Read-a-Thon time again!!!

The next Dewey's Read-a-Thon is on October 13!  Will be back in a few weeks with my stack of books...

End of Read-a-Thon Meme and comments

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? That would be hours 21 and 22 (I was asleep!)
   
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? I read The Beekeeper's Apprentice and enjoyed it
   
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Nope
   
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? Liked having the sign-up list published early so I could check out other blogs.
   
5. How many books did you read? One and just a bit of a second
   
6. What were the names of the books you read? The Beekeeper's Apprentice and a little of The Two Towers (listened to the BOCD)
   
7. Which book did you enjoy most? See #2.
   
8. Which did you enjoy least? N/A
   
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I wasn't an official cheerleader, but left a few comments every time I blogged. I only had a couple of comments from cheerleaders.
   
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? VERY likely. Mainly a reader, with a bit of cheering on the side.

I had to leave the house for 7 hours on Saturday, so that really cut into my reading time. I didn't do any mini-challenges because of it. I hope next time I can devote the whole 24 hours to the RAT. A special shout-out to my RAT friends:

Laura (Please Pardon the Interruption)
wall-to-wall books
Ashley Amanda - Fictionista

And thanks to everyone else who left a comment. It's appreciated. Great job, everyone. Hope to see all 400+ of you next time!

Hours 21, 22, 23, and 24!

I slept for a couple of hours, but got up an hour and a half ago to finish my one book. Yay!

Since last update:

The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 70 pages (Finished)
The Two Towers - 7 pages

Final totals:

Pages: 399
Hours: Approx. 8 hours reading, 1hr 30min listening

Read The Beekeeper's Apprentice and part of The Two Towers

Going back to bed now. Final thoughts a little later...

Hours 19 and 20....zzzz....

O.K, folks, I may have to give in and sleep for a little bit. If I could just get a really good night's sleep before one of these I could probably last the whole time. Maybe the next one...

Since last update:

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (so much for my "stack") - 38 pages

Running total, pages: 322

I'm going to read in bed, but set my alarm for a couple of hours in case I drift off. I have to at LEAST finish one book! (I have about 60 pages left.)

Hours 16, 17, and 18

Slowing down, but still at it. Breaking out my Coke Cherry Zero now.

Since last update:

The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 58 pages (took a long break for dinner and a couple of phone calls)

Running total, pages: 292

Hours 14 and 15

Still plugging away at my first book. Just put a pizza in the oven, so will take a half hour or so break.

Since last update:

The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 61 pages

Running total, pages: 234
Running total, hours: 5hr 15min reading, 1hr listening

I'm definitely reading at a slower pace than normal because I keep getting sleepy. I'm not giving up for a good long time yet, though!

Hours 12 and 13

No! The RAT is more than half over already! I need to rewind the day and start over! A quick blog entry and back to it. I want to finish my Kindle book, as I'm getting the urge to hold a "real" book (this tends to happen to me after a while with my Kindle). May have a quick look at the mini-challenges. Had a late lunch, so no din-din allowed yet.

Since last update:

The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 65 pages

Running total, pages: 173