 pgs
Anna Dressed in Blood - 320 pgs (#6 of mini challenge)
Lover Unleashed - 537 pgs (#1 & #7 of min challenge)
As an Earl Desires - 371 pgs (#2 of mini challenge)
Running Total: 1500 pgs
Mod
Started 19th (at 11am EST)
Total Pages - 1186
Books Finished
Exposure (started at 30%)
Canary Island Song (started at pg 217) - got a bit too preachy towards the end, but its another country off the list on my around the world challenge
Just the Sexiest Man Alive - I devoured this book, for lack of a better term, the author drew me right in and I didn't want to put it down
Wrestling with Desire - cute coming of age read for a challenge in another group - new author, but i'll be checking out more by him in the future
Tiger Eyes (Audiobook)(started at 50%) - I remember reading this as a teen, so re-reading it now was entertaining, so much stuff that happened to Davy is still applicable today - I can't believe that is still shows up on the most frequently banned list after nearly 30 years in print
Eloquent Silence (audiobook) - 288 pages
Bridge to Terabithia (audiobook)(started at 75%) - 36 pages
Books In Progress
Sacred Horses: Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy
Still Waters in Niger
A Separate Peace
Captive Angels
Master of Crows
After Day 5:1) Variant by Robison Wells (356 pages, book finished)
2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (496 pages, book finished)
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (110 pages)
4) Candor by Pam Bachorz (176 pages)
1.138 pages
Initial Plan in brackets:
1. Not-quite-a-chunkster ✔ Saeculum (The Help or Hate List)
2. Test drive ✔ Variant (iBoy)
3. What reading resolution are you talking about? ------
4. Moderators Pick -------
5. Honey, I can't see the bottom of the pile (The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao)
6. And the best book is... (The Help or Hate List)
7. Random Fortune (#90: Twelve)
Books I've Finished:Cloaked (started at 54%)
Frostbite (started at page 1)
Currently Reading:
Eragon & Emma
Nadine, how was Magic Study. It's one of those books I really wanted to read and then forgot about.
Hm, I am not finished yet. I read Poison Study about a year ago and enjoyed it, but not enough to read the sequels. In the meantime I read Inside out and Ouside in by the same author, which I liked AND I have to confess I had a crush on Valek in book 1 ;-). So I wanted to read more about him. Well he hasn't showed up after 50 % of the book. :-(The story is ok, I like the new settings and people a lot, but somehow I am not captivated by the story. Poison Study had much more of a "must read more!" feeling about it. I want to finish it within the readathon so I will let you know about my final verdict. :-)
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Started 19th (at 11am EST)
Total Pages - 1734
Books Finished
Exposure (started at 30%)
Canary Island Song (started at pg 217) - got a bit too preachy towards the end, but its another country off the list on my around the world challenge
Just the Sexiest Man Alive - I devoured this book, for lack of a better term, the author drew me right in and I didn't want to put it down
Wrestling with Desire - cute coming of age read for a challenge in another group - new author, but i'll be checking out more by him in the future
Tiger Eyes (Audiobook)(started at 50%) - I remember reading this as a teen, so re-reading it now was entertaining, so much stuff that happened to Davy is still applicable today - I can't believe that is still shows up on the most frequently banned list after nearly 30 years in print
Eloquent Silence (audiobook) - 288 pages
Bridge to Terabithia (audiobook)(started at 75%) - 36 pages
Master of Crows (Mini-challenge 7) - 276 pages
Captive Angels (Mini-challenge 5) - 272 pages
Books In Progress
Sacred Horses: Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy
Still Waters in Niger
A Separate Peace
After Day 6:1) Variant by Robison Wells (356 pages, book finished)
2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (496 pages, book finished)
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (151 pages)
4) Candor by Pam Bachorz (249 pages, book finished)
5) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (37 pages)
1.289 pages in total, my goal is 1.500 and I am hopeful I can make it :-)
Progress so far:Changes 546 pages (finished)
The Next Always 352 pages (finished)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 290 pages (finished)
The Last Unicorn 111 pages
11/22/63 168 pages
Reading ProgressFINISHED:
Last 126 pages of
Russian Winter by Daphne Kolotay = Not-Quite-A-Chunkster challenge (#1)
Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson and Richard Dilallo - I can't see the bottom of the pile challenge (#5) - 400 pages
Prophecy the Fulfillment by Deborah Jaeger - 392 pages
CURRENTLY READING:
Bag of Bones by Stephen King - 230 pages
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer - 52 pages
Total pages read: 1200
Total Books Completed:
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Started 19th (at 11am EST)
Total Pages - 2112
Books Finished
Exposure (started at 30%)
Canary Island Song (started at pg 217) - got a bit too preachy towards the end, but its another country off the list on my around the world challenge
Just the Sexiest Man Alive - I devoured this book, for lack of a better term, the author drew me right in and I didn't want to put it down
Wrestling with Desire - cute coming of age read for a challenge in another group - new author, but i'll be checking out more by him in the future
Tiger Eyes (Audiobook)(started at 50%) - I remember reading this as a teen, so re-reading it now was entertaining, so much stuff that happened to Davy is still applicable today - I can't believe that is still shows up on the most frequently banned list after nearly 30 years in print
Eloquent Silence (audiobook) - 288 pages
Bridge to Terabithia (audiobook)(started at 75%) - 36 pages
Master of Crows (Mini-challenge 7) - 276 pages
Captive Angels (Mini-challenge 5) - 272 pages
The Guy Next Door - 378 pages
Books In Progress
Sacred Horses: Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy (started at pg 154)
Still Waters in Niger (started at pg 51)
A Separate Peace (started at pg 86)
Ali and Nino: A Love Story (Started at pg 67)
Finished: Agnes and the Hitman - last 60 p.(which I had begun earlier)Carbs and Cadavers - 277p.
Behemoth - 481p. (for challenge #1 and maybe #3 if I don't have time to do another book for #3 by the end of the week)
One Bad Apple - 262p.(#2 challenge)
Tisha - 361p. (#6 challenge)
Pardonable Lies - 340p. [#7 challenge)
Started:
Getting Lucky - (challenge #5)
Girl with A Pearl Earring - (challenge #3)
Margie - I see why Tisha is one of your favorite all-time books -I love it, too. Thanks for putting it on your list, which encouraged me to read it for this Read-a-thon! I really enjoyed it.
I think I have to hunt down Tisha as well, that sounds really compelling :-).
Nadine wrote: "I think I have to hunt down Tisha as well, that sounds really compelling :-)."It is REALLY good. I read the original hardback that I got at a library book sale, but it is also out in paperback. I think you will like it. I had to almost stop a couple of times, because I have an adopted son who is native American from that part of Canada, and I got so angry at the treatment of the natives by the whites that I almost had to stop reading. But I'm glad I kept going because it had a great ending!
Oh that sounds like a worthy read. I found a kindle version of it and actually bought it in the meantime :-).
Nadine wrote: "Oh that sounds like a worthy read. I found a kindle version of it and actually bought it in the meantime :-)."Great! Happy reading. Let me know how you like it.
Nancy wrote: "Nadine wrote: "Oh that sounds like a worthy read. I found a kindle version of it and actually bought it in the meantime :-)."Great! Happy reading. Let me know how you like it."
Yes I will let you know. :-)
But that's the "downside" of the read-a-thon. I minimize my "to be read pile" a good deal in that week but get PLENTY of ideas what books to buy ;-)
Progress so far:Changes 546 pages (finished)
The Next Always 352 pages (finished)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 290 pages (finished)
The Last Unicorn 212 pages (finished)
11/22/63 168 pages
Stone of Farewell 52 pages
Total pages: 1620
1) Variant by Robison Wells (356 pages, book finished)2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (496 pages, book finished)
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (317 pages)
4) Candor by Pam Bachorz (249 pages, book finished)
5) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (83 pages)
1.501 pages!!!
Haha, I cheated a lil. At midnight I was at 1.498 pages, but I refused to stop so I read a lil more than "one week". 3 pages past midnight. ;-) I just couldn't stop 2 pages before my big goal of 1.500 pages!
So I am very happy with my readathon. Again I got totally sidetracked from my plans and I didn't get to read much for those wonderful mini-challenge tasks. But I really love them and they brought me "Variant", which was a very catchy read. (The recommendations feature by Goodreads)
Day 5/6 ReportFinished:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 76 pages (Challenge #3)
In progress:
The Paris Wife - 72 pgs
Voyager - 36 pgs
Decline and Fall - 80 pgs
On Canaan's Side - 8 pgs
Day 5/6 total: 272 pgs
Running total: 1321 pages
Way to go, Nadine! I think we'll let you have that 2-page cheat past midnight:) I still have 18 hours left, so I hope to add a bit more to my final total.
My books:I feel like leaving a bit more here than just the numbers of pages read so here are some thoughts about the books I read during the readathon.
1) Variant by Robison Wells
Good book, a bit surprising at times to me, but maybe I just didn't read the description that clearly, but I really love the fact that I had no idea! The suspense was great! This one was suggested by goodreads in the recommendations and I was really amazed, it was a good suggestion. But it is one of the books you should read combined with the sequel (which will only come out in a year or so as Variant is a quite recent release. I like trilogies, but I think at least the first book should "stand alone" on a bit more steady feet ;-). Maybe I am just a lil pissed to have to wait so long for the sequel, there was quite a cliffhanger at the end.
2) Saeculum by Ursula Poznanski (496 pages, book finished)
Great book. I loved Erebos by the same author, this one was a bit more predictable, but it was very catchy and the pages flew by. I am not sure when or if either of the books will be available in English. The author is from Austria and I read them in German.
3) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (317 pages)
I am STILL not finished. I enjoyed part one and now after quite a while picked up the sequel, it is ok, but not great. I rarely feel the "need" to keep on reading, usually I finish books within a few days, this one I am reading for a week now! I am determined to finish it today though.
4) Candor by Pam Bachorz (249 pages, book finished)
After the first goodreads recommendation was so successful I went back and had another look. I did have a sample for this suggestion on my kindle and started reading. It sounded good so I got the full book. It was a good read, although HERE I wish for a sequel! I do like not quite so happy endings but here I wished for a lil more "happiness". I liked the humor and the light language.
5) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (83 pages)
I am not sure yet what to think of this. I am constantly between loving it and wondering why I am reading it.
I also got some ideas of what to read next during this readathon so thanks. I think the lists of our fav books of the years are a great source to find some more treasures and I will surely go back there and have a closer look.
Day 7 ReportFinished:
The Paris Wife - 116 pgs (Challenge #6)
In progress:
Voyager - 21 pgs
Decline and Fall - 54 pgs
On Canaan's Side - 26 pgs
Day 7 total: 217 pgs
Final total: 1538 pages
I will post my summary on the other thread.
We were traveling today, so I am just now getting to post my results:Finished: Agnes and the Hitman - last 60 p.(which I had begun earlier)
Carbs and Cadavers - 277p.
Behemoth - 481p. (for challenge #1 and maybe #3 if I don't have time to do another book for #3 by the end of the week)
One Bad Apple - 262p.(#2 challenge)
Tisha - 361p. (#6 challenge)
Pardonable Lies - 340p. (#7 challenge)
Getting Lucky - 364p. (challenge #5)
Girl with A Pearl Earring - 233p. (challenge #3)
Started but didn't get very far in:
The Language of Flowers - 21p.
Rules of Attraction - 52p.
Beauty Queens - 61p.
Total pages: 2,512
Nancy wrote: "We were traveling today, so I am just now getting to post my results:Finished: Agnes and the Hitman - last 60 p.(which I had begun earlier)
Carbs and Cadavers - 277p.
Behem..."
Over 2000 pages AGAIN! WOW! Maybe next time for me...sigh...
Ann wrote: "Nancy wrote: "We were traveling today, so I am just now getting to post my results:Finished: Agnes and the Hitman - last 60 p.(which I had begun earlier)
Carbs and Cadavers - 277p.
..."
This is the first time I was able to do that, Ann, so I know you can, too. Just keep participating, and it will happen!
Wow! 2.500 pages! I was barely able to make it past 1.500! That's great!
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