Social Distancing Readathon #206 - February 23 - 25
Talk75 Books Challenge for 2024
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1SilverWolf28
Welcome to another readathon!
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
3alcottacre
I am in again as well. I have a bunch of TIOLI books I would like to finish before the month is out (although I know full well I will not get to them all!)
5ChrisG1
I'm in - currently reading Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn.
6Carmenere
I’lll be there! I’ll be power reading Eleanor Oliphant for Monday’s book discussion
8nrmay
I’m in.
I’ll be reading and recovering from a wicked sore throat. I’m at my sister’s and she has it too. Was going home today but can’t manage the drive yet.
I have 4 ebooks on my phone. I think l’ll start with Someone Else’s Shoes,
J Moyes.
I need a new audio book too.
Cream of wheat & tea for a late breakfast. That’s about all l could swallow.
I’ll be reading and recovering from a wicked sore throat. I’m at my sister’s and she has it too. Was going home today but can’t manage the drive yet.
I have 4 ebooks on my phone. I think l’ll start with Someone Else’s Shoes,
J Moyes.
I need a new audio book too.
Cream of wheat & tea for a late breakfast. That’s about all l could swallow.
9PocheFamily
I'm in! Not sure yet what-all I'll tackle this weekend, but will probably at least begin The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier. I've got a few naval history/memoir type books on the TBR list, and I'd still like to read Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House before the end of the month for the Non-fiction challenge. We'll see what strikes my fancy!
11nrmay
>10 Cecilturtle:
Thanks. Feeling marginally better now in the late afternoon.
Thanks. Feeling marginally better now in the late afternoon.
13nrmay
>12 fuzzi:
Comfort food that my mom used to give me. 🙂
Fri evening.
Books:
Still reading short stories every day.
Today’s stories were from
The Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South and
The Real and the Unreal: the Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
Dinner was soup and bread.
Today was sort of a bust. I mostly slept and tried various sore throat remedies -
Numi throat-soother tea, Ricola cough
drops, fruit juice popsicles, and gargling warm salt water.
Comfort food that my mom used to give me. 🙂
Fri evening.
Books:
Still reading short stories every day.
Today’s stories were from
The Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South and
The Real and the Unreal: the Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
Dinner was soup and bread.
Today was sort of a bust. I mostly slept and tried various sore throat remedies -
Numi throat-soother tea, Ricola cough
drops, fruit juice popsicles, and gargling warm salt water.
14Carmenere
Books read from: Eleanor oliphant
Books finished:
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: Fri 9:30 pm
Snacks: Reese’s peanut butter hearts
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: watched an episode of Beckham on Netflix
Total books finished:
Total read from: 3 hours
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books finished:
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: Fri 9:30 pm
Snacks: Reese’s peanut butter hearts
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: watched an episode of Beckham on Netflix
Total books finished:
Total read from: 3 hours
Total time reading: 3 hours
15wimew111
in
Books read from: Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
Books finished: 1
time start: 8:30 pm, 6:00 am (insomnia is killing me)
Snacks: Potato sticks and an orange
what to read next ????
had a few breaks in the long stretch
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Books read from: Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
Books finished: 1
time start: 8:30 pm, 6:00 am (insomnia is killing me)
Snacks: Potato sticks and an orange
what to read next ????
had a few breaks in the long stretch
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
16cbl_tn
Friday night update:
Books read from: Jane Austen's England
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: pear and tea
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: I went out to eat with a friend, went grocery shopping, and then watched a couple of TV programs with her.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: ?
Books read from: Jane Austen's England
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: pear and tea
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: I went out to eat with a friend, went grocery shopping, and then watched a couple of TV programs with her.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: ?
17alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl (audiobook), The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, The Postcard by Anne Berest, and The Six by Loren Grush
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2.7 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 2.7 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl (audiobook), The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, The Postcard by Anne Berest, and The Six by Loren Grush
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2.7 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 2.7 hours + listening to audiobook
18klobrien2
Saturday morning:
Books read from: My Friend Earth, The Puzzle Master, Diaries of Adam and Eve and Other Stories
Books finished: My Friend Earth
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: lemon poppy seed mini-scones
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Watched a lot of TV, but now I’m caught up with current shows
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: My Friend Earth, The Puzzle Master, Diaries of Adam and Eve and Other Stories
Books finished: My Friend Earth
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: lemon poppy seed mini-scones
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Watched a lot of TV, but now I’m caught up with current shows
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 2 hours
19benitastrnad
Saturday report
Books read from: Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. Good Girls Revolt by Lynn Povich. Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Wizard's Guide to Defense Baking by T Kingfisher. I am listening to Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman and Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. Wizard's Guide to Defense Baking by T Kingfisher and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Book Thoughts: Loki's Ring turned out to be a disappointment. I had really enjoyed Persephone Station but Loki's Ring was not of the same caliber. I finished listening to Britt-Marie Was Here and really enjoyed it. Backman rights such good sports stories. This one was about soccer and great fun. Wizards Guide to Defense Baking was also a great good Middle Grades fantasy novel. It was so much fun that I laughed out loud while reading it. You gotta love a book that has "Siege! Sorcery! Sourdough!" right on the cover.
Non-Book activities: I was felled by a pestilence this week and spent Thursday and Friday in bed. That gave me lots of reading time, so read I did. I have to say that I enjoyed every minute of the napping and reading that I did. It was just too bad that I didn't feel better. I am now coughing and blowing my nose, and baking two more King Cake's today for potlucks. I am also going to wash bed sheets and remake the bed. Two days in bed means lots of work when you finally feel better.
Time reading: 1 hour today
Time posting:
Food: Baking King Cake's for tomorrow's potluck.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 394
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1097 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. Good Girls Revolt by Lynn Povich. Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Wizard's Guide to Defense Baking by T Kingfisher. I am listening to Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman and Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. Wizard's Guide to Defense Baking by T Kingfisher and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Book Thoughts: Loki's Ring turned out to be a disappointment. I had really enjoyed Persephone Station but Loki's Ring was not of the same caliber. I finished listening to Britt-Marie Was Here and really enjoyed it. Backman rights such good sports stories. This one was about soccer and great fun. Wizards Guide to Defense Baking was also a great good Middle Grades fantasy novel. It was so much fun that I laughed out loud while reading it. You gotta love a book that has "Siege! Sorcery! Sourdough!" right on the cover.
Non-Book activities: I was felled by a pestilence this week and spent Thursday and Friday in bed. That gave me lots of reading time, so read I did. I have to say that I enjoyed every minute of the napping and reading that I did. It was just too bad that I didn't feel better. I am now coughing and blowing my nose, and baking two more King Cake's today for potlucks. I am also going to wash bed sheets and remake the bed. Two days in bed means lots of work when you finally feel better.
Time reading: 1 hour today
Time posting:
Food: Baking King Cake's for tomorrow's potluck.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 394
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1097 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
20wimew111
saturday
Books read from: The Horse Shifter's Mate by Harmony Raines
Books finished: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
Time reading: 9:30 pm 11.pm
Time posting: 10:10 pm
Snacks: glasss of water
Total books finished: 1
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Books read from: The Horse Shifter's Mate by Harmony Raines
Books finished: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
Time reading: 9:30 pm 11.pm
Time posting: 10:10 pm
Snacks: glasss of water
Total books finished: 1
Total read from:
Total time reading:
21alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl (audiobook), The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, The Postcard by Anne Berest, and The Six by Loren Grush
Books finished: 1, The Six
Time reading: 3.15 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 5.85 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl (audiobook), The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, The Postcard by Anne Berest, and The Six by Loren Grush
Books finished: 1, The Six
Time reading: 3.15 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 5.85 hours + listening to audiobook
22Kyler_Marie
Books read from: Rogues, Better Living Through Birding, How to be an Antiracist, and The Romance of Mining
Books finished: None yet
Snacks: lemon water and girl scout cookies
Thoughts: Trying to remind myself that reading is about the process and not just checking books off a list...
Non-book activities: I went for a 6.5 mile walk today. I'm pooped.
Books finished: None yet
Snacks: lemon water and girl scout cookies
Thoughts: Trying to remind myself that reading is about the process and not just checking books off a list...
Non-book activities: I went for a 6.5 mile walk today. I'm pooped.
23cbl_tn
Sunday morning update:
Books read from: Jane Austen's England
Books finished:
Time reading: Not enough
Time posting: ?
Snacks: breakfast was a blueberry muffin and tea
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Yesterday got off to a slow start. I woke up with a headache, probably due to the weather, so I caught up on a couple of BritBox shows. Yesterday afternoon I went to Sevierville to return an item that didn't work for me and did a little more shopping. Yesterday evening I made applesauce and did some laundry before finally settling down to read a bit.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading:
Books read from: Jane Austen's England
Books finished:
Time reading: Not enough
Time posting: ?
Snacks: breakfast was a blueberry muffin and tea
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Yesterday got off to a slow start. I woke up with a headache, probably due to the weather, so I caught up on a couple of BritBox shows. Yesterday afternoon I went to Sevierville to return an item that didn't work for me and did a little more shopping. Yesterday evening I made applesauce and did some laundry before finally settling down to read a bit.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading:
24klobrien2
Sunday morning:
Books read from: Diaries of Adam and Eve and Other Stories, The Middle Ages Around the World
Books finished:
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: turkey and Swiss sliders for lunch
Thoughts: The “Middle Ages” Great Course IS great! Well-presented, lots of graphics and information.
Non-book activities: Watched “Guardians of the Galaxy 2,” just for fun. Today I’ll participate in online church.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: Diaries of Adam and Eve and Other Stories, The Middle Ages Around the World
Books finished:
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: turkey and Swiss sliders for lunch
Thoughts: The “Middle Ages” Great Course IS great! Well-presented, lots of graphics and information.
Non-book activities: Watched “Guardians of the Galaxy 2,” just for fun. Today I’ll participate in online church.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
25wimew111
sunday morning
Books read from: The Horse Shifter's Mate by Harmony Raines
Books finished: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin and The Horse Shifter's Mate BY Harmony Raines
Time reading: 9:30 am 11:00 Am
Time posting: 11:01 am
Snacks: glasss of water
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 13 hours
DONE
Books read from: The Horse Shifter's Mate by Harmony Raines
Books finished: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin and The Horse Shifter's Mate BY Harmony Raines
Time reading: 9:30 am 11:00 Am
Time posting: 11:01 am
Snacks: glasss of water
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 13 hours
DONE
26Carmenere
Weekend update
Books read from: Eleanor Oliphant
Books finished: Eleanor Oliphant
Time reading: off and on Friday evening till Sunday 9:15 pm
Time posting: 9:26 pm Sunday
Snacks: peanut butter cups
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 12 1/2 hours
I’m going to begin Foster by Claire Keegan. I think I can finish it tonight if I don’t fall asleep.
Books read from: Eleanor Oliphant
Books finished: Eleanor Oliphant
Time reading: off and on Friday evening till Sunday 9:15 pm
Time posting: 9:26 pm Sunday
Snacks: peanut butter cups
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 12 1/2 hours
I’m going to begin Foster by Claire Keegan. I think I can finish it tonight if I don’t fall asleep.
27cbl_tn
Sunday night update:
Books read from: Ordeal by Innocence, Jane Austen's England
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks: hot chocolate
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: church, nap, walk with the dog, cleaning up kitchen, TV (The Lucy Show marathon), genealogy research
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading:
Books read from: Ordeal by Innocence, Jane Austen's England
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks: hot chocolate
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: church, nap, walk with the dog, cleaning up kitchen, TV (The Lucy Show marathon), genealogy research
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading:
28benitastrnad
Sunday wrap-up
Books read from: Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich. Last House Before the Mountain s Guide to Defense Baking by Monika Helfer. I am listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. Wizard's Guide to Defense Baking by T Kingfisher and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Book Thoughts: I didn't get much reading done today. My sister and I opted to go see the Sunday afternoon movie. It was a disappointment. I am about to finish Good Girls Revolt and should finish it tonight.
Non-Book activities: Got up early and put a batch of hash brown casserole into the crock pot for the potluck dinner at church today. Ate at the potluck then movie. Neighbors came over to talk this evening and we all had a good time. Tomorrow the new windows go in.
Time reading: 1 hour today
Time posting:
Food: potluck food
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 394
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1098 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich. Last House Before the Mountain s Guide to Defense Baking by Monika Helfer. I am listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. Wizard's Guide to Defense Baking by T Kingfisher and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Book Thoughts: I didn't get much reading done today. My sister and I opted to go see the Sunday afternoon movie. It was a disappointment. I am about to finish Good Girls Revolt and should finish it tonight.
Non-Book activities: Got up early and put a batch of hash brown casserole into the crock pot for the potluck dinner at church today. Ate at the potluck then movie. Neighbors came over to talk this evening and we all had a good time. Tomorrow the new windows go in.
Time reading: 1 hour today
Time posting:
Food: potluck food
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 394
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1098 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
29ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, Film Flam by Larry McMurtry
Books finished: Heir to the Empire
Pages read: 500-ish
Non-book activities: It's tax season & that means work, even on the weekend for this CPA. Still got a good amount of reading done.
Books read from: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, Film Flam by Larry McMurtry
Books finished: Heir to the Empire
Pages read: 500-ish
Non-book activities: It's tax season & that means work, even on the weekend for this CPA. Still got a good amount of reading done.
30alcottacre
Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, The Postcard by Anne Berest, Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger, and All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Books finished: 1, The Sirens of Titan
Time reading: ~3.5 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 9.35 hours + listening to audiobook
CFS is hitting me again. I did not get nearly as much read as I wanted to this weekend.
Books read from: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, The Postcard by Anne Berest, Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger, and All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Books finished: 1, The Sirens of Titan
Time reading: ~3.5 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 9.35 hours + listening to audiobook
CFS is hitting me again. I did not get nearly as much read as I wanted to this weekend.
31fuzzi
>13 nrmay: gargling with warm salt water was my mom's cure for sore throat.
I recall when my dad gave me a shot of whisky (Jim Beam or Jack Daniels, strong stuff), told me to gargle but NOT swallow. Ick. It not only burned out the sore throat, it made my entire mouth numb. I was about 10.
My grandmother used honey and lemon juice mixed together.
>20 wimew111: I have that Leguin on my shelves, need to read it.
I did my taxes, puttered around the house and yard, and read from Visitor. Didn't finish it but it's pretty big.
I recall when my dad gave me a shot of whisky (Jim Beam or Jack Daniels, strong stuff), told me to gargle but NOT swallow. Ick. It not only burned out the sore throat, it made my entire mouth numb. I was about 10.
My grandmother used honey and lemon juice mixed together.
>20 wimew111: I have that Leguin on my shelves, need to read it.
I did my taxes, puttered around the house and yard, and read from Visitor. Didn't finish it but it's pretty big.
32klobrien2
Monday morning wrap-up:
Books read from: I wanted to finish up some shorter books, so I had a buffet reading strategy: The Diaries of Adam and Eve—finished, Dream Within a Dream—finished, Electric Arches—finished, Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World, Tom Lake, Devil’s Delight
Books finished: 3
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: Water crackers with Harry & David cheese and summer sausage
Thoughts: Fun reading day!
Non-book activities: Online church, played Wordscape tournament (came in tenth), watched the penultimate disc in my Red Green box set.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 7 hours
Books read from: I wanted to finish up some shorter books, so I had a buffet reading strategy: The Diaries of Adam and Eve—finished, Dream Within a Dream—finished, Electric Arches—finished, Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World, Tom Lake, Devil’s Delight
Books finished: 3
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: Water crackers with Harry & David cheese and summer sausage
Thoughts: Fun reading day!
Non-book activities: Online church, played Wordscape tournament (came in tenth), watched the penultimate disc in my Red Green box set.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 7 hours
33nrmay
>31 fuzzi:
My mother mixed lemon juice, honey & whiskey together for cough syrup.
My grandkids nanny boiled fresh ginger for a tea and added lemon & honey.
Went to urgent care Sunday morning and l have strep throat, but feeling better after a couple doses of antibiotic. I can swallow without (much) pain!
Monday a.m.
Summing up the weekend -
Didn’t read much. Behind on short-story-a-day.
Book:
Just Another Missing Person, G McAllister.
Food: not much.
Other activity:
naps, will finish current book today for total of 5 so far in February.
My mother mixed lemon juice, honey & whiskey together for cough syrup.
My grandkids nanny boiled fresh ginger for a tea and added lemon & honey.
Went to urgent care Sunday morning and l have strep throat, but feeling better after a couple doses of antibiotic. I can swallow without (much) pain!
Monday a.m.
Summing up the weekend -
Didn’t read much. Behind on short-story-a-day.
Book:
Just Another Missing Person, G McAllister.
Food: not much.
Other activity:
naps, will finish current book today for total of 5 so far in February.
34fuzzi
>33 nrmay: hope you continue to improve!
35alcottacre
>28 benitastrnad: How is Britt-Marie is Here, Benita? I have read several of Backman's books, but not that one.
36benitastrnad
>35 alcottacre:
It was very good. Lots of quirky humor in it as well as sports. This time it is soccer.
It was very good. Lots of quirky humor in it as well as sports. This time it is soccer.
