Bout of Books 33 Updates

Day 1

   The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow (on Kindle and audio) - 31 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr - 73 pgs

Pages read today: 104 pgs

Day 2

   The Burden of Proof - 75 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land - 72 pgs

Pages read today: 147

Day 3

   The Burden of Proof - 61 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land - 51 pgs

Pages read today: 112

Day 4

   The Burden of Proof - 49 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land - 35 pgs

   Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (on Kindle and audio) - 40 pgs

Pages read today: 124

Day 5

   The Burden of Proof - 12 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land - 125 pgs

   Sad Cypress - 63 pgs

Pages read today: 200

Day 6

   The Burden of Proof - 28 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land - 131 pgs

   Sad Cypress  - 68 pgs

Pages read today: 227

Day 7

   The Burden of Proof - 51 pgs

   Cloud Cuckoo Land - 135 pgs, finished

   Sad Cypress - 105 pgs, finished

   Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo (on Kindle and audio) - 15 pgs

Pages read today: 306

Final total: 1,220 pages

I exceeded my goal of 1,000 pages. Yay! It was a great reading week. 📚😊

Bout of Books 33

Just got back from traveling, but I'm ready to start the new year off right with a week of reading as much as possible! As always, my goal will be 1,000 pages. From the website:

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 3rd and runs through Sunday, January 9th 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 33 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Dewey's RAT Wrap-up

I just didn't feel like updating throughout the event this time. I've been struggling with a blurry eye, and seeing on the computer is harder even than reading. I'm happy with my results, considering everything. It helped that I could read outside in natural light quite a bit. I look forward to participating more fully next time.

2001: A Space Odyssey - Last 90 pgs, finished

The River Between - Last 137 pgs, finished

Fight Club - 119 pgs

Two Kinds of Truth (audio) - 142 pgs

Hours: Didn't track reading hours, but audio was 2 hrs 47 min.

Pages: 488

Dewey's Readathon October 23, 2021

It's fall Dewey's time again! I'm traveling and have a start time of 2:00 p.m. (I prefer a morning start), but I'll join in and see how much I can do. I'll probably sleep more than usual. Here's my planned stack, although there may be one or two changes. Most of my books will be on Kindle (with a few on audio as well). Here's a photo of the three paperbacks I have, followed by a complete list:

On the '1001 Books to Read Before You Die' list, which I'm plugging away at:

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, in progress

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, in progress

The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen

Suspense/mystery theme for October:

The Girl on the Train (audio) by Paula Hawkins (finished just before Readathon)

The Scapegoat (audio) by Daphne du Maurier

Two Kinds of Truth (audio) by Michael Connelly

Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

I'd Know You Anywhere - Laura Lippman (added just prior to start)

There! That's my traditional 10-book list. Some Readathons I'll finish a couple, but other times I'll just jump around - it's always nice to have options.😉 

Bout of Books 32 Updates

Day 1

Peaches For Father Frances by Joanne Harris (already in progress) - 129 pgs

Day 2

Peaches for Father Frances - 68 pgs

Version Control (already in progress) by Dexter Palmer - 14 pgs

Pages read today: 82

Day 3

Peaches for Father Frances - 74 pgs, finished

Version Control - 10 pgs

Pages read today: 84

Day 4

Version Control - 40 pgs

Day 5

Version Control - 68 pgs

Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away by Christie Watson - 20 pgs

Pages read today: 88

Day 6

Version Control - 25 pgs

Day 7

Version Control - 49 pgs, finished

Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away by Christie Watson - 89 pgs

Pages read today: 138

Final total: 586 pages

A far cry from my 1000-page goal. Oh well - maybe next time!

Bout of Books 32

I'm in, even though I have a busy week. I have a longish flight on the last day, so should be able to rip through some pages!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 16th and runs through Sunday, August 22nd 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 32 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team 

Hours 17 - 24

 Since previous update:

The Animators - 146 pgs

Version Control - 45 pgs (audio)

Final total, hours: 9 hr 42 min (6 hr 35 min reading, 3 hr 7 min audio)

Final total, pages: 430

By foregoing social media, I got in more hours than I normally would for a Reverse Readathon. I prefer the schedule starting in the morning so I have the whole day and evening to read. I'm happy I finished the two books I had in progress and started two others. With all the bad news right now (Delta variant of Covid, wildfires, extreme draught), it was nice to 'disappear' for several hours. That's the best thing about reading!