Social Distancing Readathon #182 - September 8 - 10
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
2alcottacre
I am in, Silver. My husband is down with COVID, so there will likely be no board gaming this weekend and I can concentrate on my books!
3SilverWolf28
Mom's doing well. Her wounds are healing like they should. Her mental state doesn't seem to have improved this week, she's still hallucinating quite a bit.
4benitastrnad
I plan on being home most of the weekend so apart from cooking I plan on reading.
6nrmay
I’m in.
I’m reading in Wisconsin and I’ll be traveling to Evanston IL tomorrow.
I’m reading The Curse of Chalion (Bujold) and
Back to the Garden by Laurie King.
cold and cloudy at Fisher Lake, WI.
49 F. (9 C.)
I’m reading in Wisconsin and I’ll be traveling to Evanston IL tomorrow.
I’m reading The Curse of Chalion (Bujold) and
Back to the Garden by Laurie King.
cold and cloudy at Fisher Lake, WI.
49 F. (9 C.)
7witchyrichy
I am in. I didn't get as much reading done last weekend as I had hoped. Ready to settle in this weekend.
8ChrisG1
I'm in - currently reading The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote, and Love Your Enemies by Arthur C. Brooks.
9alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott (audiobook), The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng, Not for All the Gold in Ireland by John James, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, and If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Books finished: 1, The Garden of Evening Mists
Time reading: 3.8 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 3.8 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott (audiobook), The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng, Not for All the Gold in Ireland by John James, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, and If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Books finished: 1, The Garden of Evening Mists
Time reading: 3.8 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 3.8 hours + listening to audiobook
10LibraryLover23
Books read from: Everett Ruess: A Vagabond For Beauty by W. L. Rusho, Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, Tender Is The Bite by Spencer Quinn
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 1 hour 10 minutes
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 1 hour 10 minutes
11benitastrnad
Saturday afternoon round-up
Books read from: Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After by Corey Mintz. Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. I am listening to a YA fantasy Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves.
Books finished: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
Book Thoughts: I have not felt good today and so haven't gotten much reading done. I have made significant progress on Next Supper and am about 50 pages from the end of this enlightening book about the restaurant industry. This book has made me stop and take a hard look at where I am spending my out-of-the-house dining dollars and why. I think this book is going to make my end of the year best list. I also finished listening to All Things Wise and Wonderful and thought that book 3 in the All Creatures Great and Small series was the best of the three, but still I wonder why this series has been so popular? All the love the TV series is getting on PBS doesn't puzzle as there is wonderful scenery, good actors, and significant changes to the timelines of the stories. All of which improve on the books. I suspect that this is one of those series that won't wear well with time.
Non-Book activities: I have spent most of the day knitting and have made very good progress on the second of my Christmas presents that I am knitting. I hope to finish it this weekend and get started on my stocking hat Christmas presents.
Time reading over the weekend: 1 hours
Time posting:
Food: leftover Frito pie. I hope I finish this up soon as my stomach doesn't like that many Fritos.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 347
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1004 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
Books read from: Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After by Corey Mintz. Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. I am listening to a YA fantasy Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves.
Books finished: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
Book Thoughts: I have not felt good today and so haven't gotten much reading done. I have made significant progress on Next Supper and am about 50 pages from the end of this enlightening book about the restaurant industry. This book has made me stop and take a hard look at where I am spending my out-of-the-house dining dollars and why. I think this book is going to make my end of the year best list. I also finished listening to All Things Wise and Wonderful and thought that book 3 in the All Creatures Great and Small series was the best of the three, but still I wonder why this series has been so popular? All the love the TV series is getting on PBS doesn't puzzle as there is wonderful scenery, good actors, and significant changes to the timelines of the stories. All of which improve on the books. I suspect that this is one of those series that won't wear well with time.
Non-Book activities: I have spent most of the day knitting and have made very good progress on the second of my Christmas presents that I am knitting. I hope to finish it this weekend and get started on my stocking hat Christmas presents.
Time reading over the weekend: 1 hours
Time posting:
Food: leftover Frito pie. I hope I finish this up soon as my stomach doesn't like that many Fritos.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 347
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1004 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020
12fuzzi
>3 SilverWolf28: good news!
>6 nrmay: I love The Curse of Chalion.
I'm feeling unambitious, so instead of doing chores I read The Cardinal of the Kremlin for over an hour.
>6 nrmay: I love The Curse of Chalion.
I'm feeling unambitious, so instead of doing chores I read The Cardinal of the Kremlin for over an hour.
13alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott (audiobook), Not for All the Gold in Ireland by John James, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount, and If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Books finished: 1, Montana 1948
Time reading: 4.6 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: 8.4 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Towers of Silence by Paul Scott (audiobook), Not for All the Gold in Ireland by John James, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount, and If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Books finished: 1, Montana 1948
Time reading: 4.6 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: 8.4 hours + listening to audiobook
14witchyrichy
Sunday morning update:
Books finished: September by Rosamunde Pilcher
Books read from: The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
Non-reading activities: grocery shopping, tennis watching (Yay, Coco!), card making
Books finished: September by Rosamunde Pilcher
Books read from: The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
Non-reading activities: grocery shopping, tennis watching (Yay, Coco!), card making
15benitastrnad
Sunday afternoon round-up
Books read from: Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After by Corey Mintz. Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. I am listening to a YA fantasy Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves.
Books finished: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
Book Thoughts: I swear that Next Supper is growing pages. I read alot in that book last night and this morning and I am still 40 pages from completing it. Afterlives is proving to be a good book. It progresses slowly but there is so much in it and Gurnah writes beautifully.
Non-Book activities: I am baking this afternoon after I get done with my book discussion meeting. This time it will be a squash sweet bread.
Time reading over the weekend: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: Indian food. I hope my stomach feels better with that soothing food in it than it did with the Frito Pie.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 347
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1006 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
Books read from: Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After by Corey Mintz. Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. I am listening to a YA fantasy Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves.
Books finished: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
Book Thoughts: I swear that Next Supper is growing pages. I read alot in that book last night and this morning and I am still 40 pages from completing it. Afterlives is proving to be a good book. It progresses slowly but there is so much in it and Gurnah writes beautifully.
Non-Book activities: I am baking this afternoon after I get done with my book discussion meeting. This time it will be a squash sweet bread.
Time reading over the weekend: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: Indian food. I hope my stomach feels better with that soothing food in it than it did with the Frito Pie.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 347
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1006 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
16ChrisG1
Weekend wrap-up:
Books read from: Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Civil War: A Narrative, and Love Your Enemies by Arthur C. Brooks
Books Finished: Tehanu
Pages read: 450-ish
Non-reading activities: I had sports (mostly college football) running on the TV all day on Saturday. Today had church and a birthday dinner for my daughter-in-law.
Books read from: Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Civil War: A Narrative, and Love Your Enemies by Arthur C. Brooks
Books Finished: Tehanu
Pages read: 450-ish
Non-reading activities: I had sports (mostly college football) running on the TV all day on Saturday. Today had church and a birthday dinner for my daughter-in-law.
17alcottacre
Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Not for All the Gold in Ireland by John James, Love-in-a-Mist by Victoria Goddard, The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount, and If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Books finished: 2, The Bluest Eye and If I Survive You
Time reading: 6.25 hours
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 12
Total time reading: 14.65 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Not for All the Gold in Ireland by John James, Love-in-a-Mist by Victoria Goddard, The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount, and If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
Books finished: 2, The Bluest Eye and If I Survive You
Time reading: 6.25 hours
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 12
Total time reading: 14.65 hours + listening to audiobook
