Social Distancing Readathon #106 - March 25 - 27
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2022
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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
2cbl_tn
I am in! I'm taking tomorrow off since it's the last day of our spring break, so I'll start reading tonight.
3thornton37814
I won't have lots of time to read this weekend, but I'll join and get a little done. (I'm helping with a virtual conference the next two days.)
4torontoc
I'm in- rereading Klara and the Sun for my online book club
7susanna.fraser
Count me in again--I need to finish Powers and Thrones because it's due back to the library on Sunday, and then I've got my eyes on something lighter, possibly The Kaiju Preservation Society.
8alcottacre
I am in again too. I have a ton of TIOLI books to finish before the end of the month!
9benitastrnad
I will be participating this weekend. I hope to get lots of reading done.
11nrmay
Count me in again.
Just finished Waiting for Eden by Ackerman and it took a lot out of me.
A devastating story that will haunt me for a long time.
Hope to finish my audio book, Conspiracy in Belgravia this weekend.
I listened to it when I took a long walk this evening.
Just finished Waiting for Eden by Ackerman and it took a lot out of me.
A devastating story that will haunt me for a long time.
Hope to finish my audio book, Conspiracy in Belgravia this weekend.
I listened to it when I took a long walk this evening.
12fuzzi
I started a book last night, but then I finished it before the readathon starting time, oh well.
Journey by Patricia MacLachan
Really good, sweet story.
Journey by Patricia MacLachan
Really good, sweet story.
13cbl_tn
Friday morning update:
Books read from: Letters of a Woman Homesteader, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, Reflecting the Glory, The Fixer
Books finished: Letters of a Woman Homesteader, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: Breakfast was oatmeal with dried cherries and tea
Thoughts: I love long weekends!
Non-book activities: sleep
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: ?
I have a few errands and chores to do this morning, then hope to settle in to read for a while this afternoon. But it's a nice day out, so who knows?!
Books read from: Letters of a Woman Homesteader, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, Reflecting the Glory, The Fixer
Books finished: Letters of a Woman Homesteader, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: Breakfast was oatmeal with dried cherries and tea
Thoughts: I love long weekends!
Non-book activities: sleep
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: ?
I have a few errands and chores to do this morning, then hope to settle in to read for a while this afternoon. But it's a nice day out, so who knows?!
14benitastrnad
Friday noon update
Books Read From: I am reading Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon for my LT mystery read-along group. I read a little in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White. I started listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: an orange for breakfast and left-over chicken fried rice for lunch
Thoughts: I had requested 32 Yolks in the recorded version so that I could listen to it while traveling back and forth for Spring Break, but it didn't get here until Monday (the day after Spring Break), but I decided to go ahead and listen to it anyway. It is short - 6 CD's. I like to read about famous chefs and this book falls right into that category. The first time I saw Ripert was when he did a guest appearance on the Martha Stewart Show. I thought he was interesting and so when I discovered that he had a memoir I decided to make it one of my nonfiction reads for this year.
Non-Book Activities: I am once again sitting in a Starbucks. This time in Tuscaloosa. I am convalescing from my minor surgery the other day so have a couple of days off. If they don't mind looking at the stitches on my face I don't mind sitting here. Actually the stitches aren't bad and hardly noticable. They do twinge from time-to-time. I should be back to work on Monday.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 211
Total time reading for the Read-A-Thon since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 574 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
Books Read From: I am reading Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon for my LT mystery read-along group. I read a little in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White. I started listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: an orange for breakfast and left-over chicken fried rice for lunch
Thoughts: I had requested 32 Yolks in the recorded version so that I could listen to it while traveling back and forth for Spring Break, but it didn't get here until Monday (the day after Spring Break), but I decided to go ahead and listen to it anyway. It is short - 6 CD's. I like to read about famous chefs and this book falls right into that category. The first time I saw Ripert was when he did a guest appearance on the Martha Stewart Show. I thought he was interesting and so when I discovered that he had a memoir I decided to make it one of my nonfiction reads for this year.
Non-Book Activities: I am once again sitting in a Starbucks. This time in Tuscaloosa. I am convalescing from my minor surgery the other day so have a couple of days off. If they don't mind looking at the stitches on my face I don't mind sitting here. Actually the stitches aren't bad and hardly noticable. They do twinge from time-to-time. I should be back to work on Monday.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 211
Total time reading for the Read-A-Thon since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 574 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
15fuzzi
>13 cbl_tn: how did you like Letters of a Woman Homesteader? I recall enjoying it a few years back.
16cbl_tn
>15 fuzzi: I liked it a lot! I listened to the audio version and the narrator's voice took a little getting used to. She sounded like a voice mail recording or a GPS navigator. It was a lot like listening to a computer!
17ChrisG1
I'm in again. Currently reading The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson. Will begin (coincidentally) Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz next. Also reading The Confessions of St. Augustine
18torontoc
Almost finished Klara and the Sun.
19nrmay
Friday evening- off to a good start.
Books:
Finished one already - Lostman's River by Cynthia DeFelice.
Just started The River Between Us, Richard Peck.
Dinner: hot Chinese chicken salad
Other activity: watching basketball. Go Tarheels!
Books:
Finished one already - Lostman's River by Cynthia DeFelice.
Just started The River Between Us, Richard Peck.
Dinner: hot Chinese chicken salad
Other activity: watching basketball. Go Tarheels!
20fuzzi
>16 cbl_tn: I just checked, I gave it 4 1/2 stars back in 2012...
>19 nrmay: I just discovered Richard Peck, but haven't read that one yet.
>19 nrmay: I just discovered Richard Peck, but haven't read that one yet.
21alcottacre
Friday night report:
Books read from: In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel by Marcel Proust, Dead Men Do Tell Tales by William R. Maples and Michael Browning, Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, and My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 4.25 hours
Time posting: 0
Snacks: 0
Non-book activities: Listening to music
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 4.25 hours
Books read from: In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel by Marcel Proust, Dead Men Do Tell Tales by William R. Maples and Michael Browning, Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, and My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 4.25 hours
Time posting: 0
Snacks: 0
Non-book activities: Listening to music
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 4.25 hours
22drneutron
Update from last night
Books read from: Axiom’s End and The Power of Geography
Books finished: none yet
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: Saturday morning
Snacks: late night snack of leftover chicken
Thoughts: none in particular
Non-book activities: texting with The Son and near-fiancé about job interview he’s been doing. Getting an offer Monday!
Total books finished: none yet
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours so far
Books read from: Axiom’s End and The Power of Geography
Books finished: none yet
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: Saturday morning
Snacks: late night snack of leftover chicken
Thoughts: none in particular
Non-book activities: texting with The Son and near-fiancé about job interview he’s been doing. Getting an offer Monday!
Total books finished: none yet
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours so far
23Carmenere
Friday night’s update on Saturday:
Books read from: Bowdrie
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: Saturday morning
Dinner: Breaded Cod & potato peroxides
Thoughts: I like the way L’Amour’s words transport me to the wild west
Non-book activities: You Tube
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: Bowdrie
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: Saturday morning
Dinner: Breaded Cod & potato peroxides
Thoughts: I like the way L’Amour’s words transport me to the wild west
Non-book activities: You Tube
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
24cbl_tn
Saturday morning update:
Books read from: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die, Reflecting the Glory, The Fixer
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: breakfast was hot cross buns and tea
Thoughts: So far today's weather looks better than yesterday's.
Non-book activities: cleaning, laundry, shopping with a friend, watching mystery series on Acorn and BritBox
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: ?
I had a headache yesterday, probably from the weather. I didn't think I could concentrate enough to read last night, so I watched the last two episodes of season 4 of Agatha Raisin and the first episode of Murder in Provence.
Books read from: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die, Reflecting the Glory, The Fixer
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: breakfast was hot cross buns and tea
Thoughts: So far today's weather looks better than yesterday's.
Non-book activities: cleaning, laundry, shopping with a friend, watching mystery series on Acorn and BritBox
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: ?
I had a headache yesterday, probably from the weather. I didn't think I could concentrate enough to read last night, so I watched the last two episodes of season 4 of Agatha Raisin and the first episode of Murder in Provence.
25benitastrnad
>19 nrmay:
River Between Us is a good one. I read it years ago when it was first published and still remember it.
River Between Us is a good one. I read it years ago when it was first published and still remember it.
26benitastrnad
Saturday noon update
Books Read From: I about to finish reading Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon for my LT mystery read-along group. I read a little in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White. I am enjoying listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: an apple with peanut butter for breakfast
Thoughts: I am about to finish my Guido Brunetti book and am liking this one.
Non-Book Activities: Spent two hours this morning talking to my sisters and my conversation with one of them upset me. Oh well - guess it goes that way sometimes. I am going to cook Ferro today. This is part of my plan to put more whole grains in my life. I have never cooked with ferro so this will be a new adventure in the kitchen for me. It will rank right up there with red rice!. How exciting is that!
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 211
Total time reading for the Read-A-Thon since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 575 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
Books Read From: I about to finish reading Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon for my LT mystery read-along group. I read a little in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White. I am enjoying listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: an apple with peanut butter for breakfast
Thoughts: I am about to finish my Guido Brunetti book and am liking this one.
Non-Book Activities: Spent two hours this morning talking to my sisters and my conversation with one of them upset me. Oh well - guess it goes that way sometimes. I am going to cook Ferro today. This is part of my plan to put more whole grains in my life. I have never cooked with ferro so this will be a new adventure in the kitchen for me. It will rank right up there with red rice!. How exciting is that!
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 211
Total time reading for the Read-A-Thon since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 575 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
27fuzzi
>23 Carmenere: I like both the Bowdrie books.
Books read from: Stranger Than Fiction by Joyce Stranger; Seabiscuit, an American Legend (Special Illustrated Collector's Edition)
Books finished: 0
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Went "yard sale-ing", bought 4 books; My dad and I replaced an outside faucet that wouldn't turn off; planning to bake muffins shortly
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Books read from: Stranger Than Fiction by Joyce Stranger; Seabiscuit, an American Legend (Special Illustrated Collector's Edition)
Books finished: 0
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Went "yard sale-ing", bought 4 books; My dad and I replaced an outside faucet that wouldn't turn off; planning to bake muffins shortly
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
28susanna.fraser
Saturday early evening:
Books read from: Powers and Thrones
Books finished: Powers and Thrones
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 5:25 PM
Snacks: tortilla chips
Thoughts: That was quite an excellent popular history book.
Non-book activities: Fancy restaurant dinner date last night with the husband, only the second such we've had since March of 2020, farmers market, went for a walk in one of our city parks.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Powers and Thrones
Books finished: Powers and Thrones
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 5:25 PM
Snacks: tortilla chips
Thoughts: That was quite an excellent popular history book.
Non-book activities: Fancy restaurant dinner date last night with the husband, only the second such we've had since March of 2020, farmers market, went for a walk in one of our city parks.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3 hours
29Carmenere
Correction:
Hahahaha. I just realized in my last update I mentioned that for dinner I had breaded cod and potato peroxides. Oh my, I meant to type perogies
Books read from: Under Jerusalem
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: Saturday evening 10:21 pm
Dinner: Tomato soup
Thoughts: This book is fascinating! If only I had followed my dream and became an archaeologist.
Non-book activities: Love it or List it.
Hahahaha. I just realized in my last update I mentioned that for dinner I had breaded cod and potato peroxides. Oh my, I meant to type perogies
Books read from: Under Jerusalem
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: Saturday evening 10:21 pm
Dinner: Tomato soup
Thoughts: This book is fascinating! If only I had followed my dream and became an archaeologist.
Non-book activities: Love it or List it.
30susanna.fraser
Saturday night:
Books read from: Not For Use in Navigation
Books finished: Not For Use in Navigation
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 9:00 PM
Dinner: pizza
Thoughts: I wish this shoulder pain flareup would stop
Non-book activities: Worked on Vote Forward letters
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: Not For Use in Navigation
Books finished: Not For Use in Navigation
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 9:00 PM
Dinner: pizza
Thoughts: I wish this shoulder pain flareup would stop
Non-book activities: Worked on Vote Forward letters
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 4 hours
31alcottacre
Saturday night report:
Books read from: In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel by Marcel Proust, Dead Men Do Tell Tales by William R. Maples and Michael Browning, Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole and My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Books finished: 2, Dead Men Do Tell Tales and The Uncommon Reader
Time reading: ~4.5 hours
Time posting: 15
Snacks: 0
Non-book activities: Listening to music
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~8.75 hours
Books read from: In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel by Marcel Proust, Dead Men Do Tell Tales by William R. Maples and Michael Browning, Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole and My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Books finished: 2, Dead Men Do Tell Tales and The Uncommon Reader
Time reading: ~4.5 hours
Time posting: 15
Snacks: 0
Non-book activities: Listening to music
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~8.75 hours
32torontoc
It snowed -again- in Toronto last night. I can't put my boots away yet.
I finished my reread of Klara and the Sun and have started a brief memoir of a friend's father that he wrote a number of years ago.
I finished my reread of Klara and the Sun and have started a brief memoir of a friend's father that he wrote a number of years ago.
33fuzzi
Books read from: Stranger Than Fiction by Joyce Stranger; Seabiscuit, an American Legend (Special Illustrated Collector's Edition); You're Here For a Reason and I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love (both by Nancy Tillman); Judges (King James Bible)
Thoughts: Weekends are too short...
Non-book activities: Baked bran muffins this morning, took my dh out to lunch as a treat
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
ETA: finished reading the book of Judges from my Bible.
Thoughts: Weekends are too short...
Non-book activities: Baked bran muffins this morning, took my dh out to lunch as a treat
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
ETA: finished reading the book of Judges from my Bible.
34benitastrnad
Sunday afternoon update
Books Read From: I read a little in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Betel Nut Tree Nystery by Ovidia Yu, Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White, and The Maid by Nita Prose. I am enjoying listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon. Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 2 hours today
Time posting:
Food: Indian food at the local Indian restaurant for lunch and my Sunday morning cappuccino from Starbucks.
Thoughts: It is a beautiful day in Tuscaloosa and I don't feel like doing anything. I did cook some red rice and quinoa to make a salad for this coming week and baked a loaf of bread in the bread machine last night. That bread was baking about 3 AM and the smell of it was so powerful that it woke me up. I confess it was very pleasant to wake to the smell of baking bread. I did a load of laundry this morning as well, so maybe I was more productive than I think I was. Call the Midwife starts tonight. That, along with the Oscars, and all those wonderful clothes will mean that I will have a pleasant evening.
Non-Book Activities: So far today, other than reading, I have managed to eat and sleep.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 212
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 577 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
Books Read From: I read a little in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Betel Nut Tree Nystery by Ovidia Yu, Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White, and The Maid by Nita Prose. I am enjoying listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon. Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 2 hours today
Time posting:
Food: Indian food at the local Indian restaurant for lunch and my Sunday morning cappuccino from Starbucks.
Thoughts: It is a beautiful day in Tuscaloosa and I don't feel like doing anything. I did cook some red rice and quinoa to make a salad for this coming week and baked a loaf of bread in the bread machine last night. That bread was baking about 3 AM and the smell of it was so powerful that it woke me up. I confess it was very pleasant to wake to the smell of baking bread. I did a load of laundry this morning as well, so maybe I was more productive than I think I was. Call the Midwife starts tonight. That, along with the Oscars, and all those wonderful clothes will mean that I will have a pleasant evening.
Non-Book Activities: So far today, other than reading, I have managed to eat and sleep.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 212
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 577 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
35cbl_tn
Sunday afternoon update:
Books read from: Reflecting the Glory, The Fixer, Heart of Darkness
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: egg salad sandwich, tea
Thoughts: It's been a quiet weekend.
Non-book activities: church, long nap, walk with the dog
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ?
I haven't made as much progress as I would have liked on The Fixer. I was too tired to read yesterday, so I spent most of the day watching BritBox and knitting. I also wanted to watch the Hallmark movie with Gloria Reuben and Eriq LaSalle since I loved them together on ER. They still have the on-screen chemistry.
Books read from: Reflecting the Glory, The Fixer, Heart of Darkness
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: egg salad sandwich, tea
Thoughts: It's been a quiet weekend.
Non-book activities: church, long nap, walk with the dog
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ?
I haven't made as much progress as I would have liked on The Fixer. I was too tired to read yesterday, so I spent most of the day watching BritBox and knitting. I also wanted to watch the Hallmark movie with Gloria Reuben and Eriq LaSalle since I loved them together on ER. They still have the on-screen chemistry.
36susanna.fraser
Sunday night:
Books read from: A Million Years in a Day, The Nineties
Books finished: none
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 8:10 PM
Dinner: pasta and potatoes
Thoughts: Such a gorgeous spring day
Non-book activities: Church, another walk in a city park, refilled my bird feeders
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 7 hours
Books read from: A Million Years in a Day, The Nineties
Books finished: none
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 8:10 PM
Dinner: pasta and potatoes
Thoughts: Such a gorgeous spring day
Non-book activities: Church, another walk in a city park, refilled my bird feeders
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 7 hours
37alcottacre
Sunday night report:
Books read from: In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel by Marcel Proust, The Fixer by Bernard Malamud, Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, and My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Books finished: 4, everything I read today
Time reading: ~3.5 hours
Time posting: 0
Snacks: 0
Non-book activities: None
Total books finished: 6
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~12.25 hours
Books read from: In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel by Marcel Proust, The Fixer by Bernard Malamud, Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, and My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Books finished: 4, everything I read today
Time reading: ~3.5 hours
Time posting: 0
Snacks: 0
Non-book activities: None
Total books finished: 6
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~12.25 hours
38nrmay
>20 fuzzi:
>25 benitastrnad:
I liked River Between Us. Another good one by Peck is Amanda/Miranda.
>31 alcottacre:
Uncommon Reader is one of my favorites. I've read it twice and I rarely re-read.
For anyone who loved Uncommon Reader, I suggest Mrs. Queen Takes the Train! :)
Weekend wrap-up
Books:
Finished Ransom by Lois Duncan. Started We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier.
I'm presently choosing short ones from the TBR shelves to read and then add to my Little Free Library.
Also skimming through The Blood Sugar Solution.
Food:
Family picnic at the lake on Sunday. My nephew grilled brats and hotdogs. Dinner was leftovers.
Only coffee so far this morning.
Thoughts:
I should seriously consider reducing coffee intake. I make it with half decaf but still drink too much.
I'm a little grumpy this morning as someone in the household turned off the strong setting on my pot and my coffee tastes like dishwater. : \
>25 benitastrnad:
I liked River Between Us. Another good one by Peck is Amanda/Miranda.
>31 alcottacre:
Uncommon Reader is one of my favorites. I've read it twice and I rarely re-read.
For anyone who loved Uncommon Reader, I suggest Mrs. Queen Takes the Train! :)
Weekend wrap-up
Books:
Finished Ransom by Lois Duncan. Started We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier.
I'm presently choosing short ones from the TBR shelves to read and then add to my Little Free Library.
Also skimming through The Blood Sugar Solution.
Food:
Family picnic at the lake on Sunday. My nephew grilled brats and hotdogs. Dinner was leftovers.
Only coffee so far this morning.
Thoughts:
I should seriously consider reducing coffee intake. I make it with half decaf but still drink too much.
I'm a little grumpy this morning as someone in the household turned off the strong setting on my pot and my coffee tastes like dishwater. : \
39fuzzi
>38 nrmay: I put an extra scoop in the pot before brewing, keeps it stronger/richer. :)
40ChrisG1
Weekend wrap-up:
Books read from: The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson, Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz
Books finished: The Dark Horse
Tax season cuts into the reading quite a bit, but I read about 180 pages. And managed to watch some of the NCAA basketball tournament.
Books read from: The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson, Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz
Books finished: The Dark Horse
Tax season cuts into the reading quite a bit, but I read about 180 pages. And managed to watch some of the NCAA basketball tournament.
41Carmenere
Sunday night report reported on Monday
Books read from: Under Jerusalem, Bowdrie, Winesburg, Ohio
Books finished: 0
Time reading: about 3 hours
Time posting: 0
Snacks: Dinner: Stuffed Cabbage
Non-book activities: You Tube
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: appox 8 hours
Books read from: Under Jerusalem, Bowdrie, Winesburg, Ohio
Books finished: 0
Time reading: about 3 hours
Time posting: 0
Snacks: Dinner: Stuffed Cabbage
Non-book activities: You Tube
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: appox 8 hours
42nrmay
>39 fuzzi:
I put a big scoop of hot cocoa mix in mine and had mocha! So much for lowering my blood sugar . .
Moved on to lunch - leftover brats and sauerkraut from Sunday's picnic.
My other book:
Had to renew my audio book for the 2nd time, which means I need to walk more.
Hoping to finish A Conspiracy in Belgravia very soon.
Other weekend activity:
Watching NCAA basketball!
Saw part of the Oscars but missed the Will Smith altercation. I was finishing my book . .
I put a big scoop of hot cocoa mix in mine and had mocha! So much for lowering my blood sugar . .
Moved on to lunch - leftover brats and sauerkraut from Sunday's picnic.
My other book:
Had to renew my audio book for the 2nd time, which means I need to walk more.
Hoping to finish A Conspiracy in Belgravia very soon.
Other weekend activity:
Watching NCAA basketball!
Saw part of the Oscars but missed the Will Smith altercation. I was finishing my book . .
43fuzzi
>42 nrmay: I used to mix cocoa in my coffee, but I'm allergic to chocolate now. Oh well, it was good.
44alcottacre
>38 nrmay: Oo, I will look for Mrs. Queen Takes the Train. Thanks for the suggestion!
45benitastrnad
Weekend afternoon update
Books Read From: Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu, Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White, and The Maid by Nita Prose. I am enjoying listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: The Maid by Nita Prose, Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon. Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 2 hours on Sunday evening and night
Time posting:
Food: chex mix while watching the Academy Awards
Thoughts: It was a good reading weekend. I didn't get my taxes done, but I read 2 books and got a good start on a third. I picked up The Maid because it was a hold at the public library. It is so popular that there is a long waiting list for it, so I only had 10 days to read it. I started it on Friday night and finished it Sunday afternoon. It was a great weekend read.
Non-Book Activities: I watched most of the Academy Awards and loved looking at the clothes. I also watched the first episode of Season 11 of Call the Midwife and the first episode of the first season of The Indian Doctor. Sometimes I just love PBS.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 213
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 579 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
Books Read From: Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. I started Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu, Travels In Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White, and The Maid by Nita Prose. I am enjoying listening to 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line by Eric Ripert.
Books finished in this week's Readathon: The Maid by Nita Prose, Unto Us A Son Is Given by Donna Leon. Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Time reading: 2 hours on Sunday evening and night
Time posting:
Food: chex mix while watching the Academy Awards
Thoughts: It was a good reading weekend. I didn't get my taxes done, but I read 2 books and got a good start on a third. I picked up The Maid because it was a hold at the public library. It is so popular that there is a long waiting list for it, so I only had 10 days to read it. I started it on Friday night and finished it Sunday afternoon. It was a great weekend read.
Non-Book Activities: I watched most of the Academy Awards and loved looking at the clothes. I also watched the first episode of Season 11 of Call the Midwife and the first episode of the first season of The Indian Doctor. Sometimes I just love PBS.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 213
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 579 hours since April 2020 when I signed up for my first weekend Readathon.
46thornton37814
I was bad at updating this weekend. I read from 4 books but finished none. I almost finished a book this evening during my supper break at work, but I got interrupted and didn't get back to it. Maybe tomorrow.
47SilverWolf28
Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/340905
