Social Distancing Readathon #173 - July 7 - 9
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2023
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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
2SilverWolf28
Mom's doing better, she's in her own room now instead of the ICU.
3alcottacre
>2 SilverWolf28: That is terrific news!
I am joining in this week as we will not be at Dad's at all this weekend. Next weekend is a different story.
I am joining in this week as we will not be at Dad's at all this weekend. Next weekend is a different story.
4benitastrnad
I am in for this weekend, even though I have a busy weekend planned.
5benitastrnad
Friday afternoon update
Books read from: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu. I started Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I am about to finish this mystery while I am waiting on my ILL request for a different mystery. This is book 5 of the Crown Colony series by this Singaporean author. I enjoy this books. They are light cozy reads, but they give a different perspective on Singapore just before and during WWII. It is easy to forget that the U.S. wasn't the only country affected by WWII in the Pacific and this series helps to set that record straight. In this book Ovidia Yu tells the story of Singapore as the atomic bombs are dropped. The lack of information about what is happening in the wider world has a big impact on how the Singaporean's react, or not, to the news when they hear about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is also true of the Japanese soldiers as they don't have accurate information either. It makes for some very interesting reading. And of course there is the mystery.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day doing some moving preparations that involved boxing a few books, a few small cleaning chores and I watched one episode of season 4 of Star Trek Discovery. I also had an appointment with the optometrist this morning. I had put it off because I thought I would need to find a new one when I moved, but finally decided I didn't want to wait any longer, so went back to my regular. I did ask about getting my records transferred to another optometrist and found out that is easily done.
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: breakfast casserole for breakfast, a left over hot dog for lunch and a handful of cherries this afternoon for a snack. I am looking forward to supper out tonight with friends.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 337
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 968 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
Books read from: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu. I started Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I am about to finish this mystery while I am waiting on my ILL request for a different mystery. This is book 5 of the Crown Colony series by this Singaporean author. I enjoy this books. They are light cozy reads, but they give a different perspective on Singapore just before and during WWII. It is easy to forget that the U.S. wasn't the only country affected by WWII in the Pacific and this series helps to set that record straight. In this book Ovidia Yu tells the story of Singapore as the atomic bombs are dropped. The lack of information about what is happening in the wider world has a big impact on how the Singaporean's react, or not, to the news when they hear about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is also true of the Japanese soldiers as they don't have accurate information either. It makes for some very interesting reading. And of course there is the mystery.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day doing some moving preparations that involved boxing a few books, a few small cleaning chores and I watched one episode of season 4 of Star Trek Discovery. I also had an appointment with the optometrist this morning. I had put it off because I thought I would need to find a new one when I moved, but finally decided I didn't want to wait any longer, so went back to my regular. I did ask about getting my records transferred to another optometrist and found out that is easily done.
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: breakfast casserole for breakfast, a left over hot dog for lunch and a handful of cherries this afternoon for a snack. I am looking forward to supper out tonight with friends.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 337
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 968 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
6ChrisG1
I'm in - just started Swamp Story by Dave Barry. I figured it's time for something light & fun!
7alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott (audiobook), Contact by Carl Sagan, The Fugitive by Marcel Proust, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, and The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~4.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~4.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott (audiobook), Contact by Carl Sagan, The Fugitive by Marcel Proust, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, and The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~4.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~4.3 hours + listening to audiobook
8lottpoet
Friday evening
Books read from: Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay, Difficult Women by Roxane Gay, Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Books finished: none
Time reading: 1 hr., 55 min.
Snacks: pork taco, blackberry Izze
Thoughts: Took forever to settle on my new main book (The Far Field). I got Difficult Women from my little free library and it's good but distressing--it's my side paper book. I'm still plugging away at Middlegame as my side audiobook, although I want to be reading The Coward but my time ran out and another library patron (or several) also really wants to read it. Middlegame is good until I get The Coward back.
Non-book activities: played Free Cell & Two Dots on my phone; watched Death Note, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and continued my re-watch of Babylon 5 (almost done with the not as good first season)
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 1 hr., 55 min.
Books read from: Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay, Difficult Women by Roxane Gay, Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Books finished: none
Time reading: 1 hr., 55 min.
Snacks: pork taco, blackberry Izze
Thoughts: Took forever to settle on my new main book (The Far Field). I got Difficult Women from my little free library and it's good but distressing--it's my side paper book. I'm still plugging away at Middlegame as my side audiobook, although I want to be reading The Coward but my time ran out and another library patron (or several) also really wants to read it. Middlegame is good until I get The Coward back.
Non-book activities: played Free Cell & Two Dots on my phone; watched Death Note, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and continued my re-watch of Babylon 5 (almost done with the not as good first season)
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 1 hr., 55 min.
9nrmay
I’m in.
Books:
Very full weekend but I’m desperately trying to finish my book club selection - Fifty words for rain.
Other activity:
At my sister’s getting ready for a baby shower we’re hosting tomorrow.
We’re going out to dinner with them in a few minutes.
Books:
Very full weekend but I’m desperately trying to finish my book club selection - Fifty words for rain.
Other activity:
At my sister’s getting ready for a baby shower we’re hosting tomorrow.
We’re going out to dinner with them in a few minutes.
10fuzzi
>2 SilverWolf28: wonderful!
11fuzzi
>7 alcottacre: I read the entire Raj Quartet shortly after the mini-series The Jewel in the Crown was aired. Is this your first time (audio) reading it?
I actually got a book completed so far this weekend, Protector by CJ Cherryh. I'm now doing a reread of Passin' Through by Louis L'Amour
I actually got a book completed so far this weekend, Protector by CJ Cherryh. I'm now doing a reread of Passin' Through by Louis L'Amour
12benitastrnad
Saturday night update
Books read from: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu. I started Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I started reading Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Book Thoughts: I listened to a good portion of East of Eden today while driving to Birmingham. I had read this book years ago and liked it. However, this time around the book is really blowing my mind. It is so well written and the ideas in it are so modern. The writing is great. The plot intricate and well paced. I am surprised at how graphic the book is given that it was published in 1952. There aren't vulgar curse words, but there is lot of sex in it. Very surprised at that and I didn't remember it from my earlier read.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day sitting around the yarn shop and drinking tea. I forgot my knitting needles and didn't want to purchase new ones. I had planned to spend most of the day there so I sat and talked and watched others knit. I also purchase some more yarn. How could I not? A yarn shop is like going to a bookstore. That stuff just has to be purchased and taken home with me.
Time reading: 4 hours listening
Time posting:
Food: ham and cheese croissant for lunch and two cups of great tea.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 972 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
Books read from: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu. I started Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I started reading Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Book Thoughts: I listened to a good portion of East of Eden today while driving to Birmingham. I had read this book years ago and liked it. However, this time around the book is really blowing my mind. It is so well written and the ideas in it are so modern. The writing is great. The plot intricate and well paced. I am surprised at how graphic the book is given that it was published in 1952. There aren't vulgar curse words, but there is lot of sex in it. Very surprised at that and I didn't remember it from my earlier read.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day sitting around the yarn shop and drinking tea. I forgot my knitting needles and didn't want to purchase new ones. I had planned to spend most of the day there so I sat and talked and watched others knit. I also purchase some more yarn. How could I not? A yarn shop is like going to a bookstore. That stuff just has to be purchased and taken home with me.
Time reading: 4 hours listening
Time posting:
Food: ham and cheese croissant for lunch and two cups of great tea.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 972 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
13lottpoet
Saturday
Books read from: The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay, Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Books finished: none
Time reading: 3 hrs., 35 min.
Snacks: turkey burger, blackberry Izze, Berry Blast smoothie, Siete Nacho tortilla chips, peach smoothie, pistachios, banana, apple slices & peanut butter, Soul Grain Banana Pudding granola
Non-book activities: played Free Cell & Two Dots on my phone; watched Death Note, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and continued my re-watch of Babylon 5, went for a walk, washed and conditioned my hair, wrote more of my book longhand, typed up some of the earlier book ms.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 5 hr., 30 min.
Books read from: The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay, Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Books finished: none
Time reading: 3 hrs., 35 min.
Snacks: turkey burger, blackberry Izze, Berry Blast smoothie, Siete Nacho tortilla chips, peach smoothie, pistachios, banana, apple slices & peanut butter, Soul Grain Banana Pudding granola
Non-book activities: played Free Cell & Two Dots on my phone; watched Death Note, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and continued my re-watch of Babylon 5, went for a walk, washed and conditioned my hair, wrote more of my book longhand, typed up some of the earlier book ms.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 5 hr., 30 min.
14benitastrnad
Sunday afternoon update
Books read from: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Book Thoughts: I took 1 hour to just sit and read today. I didn't watch TV and I didn't do anything else - just read. I also took about 30 minutes to read before I got dressed. I read about 60 pages in the wonderful narrative about the space mission to Europa - Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. This is a gloriously irreverent look at the crucial astronomical and planetary space missions in the solar system. It is great fun to read and even at 400 pages it flows easily. I am learning so much about funding for NASA projects and there is lots of information about "soft money" (grant money used at most universities and research labs to fund projects. I knew about grant money and how it works, because I spent most of my life working with people doing research on just such projects, but this book makes me laugh at the crazy way that most of these projects are funded. I can tell this book is going to be a top read for me.
Non-Book activities: I had brunch today with a good friend and had a great time with him. I am doing laundry and later will start cleaning the bathroom. I have neglected it far too long. I doubt that I will go to the swimming pool today as it is cloudy and likely to rain. I am getting tired of being chased out of the pool by the lightening police. Most likely I will end up spending an hour at Starbucks in the late afternoon before I start watching my Sunday night PBS shows.
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: bagel, cream cheese, and cafe au lait.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 974 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
Books read from: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Mushroom Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Book Thoughts: I took 1 hour to just sit and read today. I didn't watch TV and I didn't do anything else - just read. I also took about 30 minutes to read before I got dressed. I read about 60 pages in the wonderful narrative about the space mission to Europa - Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. This is a gloriously irreverent look at the crucial astronomical and planetary space missions in the solar system. It is great fun to read and even at 400 pages it flows easily. I am learning so much about funding for NASA projects and there is lots of information about "soft money" (grant money used at most universities and research labs to fund projects. I knew about grant money and how it works, because I spent most of my life working with people doing research on just such projects, but this book makes me laugh at the crazy way that most of these projects are funded. I can tell this book is going to be a top read for me.
Non-Book activities: I had brunch today with a good friend and had a great time with him. I am doing laundry and later will start cleaning the bathroom. I have neglected it far too long. I doubt that I will go to the swimming pool today as it is cloudy and likely to rain. I am getting tired of being chased out of the pool by the lightening police. Most likely I will end up spending an hour at Starbucks in the late afternoon before I start watching my Sunday night PBS shows.
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: bagel, cream cheese, and cafe au lait.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 974 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
15alcottacre
Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: Contact by Carl Sagan, The Fugitive by Marcel Proust, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, and Just Kids by Patti Smith
Books finished: 1, The House of the Scorpion
Time reading: ~4.4 hours
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~8.7 hours + listening to audiobook
I did virtually no reading on Saturday, so I did not even bother with an update. I sure was hoping to get a lot more reading in this weekend than I did, but my CFS has decided to kick in.
Books read from: Contact by Carl Sagan, The Fugitive by Marcel Proust, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, and Just Kids by Patti Smith
Books finished: 1, The House of the Scorpion
Time reading: ~4.4 hours
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~8.7 hours + listening to audiobook
I did virtually no reading on Saturday, so I did not even bother with an update. I sure was hoping to get a lot more reading in this weekend than I did, but my CFS has decided to kick in.
16lottpoet
Sunday
Books read from: The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
Books finished: none
Time reading: 3 hrs., 40 min.
Snacks: pork taco, blackberry Izze, Siete Nacho tortilla chips, strawberry blackberry smoothie, pistachios, banana, apple slices & peanut butter, Soul Grain Banana Pudding granola
Non-book activities: played Free Cell & Two Dots on my phone; watched Death Note, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and continued my re-watch of Babylon 5, went for a walk, wrote more of my book longhand, typed up some of the earlier book ms.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 9 hr., 10 min.
Books read from: The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
Books finished: none
Time reading: 3 hrs., 40 min.
Snacks: pork taco, blackberry Izze, Siete Nacho tortilla chips, strawberry blackberry smoothie, pistachios, banana, apple slices & peanut butter, Soul Grain Banana Pudding granola
Non-book activities: played Free Cell & Two Dots on my phone; watched Death Note, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and continued my re-watch of Babylon 5, went for a walk, wrote more of my book longhand, typed up some of the earlier book ms.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 9 hr., 10 min.
17ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Swamp Story by Dave Barry, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Books finished: Swamp Story
Pages read: 320-ish
Non-book activities: Family gathering for my daughter's birthday, watched webcast of the chorus and quartet finals of the Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention/Contest.
Books read from: Swamp Story by Dave Barry, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Books finished: Swamp Story
Pages read: 320-ish
Non-book activities: Family gathering for my daughter's birthday, watched webcast of the chorus and quartet finals of the Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention/Contest.
18fuzzi
Put me down for THREE books!
I should finish Passin' Through tonight, but I also read an Early Reviewer book that arrived in the mail today: When I Became Your Grandma by Susannah Shane and Britta Teckentrup.
I should finish Passin' Through tonight, but I also read an Early Reviewer book that arrived in the mail today: When I Became Your Grandma by Susannah Shane and Britta Teckentrup.
19benitastrnad
>15 alcottacre:
How did you like House of the Scorpion. That one was a Newbery Honor Book back in the day and is in my gigantic TBR list.
How did you like House of the Scorpion. That one was a Newbery Honor Book back in the day and is in my gigantic TBR list.
20alcottacre
>19 benitastrnad: I liked it quite a bit, Benita, and gave it 4 stars. There is a sequel too, but it appears to be not as well received. I will likely read it at some point in the future; however, the first book is complete on its own - you do not need to read the second book.
