Sunday, April 26, 2020

Hours 20-24

Since last update:

Death of a Chimney Sweep - 44 pgs (audio)
The Clue of the Tapping Heels - 90 pgs

Final total, pages:  737
Final total, hours:  10 hr reading, 1 hr 30 min audio

This was a great readathon for me and I was able to focus more than I was expecting to (back to reality today - ugh). I read two complete books and part of three others. I'll be working on trying to finish those today. Ha ha - I NEVER get tired of reading. 😊

Hours 15-19

Since last update:

Where the Crawdads Sing - 118 pgs

Total, pages:  603
Total, hours:  9 hr 47 min reading, 47 min audio

Going to try to last a bit longer, sleep a little, then come back for the last hour. We'll see how that goes!

Hours 11-14

Since last update:

The Things They Carried - 133 pgs, finished (Great book)
Death of a Chimney Sweep - 27 pgs (audio)

Total, pages:  485
Total, hours:  6 hr 56 min reading, 47 min audio

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Mid-Event Survey

1. What are you reading right now? About to start 'Where the Crawdads Sing'
2. How many books have you read so far? 2 and 1/4
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? 'Where the Crawdads Sing' and maybe 'Shakespeare: The World as Stage'
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Just had to talk to the family a little, but they've pretty much left me alone!
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? I'm actually surprised I've been able to focus as well as I have.

Hours 6-10

Since last update:

Pietr the Latvian - 96 pages (finished)
The Things They Carried - 100 pgs

Total, pages:  325
Total, hours: 5 hr 5 min reading, 17 min audio

Hours 1-5

Oval - last 52 pgs (already in progress)
Pietr the Latvian - 66 pgs
Death of a Chimney Sweep - 11 pgs (audio)

Total, pages:  129
Total, hours:  2 hr 5 min reading, 17 min audio

Opening Survey

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Utah
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? The Things They Carried
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Popcorn and chocolate-covered almonds
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I can completely disappear into a book or a jigsaw puzzle!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? Maybe spend a little more time actually reading this time. 😉

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Dewey's Readathon Stack

I will be selecting from these books:

Gray Mountain - John Grisham
We Cast a Shadow - Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
The Marseille Caper - Peter Mayle
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
Shakespeare: The World as Stage - Bill Bryson
Pietr the Latvian - George Simenon
The Clue of the Tapping Heels - Carolyn Keene
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (Kindle)
Death of a Chimney Sweep - M.C. Beaton (audio)

Friday, April 3, 2020

Upcoming Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon - April 25th

In these tough times, it's so nice to have something to look forward to (other than life getting back to "normal" - that's going to take awhile). I'm determined to focus and concentrate and become totally absorbed in my books and the reading community for 24 hours!! Can't wait. Back with the stack when it gets a little closer...