Social Distancing Readathon #117 - June 10 - 12
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2022
Join LibraryThing to post.
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
2thornton37814
I don't know if I'll be able to post, but I'll be listening to Trace Elements by Donna Leon as I drive to Atlanta on Saturday. I'll also manage to get in devotional reading. (Bible - KJV and God Hears Her by Our Daily Bread Ministries) I'm not sure if my schedule will permit a lot more or not. I'll be flying Sunday and probably won't get much reading/listening done until the return drive next Thursday.
3susanna.fraser
I'm in. It's looking to be another rainy weekend, good for reading.
4cbl_tn
I haven't felt like reading since I came down with COVID last weekend. I am well on the way to recovery now, so maybe my reading will get back on track this weekend.
5AnneDC
Last weekend was a terrible reading weekend, very little reading, no posts to Readathon thread. This weekend will be better! I'm taking a half day off today so may start early.
6torontoc
I'll do some reading although I have experienced a real slowdown in the past couple of months.
7nrmay
I'll be reading. Like Anne, I may start early.
Books:
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
Love and Saffron, for Cookin' the Books challenge!
A Suitable Boy, the audio book
Sunny, 76 F. (24 C.) in Charlotte NC
Books:
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
Love and Saffron, for Cookin' the Books challenge!
A Suitable Boy, the audio book
Sunny, 76 F. (24 C.) in Charlotte NC
8ChrisG1
I'm in again - currently reading:
Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson (Longmire series)
The Year's Best Science Fiction #8 Ed. by Gardner Dozois
The Poetry of John Donne
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson (Longmire series)
The Year's Best Science Fiction #8 Ed. by Gardner Dozois
The Poetry of John Donne
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
9benitastrnad
I plan on spending a good deal of time reading on Saturday. Probably not so much on Sunday, but I will participate.
10drneutron
Books read from: Origin and The Family
Books finished: Origin
Time reading:about 2 hours
Time posting: almost 8 pm EDT
Snacks: enchiladas for supper, the a 12 year old rum with a little ice
Thoughts: beautiful evening here in central Maryland!
Non-book activities: listening to the birds!
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2 hours so far
Books finished: Origin
Time reading:about 2 hours
Time posting: almost 8 pm EDT
Snacks: enchiladas for supper, the a 12 year old rum with a little ice
Thoughts: beautiful evening here in central Maryland!
Non-book activities: listening to the birds!
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2 hours so far
11nrmay
Fri evening
Books:
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule, African-Americans post Civil War
Love and Saffron, for Cookin' the Books challenge
A Suitable Boy, the audio book
Dinner - I cooked 'Pobre Hombre Huevos', a great recipe I got from an LT friend.
Now considering a second G & T . . Hey, it's Friday.
Other activity:
watched a bit of the Jan 6 hearings . . dispiriting.
filled bird feeders; watched the wildlife; held the ailing cat.
Thoughts: should go for a long walk but I'm feeling kind of weary . .
77 F. at sunset.
Books:
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule, African-Americans post Civil War
Love and Saffron, for Cookin' the Books challenge
A Suitable Boy, the audio book
Dinner - I cooked 'Pobre Hombre Huevos', a great recipe I got from an LT friend.
Now considering a second G & T . . Hey, it's Friday.
Other activity:
watched a bit of the Jan 6 hearings . . dispiriting.
filled bird feeders; watched the wildlife; held the ailing cat.
Thoughts: should go for a long walk but I'm feeling kind of weary . .
77 F. at sunset.
12cbl_tn
Friday night update:
Books read from: Miss Mackenzie, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: ice cream, tea
Thoughts: I finally feel like reading again!
Non-book activities: short walk with dog, watched a couple of episodes of Escape to the Country
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?
Books read from: Miss Mackenzie, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: ice cream, tea
Thoughts: I finally feel like reading again!
Non-book activities: short walk with dog, watched a couple of episodes of Escape to the Country
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?
13torontoc
I am at the end of Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
14AnneDC
Friday reading:
Books read from: She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter
Books finished: none yet
Pages read: 79
Time reading: maybe 2 hours
Snacks: Dinner was roast chicken and vegetables made by my SIL
Thoughts: We are spending the weekend at our cabin in northern Minnesota. It's the first time I've been here--my husband, who is from this area, has been working on this for several years, and it is finally almost inhabitable (no running water and no kitchen appliances, yet, but other than that...) It's very beautiful here but I think the mosquitos will keep me indoors, reading.
Non-book activities: Long nap, dinner with in-laws, walk, conversations with husband (seriously, every time I picked up my book...).
Total books finished: none
Total read from: 3 She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter
Total pages read: 79
Total time reading: 2 hours
I have two reading goals this weekend: Finish She's Not There for my book group on Tuesday, and finish Sorrow and Bliss so I will have read the whole Women's Prize Shortlist before they announce the winner on June 15. It will be the first time in many years that I've managed to do this.
>11 nrmay: What a good idea, reading an audiobook of A Suitable Boy. I might have to consider that--my print version is way too intimidating.
Books read from: She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter
Books finished: none yet
Pages read: 79
Time reading: maybe 2 hours
Snacks: Dinner was roast chicken and vegetables made by my SIL
Thoughts: We are spending the weekend at our cabin in northern Minnesota. It's the first time I've been here--my husband, who is from this area, has been working on this for several years, and it is finally almost inhabitable (no running water and no kitchen appliances, yet, but other than that...) It's very beautiful here but I think the mosquitos will keep me indoors, reading.
Non-book activities: Long nap, dinner with in-laws, walk, conversations with husband (seriously, every time I picked up my book...).
Total books finished: none
Total read from: 3 She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter
Total pages read: 79
Total time reading: 2 hours
I have two reading goals this weekend: Finish She's Not There for my book group on Tuesday, and finish Sorrow and Bliss so I will have read the whole Women's Prize Shortlist before they announce the winner on June 15. It will be the first time in many years that I've managed to do this.
>11 nrmay: What a good idea, reading an audiobook of A Suitable Boy. I might have to consider that--my print version is way too intimidating.
15nrmay
>14 AnneDC:
OMGosh! I just looked it up and realized the original novel is nearly 1500 pages.
I've been listening to a 6-hour BBC radio adaptation. I checked it out from DC Public.
Now I feel like I'm missing a lot . . I see there is also a BBC tv series.
Sat. afternoon in Charlotte
Books:
Finished Love and Saffron. :)
>3 susanna.fraser:
You might like this, Susanna. Takes place in Seattle area and Camano Island.
Still reading Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule and
listening to A Suitable Boy
Started Sierra Six and
The Impossible Us
Breakfast was Cheerios with granola on top.
Lunch - leftover pobre hombre huevos, tomatoes and Italian suusage.
Other activity:
Writing and sending postcrossing cards.
Thinking of what I have to do get ready to leave town on Monday.
Would prefer reading on the porch and a little nap . .
Sunny, 85 F. (C. 29)
OMGosh! I just looked it up and realized the original novel is nearly 1500 pages.
I've been listening to a 6-hour BBC radio adaptation. I checked it out from DC Public.
Now I feel like I'm missing a lot . . I see there is also a BBC tv series.
Sat. afternoon in Charlotte
Books:
Finished Love and Saffron. :)
>3 susanna.fraser:
You might like this, Susanna. Takes place in Seattle area and Camano Island.
Still reading Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule and
listening to A Suitable Boy
Started Sierra Six and
The Impossible Us
Breakfast was Cheerios with granola on top.
Lunch - leftover pobre hombre huevos, tomatoes and Italian suusage.
Other activity:
Writing and sending postcrossing cards.
Thinking of what I have to do get ready to leave town on Monday.
Would prefer reading on the porch and a little nap . .
Sunny, 85 F. (C. 29)
16susanna.fraser
Midday Saturday:
Books read from: Born Both
Books finished: Born Both
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 1:30 PM
Snacks: snickerdoodle
Thoughts: The weather is maybe a little better, with the ten-day forecast looking almost normal? Trying not to get my hopes up too much...
Non-book activities: Farmers market (which finally had strawberries!), laundry
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Born Both
Books finished: Born Both
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 1:30 PM
Snacks: snickerdoodle
Thoughts: The weather is maybe a little better, with the ten-day forecast looking almost normal? Trying not to get my hopes up too much...
Non-book activities: Farmers market (which finally had strawberries!), laundry
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3 hours
17benitastrnad
Saturday afternoon posting:
Books Read From: I have read nothing from Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman, but I still have it on my bedside table and so will list it and get back to it. My main read is Nine Pints: A Journey Through Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George for the LT June challenge of books about science and medicine. I started Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Girls by Kate Moore and it is so very depressing. I am listening to Thunderstruck by Eric Larson.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I am reading mostly nonfiction at the moment. I hope to start Philida this weekend. If I don't get it started I will be behind in my reading plan for the month.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: Went out with some friends last night for Thai food and enjoyed the time spent with them. I am going to cook up some stuffed zuchinni later this afternoon. I need to get this done because I am spending too much money on eating out and every penny spent on food at a restaurant here is less I have to spend on food in Washington D.C.
Nonbook activities: Many phone calls today. I also cleaned out the flower bed next to the patio and feel good about doing so. It was cloudy this morning and cool so it made the work easier. Tomorrow I will haul the junk to the street for pickup on Wednesday.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 235
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 628 hours since I started participating in the Read-A-Thon that started in April 2020.
Books Read From: I have read nothing from Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman, but I still have it on my bedside table and so will list it and get back to it. My main read is Nine Pints: A Journey Through Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George for the LT June challenge of books about science and medicine. I started Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Girls by Kate Moore and it is so very depressing. I am listening to Thunderstruck by Eric Larson.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I am reading mostly nonfiction at the moment. I hope to start Philida this weekend. If I don't get it started I will be behind in my reading plan for the month.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: Went out with some friends last night for Thai food and enjoyed the time spent with them. I am going to cook up some stuffed zuchinni later this afternoon. I need to get this done because I am spending too much money on eating out and every penny spent on food at a restaurant here is less I have to spend on food in Washington D.C.
Nonbook activities: Many phone calls today. I also cleaned out the flower bed next to the patio and feel good about doing so. It was cloudy this morning and cool so it made the work easier. Tomorrow I will haul the junk to the street for pickup on Wednesday.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 235
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 628 hours since I started participating in the Read-A-Thon that started in April 2020.
18AnneDC
Saturday 8:15 pm
>15 nrmay: It's funny, when I went to look for an audio version the only one I could find is the one you have. It doesn't seem like an unabridged version exists, at least not through Audible.
Books read from: She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
Books finished: She's Not There
Pages read: 171 plus 7 audiobook chapters
Time reading: 3 hours plus 1 1/2 hours listening
Snacks: Dinner was burgers and watermelon salad, again courtesy of my SIL.
Thoughts: Northern Minnesota is beautiful but there sure are a lot of mosquitoes right now.
Non-book activities: Wordle, Yoga, spelling bee, breakfast, short walk, lunch, brother and sister-in-law's for dinner.
Total books finished: 1 She's Not There
Total read from: 4 She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
Total pages read: 250 plus 7 audiobook chapters
Total time reading: 5 hours plus 1 1/2 hours listening
>15 nrmay: It's funny, when I went to look for an audio version the only one I could find is the one you have. It doesn't seem like an unabridged version exists, at least not through Audible.
Books read from: She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
Books finished: She's Not There
Pages read: 171 plus 7 audiobook chapters
Time reading: 3 hours plus 1 1/2 hours listening
Snacks: Dinner was burgers and watermelon salad, again courtesy of my SIL.
Thoughts: Northern Minnesota is beautiful but there sure are a lot of mosquitoes right now.
Non-book activities: Wordle, Yoga, spelling bee, breakfast, short walk, lunch, brother and sister-in-law's for dinner.
Total books finished: 1 She's Not There
Total read from: 4 She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
Total pages read: 250 plus 7 audiobook chapters
Total time reading: 5 hours plus 1 1/2 hours listening
19benitastrnad
Sunday morning posting:
Books Read From: I read 2 pages in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. Some in Nine Pints: A Journey Through Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George and just finished the chapter on menstruation. Very interesting reading. This one is for the LT June challenge of books about science and medicine. I started Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Girls by Kate Moore and it is so very depressing. I finished listening to Thunderstruck by Eric Larson and went back to listening to Monster of Men by Patrick Ness.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
Book Thoughts: I finished reading Thunderstruck by Erik Larson. It is his usual fare. One unconnected event connected to another unconnected event , and yet somehow he manages to make connections. This creates conflict and drama where, in real life, there was none. I don't understand why people like his books so much. Oh well. This one was for a Book Discussion group in real life so I am now done with it and can move on to something I will like.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: Bought lots of fruit yesterday at the supermarket and spent hours cutting it up. I also chopped all of the ingredients I will need to make my stuffed zucchini later this afternoon. That will be food for next week. This is a Moosewood recipe and it will be good.
Nonbook activities: I have a real life Book Discussion group meeting later today. No phone time today. Thank goodness. I spent a pleasant evening with my former supervisor discussing a problem at work. She told me to speak truth to power and let them have it in the meeting on Monday afternoon. I don't think that is in me, but I will say what I think.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 236
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 629 hours since I started participating in the Read-A-Thon that started in April 2020
Books Read From: I read 2 pages in Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman. Some in Nine Pints: A Journey Through Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George and just finished the chapter on menstruation. Very interesting reading. This one is for the LT June challenge of books about science and medicine. I started Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Girls by Kate Moore and it is so very depressing. I finished listening to Thunderstruck by Eric Larson and went back to listening to Monster of Men by Patrick Ness.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
Book Thoughts: I finished reading Thunderstruck by Erik Larson. It is his usual fare. One unconnected event connected to another unconnected event , and yet somehow he manages to make connections. This creates conflict and drama where, in real life, there was none. I don't understand why people like his books so much. Oh well. This one was for a Book Discussion group in real life so I am now done with it and can move on to something I will like.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: Bought lots of fruit yesterday at the supermarket and spent hours cutting it up. I also chopped all of the ingredients I will need to make my stuffed zucchini later this afternoon. That will be food for next week. This is a Moosewood recipe and it will be good.
Nonbook activities: I have a real life Book Discussion group meeting later today. No phone time today. Thank goodness. I spent a pleasant evening with my former supervisor discussing a problem at work. She told me to speak truth to power and let them have it in the meeting on Monday afternoon. I don't think that is in me, but I will say what I think.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 236
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 629 hours since I started participating in the Read-A-Thon that started in April 2020
20torontoc
I finally finished Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Today members of my pottery studio co-op came to my house ( backyard) for a potluck lunch. It was very nice to see people that I had not seen in person for three years. We all had a great time!
Today members of my pottery studio co-op came to my house ( backyard) for a potluck lunch. It was very nice to see people that I had not seen in person for three years. We all had a great time!
21drneutron
Books read from: Origin, The Family, Ordinary Monsters, and Mountain of the Dead
Books finished: Origin, The Family, *this close* to finishing Mountain of the Dead
Time reading:about 3 hours
Time posting: 8 pm EDT, Sunday evening
Snacks: more of the 12 year old rum with a little ice
Thoughts: beautiful evening here in central Maryland!
Non-book activities: listening to the birds!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 5 hours so far
Books finished: Origin, The Family, *this close* to finishing Mountain of the Dead
Time reading:about 3 hours
Time posting: 8 pm EDT, Sunday evening
Snacks: more of the 12 year old rum with a little ice
Thoughts: beautiful evening here in central Maryland!
Non-book activities: listening to the birds!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 5 hours so far
22cbl_tn
Sunday night update:
Books read from: Grimms' Tales for Young and Old, Miss Mackenzie, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: ice cream
Thoughts: It's nice to finally feel rested!
Non-book activities: Zoom church, cooking chili, laundry, Zoom book club, Zoom ice cream social
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: ?
I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked. I think I overdid it on Friday, so I spent all day Saturday binge watching crime dramas again. I finished both seasons of Traces yesterday. Val McDermid is one of the writers/creators of this series.
Books read from: Grimms' Tales for Young and Old, Miss Mackenzie, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: ice cream
Thoughts: It's nice to finally feel rested!
Non-book activities: Zoom church, cooking chili, laundry, Zoom book club, Zoom ice cream social
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: ?
I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked. I think I overdid it on Friday, so I spent all day Saturday binge watching crime dramas again. I finished both seasons of Traces yesterday. Val McDermid is one of the writers/creators of this series.
23PaulCranswick
I did well this weekend finishing three books and making good progress with another two. Hopefully I will close those two out by Wednesday.
24susanna.fraser
Sunday night:
Books read from: The Book of Lost Books
Books finished: none
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 8:20 PM
Snacks: chili for dinner
Thoughts: Sunday night already?
Non-book activities: Prepped some freezer meals which hopefully will mean less ordering delivery meals on weeknights
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 5 hours
Books read from: The Book of Lost Books
Books finished: none
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 8:20 PM
Snacks: chili for dinner
Thoughts: Sunday night already?
Non-book activities: Prepped some freezer meals which hopefully will mean less ordering delivery meals on weeknights
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 5 hours
25ChrisG1
Sunday night summary:
Books read from: Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson (Longmire series), The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton, The Poems of John Donne, and The Year's Best Science Fiction #8 Ed. by Gardner Dozois
Books finished: Hell Is Empty, and The Moon and Sixpence
Pages read: 370-ish
Non-reading activities: Birthday gathering for my now-11y/o grandson Jonathan.
Books read from: Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson (Longmire series), The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton, The Poems of John Donne, and The Year's Best Science Fiction #8 Ed. by Gardner Dozois
Books finished: Hell Is Empty, and The Moon and Sixpence
Pages read: 370-ish
Non-reading activities: Birthday gathering for my now-11y/o grandson Jonathan.
26AnneDC
Sunday reading
I was mostly in the car, airport, and plane yesterday. I read about 100 pages of Sorrow and Bliss, listened to The Fellowship of the Ring in the car, listened to more of The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER on my flight.
Books finished: She's Not There
Pages read: 171 plus 7 audiobook chapters
Time reading: 3 hours plus 1 1/2 hours listening
Snacks: Tacos in Minneapolis before heading to the airport.
Thoughts: Monday already?
Non-book activities: packing, driving, airport security
Total books finished: 1 She's Not There
Total read from: 5 She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER, The Fellowship of the Ring
Total pages read: 350 plus parts of 2 audiobooks
Total time reading: 7 hours plus many hours listening
I was mostly in the car, airport, and plane yesterday. I read about 100 pages of Sorrow and Bliss, listened to The Fellowship of the Ring in the car, listened to more of The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER on my flight.
Books finished: She's Not There
Pages read: 171 plus 7 audiobook chapters
Time reading: 3 hours plus 1 1/2 hours listening
Snacks: Tacos in Minneapolis before heading to the airport.
Thoughts: Monday already?
Non-book activities: packing, driving, airport security
Total books finished: 1 She's Not There
Total read from: 5 She's Not There, Sorrow and Bliss, The Gurkha's Daughter, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER, The Fellowship of the Ring
Total pages read: 350 plus parts of 2 audiobooks
Total time reading: 7 hours plus many hours listening
