Social Distancing Readathon #204 - February 9 - 11
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2024
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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
3alcottacre
I am in too, as much as I can be!
4avatiakh
I'll have a go as well. There are a couple of books I want to make progress in.
Auckland, New Zealand.
Auckland, New Zealand.
5nrmay
I’m in. Have about 4 to finish -
Sweetness of Water
The Crossing Places by E. Griffiths.
Hello Beautiful
Her Last Lie, by J. S. Lark.
Sweetness of Water
The Crossing Places by E. Griffiths.
Hello Beautiful
Her Last Lie, by J. S. Lark.
6avatiakh
I'm reading a graphic novel about the life of Betrand Russell, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis. It came up when I was searching for Greek authors at my library.
Also want to get further along in The Postcard by Anne Berest.
Also want to get further along in The Postcard by Anne Berest.
7EllaTim
I’m in. Reading The Ilias, The Bee Sting Revolution Song (why does LT come up with a quite different book ‘The Hamster Revolution’ in the touchstones? Weird)
I’m at home with a bout of flu something, so time to read.
I’m at home with a bout of flu something, so time to read.
8Carmenere
Count me in. As usual, I really need to finish Someone Else's Shoes by Monday for book discussion. I will finish The Odyssey and I will begin A Rome of One's Own
9benitastrnad
Friday report
Books read from: Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. I am listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford and Discord of Gods
Book Thoughts: I spent the week reading Discord of Gods and finished it this morning with my coffee. I really liked this epic fantasy series. The world building was outstanding and the characters well done. The plot hung together through all five books and most of all the last book had an ending that made sense. That is very rare in the world of epic fantasy. The books are long, but the reward is good. I started listening to the recorded books that I brought home with me and listened while I was writing the thank you notes for the Memorial gifts and to those who brought food for the funeral lunch. It worked quite well and allowed me to listen to Songs of Willow Frost in three days. I enjoy Jamie Ford's books and this one was quite good and perfect for listening to while writing the same note over and over. I started listening to a Fredrik Backman book because, like the books by Jamie Ford, I generally like Backman's books and so far Britt-Marie Was Here hasn't disappointed me. It has just the right touch of humor and seriousness that makes it perfect for listening.
Non-Book activities: coffee with the community this morning.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: yogurt and granola with blackberries for breakfast along with some very good coffee.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 386
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1085 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. I am listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford and Discord of Gods
Book Thoughts: I spent the week reading Discord of Gods and finished it this morning with my coffee. I really liked this epic fantasy series. The world building was outstanding and the characters well done. The plot hung together through all five books and most of all the last book had an ending that made sense. That is very rare in the world of epic fantasy. The books are long, but the reward is good. I started listening to the recorded books that I brought home with me and listened while I was writing the thank you notes for the Memorial gifts and to those who brought food for the funeral lunch. It worked quite well and allowed me to listen to Songs of Willow Frost in three days. I enjoy Jamie Ford's books and this one was quite good and perfect for listening to while writing the same note over and over. I started listening to a Fredrik Backman book because, like the books by Jamie Ford, I generally like Backman's books and so far Britt-Marie Was Here hasn't disappointed me. It has just the right touch of humor and seriousness that makes it perfect for listening.
Non-Book activities: coffee with the community this morning.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: yogurt and granola with blackberries for breakfast along with some very good coffee.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 386
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1085 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
10Cecilturtle
I'm in. I have a couple of books I'd like to finish.
11ChrisG1
I'm in again - currently reading Dry Bones by Craig Johnson - part of his Longmire series.
12EllaTim
It’s 1 AM here.
I’ve been reading from The Bee Sting this evening. Ten pages.
Snacks: crackers and cheese
Other activities: reading for a job. Making dinner. Cleared out a file folder. Took a book to a Little Free Library.
I’ve been reading from The Bee Sting this evening. Ten pages.
Snacks: crackers and cheese
Other activities: reading for a job. Making dinner. Cleared out a file folder. Took a book to a Little Free Library.
13fuzzi
I am reading From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg and have Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton next.
I bought another car, but am planning on selling two we don't need.
Edited to fix Touchstones.
I bought another car, but am planning on selling two we don't need.
Edited to fix Touchstones.
14avatiakh
I've been listening to The Iliad by Homer while driving. Also read a little more of The Postcard & Logicomix.
15Carmenere
Friday update - 10:45pm
Did not read as much as i intended. I spent the majority of the day changing vacay plans.
I read 2 chapters in Someone Else's Shoes.
Did not read as much as i intended. I spent the majority of the day changing vacay plans.
I read 2 chapters in Someone Else's Shoes.
16nrmay
11:30p Friday
Finally ready for bedtime reading.
Concentrating on Hello Beautiful for book club on Tues.
Great dinner at my sister’s house.
Greek shrimp with orzo and feta, salad, crusty bread, wine.
Other activity:
Nap, walk, Scrabble, jigsaw puzzle.
Finally ready for bedtime reading.
Concentrating on Hello Beautiful for book club on Tues.
Great dinner at my sister’s house.
Greek shrimp with orzo and feta, salad, crusty bread, wine.
Other activity:
Nap, walk, Scrabble, jigsaw puzzle.
17alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (audiobook), Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan, Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Collected Poems by Philip Larkin, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Code Girls by Liza Mundy, and King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.4 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~3.4 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (audiobook), Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan, Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Collected Poems by Philip Larkin, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Code Girls by Liza Mundy, and King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.4 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~3.4 hours + listening to audiobook
18EllaTim
Saturday morning update:
Read from: The Bee Sting (an hour)
Yesterday evening audiobook: Great Expectations. (I have the text next to it, as a help. The reader is very good, a nice voice, but he has a bit of an accent)
>17 alcottacre: So many books!
Read from: The Bee Sting (an hour)
Yesterday evening audiobook: Great Expectations. (I have the text next to it, as a help. The reader is very good, a nice voice, but he has a bit of an accent)
>17 alcottacre: So many books!
19klobrien2
Saturday morning update:
Books read from: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, Cooking My Way, When I Was Your Age. Read/watched two lectures of Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet.
Books finished: When I Was Your Age
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: kettle corn
Thoughts: I was going to give up on When I Was Your Age, but it drew me back in, and I ended up finishing it. Good book!
Non-book activities: Watched episodes of last year’s shows that I had let sit—The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and The Reluctant Traveler (Eugene Levy). Both are really good shows, so I’ll seek to watch more.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, Cooking My Way, When I Was Your Age. Read/watched two lectures of Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet.
Books finished: When I Was Your Age
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: kettle corn
Thoughts: I was going to give up on When I Was Your Age, but it drew me back in, and I ended up finishing it. Good book!
Non-book activities: Watched episodes of last year’s shows that I had let sit—The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and The Reluctant Traveler (Eugene Levy). Both are really good shows, so I’ll seek to watch more.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 3 hours
20cbl_tn
Saturday morning update:
I finished Nina Balatka, but that's all the reading I've done so far this weekend. I made blueberry white chocolate chip muffins with streusel topping for breakfast, and they just may be the best muffins I've ever had. I'm getting ready to drop Adrian off at the groomer and then shop for a new entertainment center.
I finished Nina Balatka, but that's all the reading I've done so far this weekend. I made blueberry white chocolate chip muffins with streusel topping for breakfast, and they just may be the best muffins I've ever had. I'm getting ready to drop Adrian off at the groomer and then shop for a new entertainment center.
21PocheFamily
I'm in, and hoping to get a solid 10 hours in. But I doubt it'll help me finish anything ... have too many open reads just now, so will be flitting between books, all really well-written: Mozart, Hidden Figures, Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots, The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution, and the only one that's not a history or memoir, Rise of the Federation: Tower of Babel. With three more books queued up behind this, and ANOTHER three due back to the library by the end of the month ... I think I've succumbed to too much eagerness! But enough dawdling: gotta get reading! Have fun everyone!! Happy Lunar New Year!
22avatiakh
9.30am Sunday
I've just been reading The Postcard on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.
Nonbook activities: Just made a satay marinade for tonight's chicken dinner.
I've just been reading The Postcard on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.
Nonbook activities: Just made a satay marinade for tonight's chicken dinner.
23benitastrnad
>19 klobrien2:
I have enjoyed every book I have read by J. Ryan Stradal. They have a great mix of humor and real life and FOOD!
I have enjoyed every book I have read by J. Ryan Stradal. They have a great mix of humor and real life and FOOD!
24benitastrnad
Saturday report
Books read from: Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli. Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. I am listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood.
Book Thoughts: I finished several books yesterday and so started several more today. My main squeeze this weekend is Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. This is the newest title in the Bruno Courreges series and I am reading it as part of the mystery series group read. I should have read it last fall, but it was always checked out of the library and I finally got it about two weeks ago. I hope to finish reading it this weekend.
Non-Book activities: It was a busy day. I went to an author talk at our local library. Then I went to our community center this afternoon to hear two Vietnam veterans talk about their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D. C. It was a fund raising event for the local Delta Kappa Gamma retired teacher's educational scholarship fund. It was a great time and many many people from the community were there. Tonight I am going out for pizza with my sister to a locally owned pizzeria.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: yogurt and granola with blackberries for breakfast along with some very good coffee.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 388
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1086 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli. Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. I am listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood.
Book Thoughts: I finished several books yesterday and so started several more today. My main squeeze this weekend is Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. This is the newest title in the Bruno Courreges series and I am reading it as part of the mystery series group read. I should have read it last fall, but it was always checked out of the library and I finally got it about two weeks ago. I hope to finish reading it this weekend.
Non-Book activities: It was a busy day. I went to an author talk at our local library. Then I went to our community center this afternoon to hear two Vietnam veterans talk about their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D. C. It was a fund raising event for the local Delta Kappa Gamma retired teacher's educational scholarship fund. It was a great time and many many people from the community were there. Tonight I am going out for pizza with my sister to a locally owned pizzeria.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: yogurt and granola with blackberries for breakfast along with some very good coffee.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 388
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1086 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
25cbl_tn
Saturday night update:
I've read several chapters of Poseidon's Gold this evening. I haven't had as much reading time as I had hoped today. This afternoon I took Adrian to a grooming appointment, then shopped for a new TV and console while I waited. I didn't find anything, so I continued searching online when I got home. The console has been ordered, and I'll order the TV in a few days so that they'll arrive at about the same time. Then I did my taxes. I also cooked some turkey and rice for Adrian. My supper was leftover cheese quesadilla and salad from last night.
I've read several chapters of Poseidon's Gold this evening. I haven't had as much reading time as I had hoped today. This afternoon I took Adrian to a grooming appointment, then shopped for a new TV and console while I waited. I didn't find anything, so I continued searching online when I got home. The console has been ordered, and I'll order the TV in a few days so that they'll arrive at about the same time. Then I did my taxes. I also cooked some turkey and rice for Adrian. My supper was leftover cheese quesadilla and salad from last night.
26alcottacre
>18 EllaTim: This is the way I normally read, Ella. I have been doing it so long now that it is second nature to me - although I must say I normally top off at around 6, but I have been known to read (rarely) 10 at a time, lol.
>22 avatiakh: I was supposed to read The Postcard last month but never managed to fit it in, Kerry, so I am definitely reading it this one! I hope you are finding it to be good reading. I know that Donna loved it.
>22 avatiakh: I was supposed to read The Postcard last month but never managed to fit it in, Kerry, so I am definitely reading it this one! I hope you are finding it to be good reading. I know that Donna loved it.
27alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (audiobook), Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan, Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Code Girls by Liza Mundy, and King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Books finished: 1, Voroshilovgrad
Time reading: ~2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~5.4 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (audiobook), Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan, Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Code Girls by Liza Mundy, and King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Books finished: 1, Voroshilovgrad
Time reading: ~2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~5.4 hours + listening to audiobook
28Cecilturtle
Sunday morning update:
Books read from: Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman; Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansouci; 111 Places in Ottawa That You Must Not Miss by Jennifer Bain; How to Read a Novel Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Books finished:
Time reading: 6 hours
Food: Halva
Thoughts: Reading two thrillers at once is too confusing so I'm concentrating on Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman
Non-book activities: I made a glass paperweight! My first time working with glass. I also did a lovely hike.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 6 hours
Books read from: Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman; Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansouci; 111 Places in Ottawa That You Must Not Miss by Jennifer Bain; How to Read a Novel Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Books finished:
Time reading: 6 hours
Food: Halva
Thoughts: Reading two thrillers at once is too confusing so I'm concentrating on Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman
Non-book activities: I made a glass paperweight! My first time working with glass. I also did a lovely hike.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 6 hours
29klobrien2
Sunday morning update:
Books read from: Cooking My Way, Ironheart Vol. 1, Down the Hatch (Agatha Raisin), 3 great picture books.
Books finished: Knight Owl, Sloth Slept On, Giraffes Can’t Dance
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: turkey sliders for lunch, calico beans for supper
Thoughts: I usually have some picture books to read once a week (library requests that have come in). These reading sessions are a highlight of my reading—these books are such a treasure!
Non-book activities: Watched an episode of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 1.4) and Inspector Morse episode 7.2 (getting near the end).
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: 6 hours
Books read from: Cooking My Way, Ironheart Vol. 1, Down the Hatch (Agatha Raisin), 3 great picture books.
Books finished: Knight Owl, Sloth Slept On, Giraffes Can’t Dance
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: turkey sliders for lunch, calico beans for supper
Thoughts: I usually have some picture books to read once a week (library requests that have come in). These reading sessions are a highlight of my reading—these books are such a treasure!
Non-book activities: Watched an episode of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 1.4) and Inspector Morse episode 7.2 (getting near the end).
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: 6 hours
30Carmenere
Saturday Update:
Haha sorry this is late, I was busy ……reading ;)
Books read from: exclusively Someone Else’s Shoes.
Time reading: approx 4 hours
Food: I made a huge pot of chili for Saturday night and Super Bowl Sunday
Thoughts: All the men in this book except maybe one or two are intolerable, mean, emotionally closed and idiotic.
Non book activities: cooked, laundry
Haha sorry this is late, I was busy ……reading ;)
Books read from: exclusively Someone Else’s Shoes.
Time reading: approx 4 hours
Food: I made a huge pot of chili for Saturday night and Super Bowl Sunday
Thoughts: All the men in this book except maybe one or two are intolerable, mean, emotionally closed and idiotic.
Non book activities: cooked, laundry
31cbl_tn
Sunday afternoon update:
I finished the audio of Right Ho, Jeeves on the drive home from church, and I finished Poseidon's Gold over lunch. That gives me 3 completions so far this weekend. Lunch was ground pork and cabbage skillet and a tangerine. I hope to finish another short book this afternoon, but I think I need a nap first!
I finished the audio of Right Ho, Jeeves on the drive home from church, and I finished Poseidon's Gold over lunch. That gives me 3 completions so far this weekend. Lunch was ground pork and cabbage skillet and a tangerine. I hope to finish another short book this afternoon, but I think I need a nap first!
32EllaTim
Sunday evening update.
I read from: The Bee Sting
Great Expectations
And Indemnity Only
Book thoughts: I finished part three of The Bee Sting Imelda’s story. It was pretty bleak. Part four is Dicky’s story, and I’m finding it hard to get involved with a new character.
I read from: The Bee Sting
Great Expectations
And Indemnity Only
Book thoughts: I finished part three of The Bee Sting Imelda’s story. It was pretty bleak. Part four is Dicky’s story, and I’m finding it hard to get involved with a new character.
33Cecilturtle
Sunday evening update:
Books read from: Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansouci; 111 Places in Ottawa That You Must Not Miss by Jennifer Bain; How to Read a Novel Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Books finished: Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: Mozart Kugleln
Thoughts: I had forgotten how vibrant Atwood's style is. I didn't find these stories (from the early 80s) dated at all.
Non-book activities: I had an uninspiring hike with a part of the conservation area closed and a mild headache.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 9 hours
Books read from: Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansouci; 111 Places in Ottawa That You Must Not Miss by Jennifer Bain; How to Read a Novel Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Books finished: Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: Mozart Kugleln
Thoughts: I had forgotten how vibrant Atwood's style is. I didn't find these stories (from the early 80s) dated at all.
Non-book activities: I had an uninspiring hike with a part of the conservation area closed and a mild headache.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 9 hours
34benitastrnad
Sunday report
Books read from: Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli. Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. I finished listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott.
Book Thoughts: I finally finished listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. It was one of the most boring recorded novels that I have listened to in a very long time. I think it is because the narrator had this soft sleepy voice that sounded boring. The plot was a solid mish mash of pieces that didn't seem to fit together.
I finished the book and still don't understand why Napoleon was in it. There were just too many plot lines that the author couldn't get to come together. The only reason why I finished it was that I am running short of recorded books to listen to in the car, so I have been trapped with this book for the last two weeks. I am enjoying Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. It is just mind candy and it makes me wish I could take a month's long vacation in the Périgord region of France.
Non-Book activities: Church activities all day and book discussion group in the afternoon. I am going to start baking King Cakes tomorrow. I hope I can find purple, green, and gold sprinkles for them, but if not I will improvise.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: croissant and coffee for breakfast and a very good pork loin with apples and couscous for lunch.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 389
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1087 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli. Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. I finished listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott and Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott.
Book Thoughts: I finally finished listening to Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. It was one of the most boring recorded novels that I have listened to in a very long time. I think it is because the narrator had this soft sleepy voice that sounded boring. The plot was a solid mish mash of pieces that didn't seem to fit together.
I finished the book and still don't understand why Napoleon was in it. There were just too many plot lines that the author couldn't get to come together. The only reason why I finished it was that I am running short of recorded books to listen to in the car, so I have been trapped with this book for the last two weeks. I am enjoying Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. It is just mind candy and it makes me wish I could take a month's long vacation in the Périgord region of France.
Non-Book activities: Church activities all day and book discussion group in the afternoon. I am going to start baking King Cakes tomorrow. I hope I can find purple, green, and gold sprinkles for them, but if not I will improvise.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: croissant and coffee for breakfast and a very good pork loin with apples and couscous for lunch.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 389
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1087 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
35cbl_tn
Sunday night update:
I completed one last book for this weekend's readathon, Illness as Metaphor. I'm going to read a chapter in The Girls of Atomic City and then call it a night. It's been one of the more successful readathons for me in terms of completions.
I completed one last book for this weekend's readathon, Illness as Metaphor. I'm going to read a chapter in The Girls of Atomic City and then call it a night. It's been one of the more successful readathons for me in terms of completions.
36Carmenere
Sunday night update:
Books read from: Someone Else’s Shoes, The Odyssey
Time reading: approx 4 hours
Food: The chili I made yesterday. Chili is always better the second day
Thoughts: I am happy I accomplished what I set out to do, finish the two books I wanted to finish
Non book activities: watching the Super Bowl
Books read from: Someone Else’s Shoes, The Odyssey
Time reading: approx 4 hours
Food: The chili I made yesterday. Chili is always better the second day
Thoughts: I am happy I accomplished what I set out to do, finish the two books I wanted to finish
Non book activities: watching the Super Bowl
37fuzzi
I did finish From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg and started reading Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton last night. Touchstones on the books are NOT working this morning, oh well.
I spent Friday doing "buying a car" things, then Saturday my coworker sent her handyman spouse over to my house. I now have two additional working ceiling fans, one in the kitchen and one in the spare bedroom, woo!
I spent Friday doing "buying a car" things, then Saturday my coworker sent her handyman spouse over to my house. I now have two additional working ceiling fans, one in the kitchen and one in the spare bedroom, woo!
38alcottacre
Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: Collected Poems by Philip Larkin, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Code Girls by Liza Mundy, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, and Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.6 hours
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~9 hours + listening to audiobook
My CFS decided to kick in this weekend and I did not get as much read as I had hoped to, unfortunately.
Books read from: Collected Poems by Philip Larkin, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Code Girls by Liza Mundy, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, and Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.6 hours
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~9 hours + listening to audiobook
My CFS decided to kick in this weekend and I did not get as much read as I had hoped to, unfortunately.
39PocheFamily
Books read from: Poopie Suits and Cowboy Boots, Frank Hood (Kindle); Rise of the Federation: Tower of Babel, Christopher L. Bennett (Kindle); Mozart, Jan Swafford (paperback); The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution, Sam Willis (Audible); Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, Margot Lee Shetterly (Libby); and a Rick Steeves Portugal guide (Kindle).
Time reading:
Fri: 1.75
Sat: 3.5
Sun: 4.75
Snacks: chai, pumpernickel toast
Thoughts: I'm teetering on the edge of Not Finishing Stuff. The number of open books is just a symptom of this. I need to re-focus, despite the universe's entropic tendency to prevent that. Thank you read-a-thon for drawing my attention to the slippage!
Non-book activities: The typical, nothing extraordinary. Memorable items are enjoying mild winter weather with dog walks, the humorous phone calls with my eldest, and the pleasant company of the spousal unit.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 10h
Time reading:
Fri: 1.75
Sat: 3.5
Sun: 4.75
Snacks: chai, pumpernickel toast
Thoughts: I'm teetering on the edge of Not Finishing Stuff. The number of open books is just a symptom of this. I need to re-focus, despite the universe's entropic tendency to prevent that. Thank you read-a-thon for drawing my attention to the slippage!
Non-book activities: The typical, nothing extraordinary. Memorable items are enjoying mild winter weather with dog walks, the humorous phone calls with my eldest, and the pleasant company of the spousal unit.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 10h
40klobrien2
Monday morning update:
Books read from: Cooking My Way, Ironheart Vol. 1, Down the Hatch (Agatha Raisin).
Books finished: Ironheart Vol 1.
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: calico beans
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Watched Puppy Bowl from time to time and a few minutes of Superbowl. Inspector Morse episode 7.3. Ran errands (items back to library, mailed Valentines).
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: 8 hours
Books read from: Cooking My Way, Ironheart Vol. 1, Down the Hatch (Agatha Raisin).
Books finished: Ironheart Vol 1.
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: calico beans
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Watched Puppy Bowl from time to time and a few minutes of Superbowl. Inspector Morse episode 7.3. Ran errands (items back to library, mailed Valentines).
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: 8 hours
41ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Dry Bones by Craig Johnson, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Books finished: Same
Pages read: 650-ish - both books were fast paced page-turners & I flew through them
Non-reading activities: Watched the Super Bowl at my son's house
Books read from: Dry Bones by Craig Johnson, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Books finished: Same
Pages read: 650-ish - both books were fast paced page-turners & I flew through them
Non-reading activities: Watched the Super Bowl at my son's house
42benitastrnad
Monday wrap-up
Books read from: Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli. A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. I am listening to Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker
Book Thoughts: I finished reading A Chateau Under Siege this morning and, as always, enjoyed reading it. Bruno is a great hero to read about and France's Périgord region is a place that I would like to visit. I want to eat foi gras and all that other good food found in the region. This series is so much fun.
Non-Book activities: It was an in-service day at school so I had the neighbor kids all afternoon. We baked two King Cake's. I will let them take one to the church's Kids Club on Wednesday to share with the other kids. Our church doesn't do Lent and I am sure that most of the kids won't have ever eaten a King Cake. We put one naked baby in the first cake and put two naked babies in the second King Cake.
Time reading: 2 hours this morning
Time posting:
Food: Pulled Pork Salad with BBQ dressing
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 390
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1089 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli. A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker. Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht. I am listening to Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman.
Books finished: Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford. Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons. Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. A Chateau Under Siege by Martin Walker
Book Thoughts: I finished reading A Chateau Under Siege this morning and, as always, enjoyed reading it. Bruno is a great hero to read about and France's Périgord region is a place that I would like to visit. I want to eat foi gras and all that other good food found in the region. This series is so much fun.
Non-Book activities: It was an in-service day at school so I had the neighbor kids all afternoon. We baked two King Cake's. I will let them take one to the church's Kids Club on Wednesday to share with the other kids. Our church doesn't do Lent and I am sure that most of the kids won't have ever eaten a King Cake. We put one naked baby in the first cake and put two naked babies in the second King Cake.
Time reading: 2 hours this morning
Time posting:
Food: Pulled Pork Salad with BBQ dressing
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 390
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1089 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
43Cecilturtle
>42 benitastrnad: I highly recommend the Périgord region: not only is the food delicious but it's where the famous cavemen paintings were discovered at Lascaux. The book series sounds super fun!
44benitastrnad
>43 Cecilturtle:
The series is the Bruno, Chief of Police series. There are 16 books in the series so far. The author is Martin Walker
The series is the Bruno, Chief of Police series. There are 16 books in the series so far. The author is Martin Walker
