Social Distancing Readathon #186 - October 6 - 8
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 well. She's healing slowly but surely. Mentally her confusion varies, some days more and some days less.
4alcottacre
>2 SilverWolf28: I am glad to hear that your mother is doing well, Silver. I hope she continues to improve even if it is a "slowly but surely process."
I am in for the Readathon as much as I can be. Kerry is coming home today after being out of town since Tuesday.
I am in for the Readathon as much as I can be. Kerry is coming home today after being out of town since Tuesday.
5nrmay
>2 SilverWolf28:
continued best wishes to your mom, Silver.
I'm in.
Currently reading The Giver of Stars and
She Started It by Sian Gilbert.
Partly sunny, 79 F. in Charlotte
continued best wishes to your mom, Silver.
I'm in.
Currently reading The Giver of Stars and
She Started It by Sian Gilbert.
Partly sunny, 79 F. in Charlotte
6benitastrnad
I'm in again. I plan on staying in on Sunday.
7alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook), I Saw Death Coming by Kidada E. Williams, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, A Time for Building by Gerald Sorin, Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho, and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~3.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook), I Saw Death Coming by Kidada E. Williams, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, A Time for Building by Gerald Sorin, Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho, and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~3.3 hours + listening to audiobook
8benitastrnad
Saturday night report
Books read from: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti. I am listening to Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen.
Books finished: Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer
Book Thoughts: I finished listening to All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer and really enjoyed this old fashioned noir spy thriller. I then started listening to a YA fantasy Merciful Crow which I am finding hard to listen to because of the voice and pronunciations of the narrator. I like the plot and think that this might be a book that I should have read instead of listened to. I should finish up Glass Devil tonight. It is for the LT Mystery group and is book 4 in the Inspector Huss series, which I like.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day at the Native American Festival at Moundville, with my former supervisor from the library. We had a great time together and it was a perfect fall day. Then on the phone with my sisters regarding my mother's medical care. This means that I will be leaving for Kansas earlier this week than I thought I would.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning.
Time posting:
Food: Dippin' Dots ice cream for lunch and a sandwich for supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 355
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1025 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
Books read from: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti. I am listening to Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen.
Books finished: Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer
Book Thoughts: I finished listening to All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer and really enjoyed this old fashioned noir spy thriller. I then started listening to a YA fantasy Merciful Crow which I am finding hard to listen to because of the voice and pronunciations of the narrator. I like the plot and think that this might be a book that I should have read instead of listened to. I should finish up Glass Devil tonight. It is for the LT Mystery group and is book 4 in the Inspector Huss series, which I like.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day at the Native American Festival at Moundville, with my former supervisor from the library. We had a great time together and it was a perfect fall day. Then on the phone with my sisters regarding my mother's medical care. This means that I will be leaving for Kansas earlier this week than I thought I would.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning.
Time posting:
Food: Dippin' Dots ice cream for lunch and a sandwich for supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 355
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1025 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
9alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook), I Saw Death Coming by Kidada E. Williams, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, A Time for Building by Gerald Sorin, Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho, and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Books finished: 1, Sorcerer to the Crown
Time reading: ~3.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~6.6 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook), I Saw Death Coming by Kidada E. Williams, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, A Time for Building by Gerald Sorin, Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho, and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Books finished: 1, Sorcerer to the Crown
Time reading: ~3.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~6.6 hours + listening to audiobook
10benitastrnad
Sunday evening report
Books read from: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti. I am listening to Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen.
Books finished: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer.
Book Thoughts: I finished Glass Devil and liked this police procedural even though I figured out who had done it early on in the book. The author is gradually drawing the reader into the private life of Inspector Iren Huss and I like that.
Non-Book activities: I met with an old friend this morning for breakfast and enjoyed my talk with her. I then spent time on the phone with my sister regarding my mother. My mother has been hospitalized for palliative care, so there is a good chance that I will be gone for another extensive period of time in the near future.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning.
Time posting:
Food: bagel and coffee for breakfast and Indian food for lunch.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 356
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1026 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
Books read from: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti. I am listening to Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen.
Books finished: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer.
Book Thoughts: I finished Glass Devil and liked this police procedural even though I figured out who had done it early on in the book. The author is gradually drawing the reader into the private life of Inspector Iren Huss and I like that.
Non-Book activities: I met with an old friend this morning for breakfast and enjoyed my talk with her. I then spent time on the phone with my sister regarding my mother. My mother has been hospitalized for palliative care, so there is a good chance that I will be gone for another extensive period of time in the near future.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning.
Time posting:
Food: bagel and coffee for breakfast and Indian food for lunch.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 356
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1026 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
11alcottacre
Sunday Evening Update:
Books read from: I Saw Death Coming by Kidada E. Williams, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, A Time for Building by Gerald Sorin, and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Books finished: 1, The Last Devil to Die
Time reading: ~3.4 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~10 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: I Saw Death Coming by Kidada E. Williams, The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, A Time for Building by Gerald Sorin, and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Books finished: 1, The Last Devil to Die
Time reading: ~3.4 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~10 hours + listening to audiobook
13benitastrnad
Weekend wrapup
Books read from: Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti. I am listening to Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen.
Books finished: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer.
Book Thoughts: My major push this week is going to be Skippy Dies. It is a chunkster at 660 pages. I am going to try to read 55 pages a day. That will take me 12 days to get the book read. So far it reminds of many of the Middle Grade books I have read over the years. That is as it should be since the book is set in a middle grades school in Dublin, Ireland. However, events in my personal life may interfere as my mother has been placed in hospice care.
Non-Book activities: phone call after phone call.
Time reading: .5 hour this morning.
Time posting:
Food: cottage cheese and strawberries for breakfast
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 356
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1026.5 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
Books read from: Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti. I am listening to Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen.
Books finished: Glass Devil by Helene Tursten. Ants Among Elephants by Sujatha Gidla. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer.
Book Thoughts: My major push this week is going to be Skippy Dies. It is a chunkster at 660 pages. I am going to try to read 55 pages a day. That will take me 12 days to get the book read. So far it reminds of many of the Middle Grade books I have read over the years. That is as it should be since the book is set in a middle grades school in Dublin, Ireland. However, events in my personal life may interfere as my mother has been placed in hospice care.
Non-Book activities: phone call after phone call.
Time reading: .5 hour this morning.
Time posting:
Food: cottage cheese and strawberries for breakfast
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 356
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1026.5 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020
14alcottacre
>13 benitastrnad: I am so sorry about your mother going into hospice, Benita.
