Sherry Ann's Book Blog
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Bout of Books 30 Updates
Monday, December 28, 2020
Bout of Books 30
The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 30 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Hour 19-24 and Wrap-Up
Since last update:
The Plot Against America - 33 pgs
The Mystery of the Ivory Charm - 80 pgs (I read this from 4:00 to 5:00 a.m.!)
Final total, pages: 525
Final total, hours: 11 hr 7 min (7 hr 7 min reading, 4 hr audio)
Hour 13-18
Since last update:
The Lottery and Other Stories - 36 pgs
The Plot Against America - 12 pgs (audio - Ron Silver does a great job reading this)
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return - 96 pgs (graphic)
Running total, pages: 412
Running total, hours: 6 hr 7 min reading, 3 hr audio
Hoping to last a bit longer before visiting snoozeville.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Hour 6-12
Since last update:
The Plot Against America - 51 pgs (audio)
Shakespeare: The World as Stage - 43 pgs
The Sellout: 45 pgs
Running total, pages: 268
Running total, hours: 4 hr reading, 2 hr 40 min audio
I got a bit of a second wind. I think really getting into my books is helping me forget temporarily about the pandemic, the election - ugh. Hopefully, I can tear through some pages this evening! (It's probably not a good idea for me to be reading The Plot Against America at the moment - it's eerily prophetic.)
Mid-Event Survey
I can't believe it's already half over!
1. What are you reading right now? I've started 3 books, but most recently have been reading The Sellout by Paul Beatty2. How many books have you read so far? 1/2 of one, 1/3 of one, and 1/4 of another!
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Finishing Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? No significant interruptions.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? That I was so sleepy all morning.
Hour 1-6
The Plot Against America - 32 pgs (audio)
The Sellout - 52 pgs
Every Day in Tuscany - 7 pgs (had to stop reading this because I discovered it's the 3rd book in a "series" and I haven't read the 2nd yet!)
Shakespeare: The World as Stage - 38 pgs
Running total, pages: 129
Running total, hours: 2 hr 10 min reading, 1 hr audio
I'm struggling with the Readathon so far, because I'm tired (didn't sleep well last night) and just feel generally 'blah'. I'm going to take it easy on myself - take lots of breaks and not expect stellar results.