Social Distancing Readathon #174 - July 14 - 16
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 good. She has a surgery planned for tomorrow for her right leg. This should be the last surgery she needs.
3alcottacre
>2 SilverWolf28: That is very good news, Silver. I hope her recovery continues apace.
I am hoping to do better this weekend in the readathon than I did last weekend.
I am hoping to do better this weekend in the readathon than I did last weekend.
5nrmay
I'm in.
Cooking and baking today, family brunch at my sister's on Sunday, and my son & his family arriving for 2 week visit! I may be limited to bed-time reading.
Current book: The Curse of Chalion by Bujold
Cooking and baking today, family brunch at my sister's on Sunday, and my son & his family arriving for 2 week visit! I may be limited to bed-time reading.
Current book: The Curse of Chalion by Bujold
6alcottacre
>4 torontoc: I hear that! I am getting close to finishing Drums of Autumn at 880 pages.
7benitastrnad
I will be participating this weekend. I will probably be driving during the week. My brother-in-law died Wednesday morning and my sister is in need of comfort. He was in a nursing home and was incapacitated with various medical problems so the death was not unexpected. However,... I will probably be leaving this coming week and making the road trip to Kansas again.
10benitastrnad
Friday night update
Books read from: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. Great Santini by Pat Conroy. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I am still intrigued by Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I am learning so much about the science behind all those amazing NASA projects and about our solar system. Add to that, this is just a fun book to read. It is written in a snarky graduate student way that makes it fun to read.
Non-Book activities: I had supper with friends tonight and forgot to wish them all Happy Bastille Day! So I will wish that to all of the people who are faithfully reading this thread and adding to it each week.
Time reading: .5 hours
Time posting:
Food: hamburger at Burgerfi
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 974.5 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. Great Santini by Pat Conroy. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I am still intrigued by Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I am learning so much about the science behind all those amazing NASA projects and about our solar system. Add to that, this is just a fun book to read. It is written in a snarky graduate student way that makes it fun to read.
Non-Book activities: I had supper with friends tonight and forgot to wish them all Happy Bastille Day! So I will wish that to all of the people who are faithfully reading this thread and adding to it each week.
Time reading: .5 hours
Time posting:
Food: hamburger at Burgerfi
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 974.5 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
11alcottacre
>7 benitastrnad: I am sorry to hear about your brother-in-law, Benita. I will be praying for your family.
12ChrisG1
I'm in again - currently reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
13alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, The Wager by David Grann, To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron
Books finished: 2, Drums of Autumn and The Wager
Time reading: ~4.2 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: ~4.2 hours
Books read from: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, The Wager by David Grann, To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron
Books finished: 2, Drums of Autumn and The Wager
Time reading: ~4.2 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: ~4.2 hours
14lottpoet
Friday Evening
Books read from: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, 84K by Claire North
Books finished: My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Time reading: 3 hrs., 10 min.
Snacks: df chocolate truffle ice cream, apple slices & peanut butter
Thoughts: This was the first Stephen Graham Jones that I managed to finish. I love the set up of his books, but they are too intense for me. I took a week's break with this one.
Non-book activities: played Free Cell on my phone, typed up part of third draft of my novel
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3 hrs., 10 min.
Books read from: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, 84K by Claire North
Books finished: My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Time reading: 3 hrs., 10 min.
Snacks: df chocolate truffle ice cream, apple slices & peanut butter
Thoughts: This was the first Stephen Graham Jones that I managed to finish. I love the set up of his books, but they are too intense for me. I took a week's break with this one.
Non-book activities: played Free Cell on my phone, typed up part of third draft of my novel
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3 hrs., 10 min.
15nrmay
Saturday evening
Books:
Read a few picture books to my 6 yr old niece.
Burger at a pub for dinner.
Other activity:
packed up party food & drink and drove to my sister’s; she’s 2 hrs away.
Made smoked turkey salad for family brunch tomorrow. Frosted & decorated cupcakes & cookies.
Books:
Read a few picture books to my 6 yr old niece.
Burger at a pub for dinner.
Other activity:
packed up party food & drink and drove to my sister’s; she’s 2 hrs away.
Made smoked turkey salad for family brunch tomorrow. Frosted & decorated cupcakes & cookies.
16benitastrnad
Saturday night update
Books read from: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. Great Santini by Pat Conroy. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I didn't do much reading today. What I did for reading was to read more in Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I did listen to about 2 hours of East of Eden and only have 6 more CD's to listen to.
Non-Book activities: I went to Birmingham to visit with friends. I discovered a new book and coffee shop along the way and went swimming late in the afternoon at a very fancy country club pool. When I got home I discovered that the neighbors were having a party at at this point is still doing very loud music and there are lots of cars parked in front of my house. I am not liking that very much. I might get lots of reading done late tonight because the music will keep me from sleeping even though my fan in the bedroom provides lots of white noise.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: coffee and scone at Church's Book and Coffee Shop in Mountain Brook, AL.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 975.5 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. Great Santini by Pat Conroy. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon:
Book Thoughts: I didn't do much reading today. What I did for reading was to read more in Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I did listen to about 2 hours of East of Eden and only have 6 more CD's to listen to.
Non-Book activities: I went to Birmingham to visit with friends. I discovered a new book and coffee shop along the way and went swimming late in the afternoon at a very fancy country club pool. When I got home I discovered that the neighbors were having a party at at this point is still doing very loud music and there are lots of cars parked in front of my house. I am not liking that very much. I might get lots of reading done late tonight because the music will keep me from sleeping even though my fan in the bedroom provides lots of white noise.
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: coffee and scone at Church's Book and Coffee Shop in Mountain Brook, AL.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 338
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 975.5 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
17alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott (audiobook, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron, The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks, and Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~1.75 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~6 hours
Played a couple of board games with Kerry today, Galileo Project and Isle of Trains. Took several naps.
Books read from: The Day of the Scorpion by Paul Scott (audiobook, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron, The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks, and Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~1.75 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~6 hours
Played a couple of board games with Kerry today, Galileo Project and Isle of Trains. Took several naps.
18fuzzi
I couldn't get into a L'Amour (Off the Mangrove Coast), so I headed back to the Foreigner series, with Peacemaker. I won't finish it today or tomorrow, so count that as my only book for the weekend.
19lottpoet
Saturday
Books read from: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, 84K by Claire North, We Ride upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Books finished: In the Dream House
Time reading: 4 hrs., 15 min.
Snacks: df chocolate truffle ice cream, apple slices & peanut butter, banana, chocolate coated cashews, homemade granola & df vanilla ice cream
Non-book activities: played Free Cell on my phone; typed up part of third draft of my novel; BIPOC workshop for community, breathwork and journaling; watched Death Note; worked on grant application for Open Road Fund
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 7 hrs., 25 min.
Books read from: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, 84K by Claire North, We Ride upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Books finished: In the Dream House
Time reading: 4 hrs., 15 min.
Snacks: df chocolate truffle ice cream, apple slices & peanut butter, banana, chocolate coated cashews, homemade granola & df vanilla ice cream
Non-book activities: played Free Cell on my phone; typed up part of third draft of my novel; BIPOC workshop for community, breathwork and journaling; watched Death Note; worked on grant application for Open Road Fund
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 7 hrs., 25 min.
20nrmay
Sunday night
Books:
read several picture books to the granddaughters.
Read The Curse of Chalion on the drive home from Chapel Hill.
good eats:
family brunch was a big success with about 18 of us. We had 4 fancy salads and a lavish dessert tray of cupcakes, cookies, meringes and mints, plus homemade ice cream. We celebrated my grandaughters 7th birthday.
dinner - fish tacos
Books:
read several picture books to the granddaughters.
Read The Curse of Chalion on the drive home from Chapel Hill.
good eats:
family brunch was a big success with about 18 of us. We had 4 fancy salads and a lavish dessert tray of cupcakes, cookies, meringes and mints, plus homemade ice cream. We celebrated my grandaughters 7th birthday.
dinner - fish tacos
21benitastrnad
Sunday night update
Books read from: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. Great Santini by Pat Conroy. Torso by Helene Tursten. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown
Book Thoughts: I finished reading Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I learned a great deal from this book and had fun reading it. It was funny, snarky, quirky, and academic and scientific - all at the same time. I listened to a little bit of East of Eden while driving around town on errands today and to my surprise I am almost done with another CD.
Non-Book activities: I spent 2 1/2 hours at the swimming pool today. It seems that our week of afternoon showers has ended. This allowed me to finish reading my book.
Time reading: 3.5 hours
Time posting:
Food: sunday noon means Indian food at the local Indian restaurant.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 339
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 979 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. Great Santini by Pat Conroy. Torso by Helene Tursten. I am listening to East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown
Book Thoughts: I finished reading Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown. I learned a great deal from this book and had fun reading it. It was funny, snarky, quirky, and academic and scientific - all at the same time. I listened to a little bit of East of Eden while driving around town on errands today and to my surprise I am almost done with another CD.
Non-Book activities: I spent 2 1/2 hours at the swimming pool today. It seems that our week of afternoon showers has ended. This allowed me to finish reading my book.
Time reading: 3.5 hours
Time posting:
Food: sunday noon means Indian food at the local Indian restaurant.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 339
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 979 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
22alcottacre
Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron, The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks, Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, and Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
Books finished: 1, To a Mountain in Tibet
Time reading: ~4 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~10 hours
Played a couple of board games today, The Quacks of Quedlinburg and Calico.
Books read from: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron, The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks, Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, and Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
Books finished: 1, To a Mountain in Tibet
Time reading: ~4 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~10 hours
Played a couple of board games today, The Quacks of Quedlinburg and Calico.
23ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Books finished: none
Pages read: 150-ish
A light reading weekend, as I spent a good chunk of it in a cribbage tournament. My son also played & we both made the cut (top 16 of the 64 starters) and made a little money.
Books read from: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Books finished: none
Pages read: 150-ish
A light reading weekend, as I spent a good chunk of it in a cribbage tournament. My son also played & we both made the cut (top 16 of the 64 starters) and made a little money.
24lottpoet
Sunday
Books read from: We Ride upon Sticks by Quan Barry, Horrid by Katrina Leno
Books finished: None
Time reading: 2 hrs., 45 min.
Snacks: df chocolate peanut butter ice cream, apple slices & peanut butter, banana, chocolate coated cashews, homemade granola & df vanilla ice cream
Non-book activities: played Free Cell on my phone; typed up part of third draft of my novel; napped; watched Death Note; went to the lake with my sister to watch milk carton boat races; did a little grocery shopping
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 10 hrs., 10 min.
Books read from: We Ride upon Sticks by Quan Barry, Horrid by Katrina Leno
Books finished: None
Time reading: 2 hrs., 45 min.
Snacks: df chocolate peanut butter ice cream, apple slices & peanut butter, banana, chocolate coated cashews, homemade granola & df vanilla ice cream
Non-book activities: played Free Cell on my phone; typed up part of third draft of my novel; napped; watched Death Note; went to the lake with my sister to watch milk carton boat races; did a little grocery shopping
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 10 hrs., 10 min.
26fuzzi
>25 nrmay: I did too!
I've not yet read the sequel(s), but I went back and read it again about a year later.
I've not yet read the sequel(s), but I went back and read it again about a year later.
