Social Distancing Readathon #207 - March 1 - 3
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
2alcottacre
I am in again, Silver. Thanks!
3Carmenere
I am also in, Silver. I’ll start off with Small Things Like These. It’s short so room for a couple more.
7ChrisG1
I'm in again. Currently reading Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov.
8The_Hibernator
I'll see how much reading I can do this weekend. 😊
9benitastrnad
Friday startup
Books read from: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Edge of Day by Laurie Lee. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: I didn't get much reading done today. I can't believe that I am still listening to Summer Before the War. It is incredibly boring and the only reason why I am still listening to it is because I was trapped in my car with it for the 1,200 mile trip back to Alabama. I had listened to all of the books I brought with me and this was the only one left. It was a disappointment. I finished Good Girls Revolt and thought it was a very good follow-up to my previous book about the women journalists of NPR. The Newsweek case was brought up in the NPR book and I decided I should know about this case. It was the first such compliant about discrimination against women in the workplace and ended up being a class action lawsuit against the Newsweek parent company, the Washington Post. It read really fast because it was written by the first woman editor at Newsweek. She was one of the original plaintives and after the lawsuit was the first to benefit from the new anti-discrimination policies put into place.
Non-Book activities: Got back to T-town last night and forgot my house key. I had to go to my friends and get the extra key I have on deposit with them.
Time reading: 1 hour. This morning when I woke up I read in bed for an hour.
Time posting:
Food: sandwiches. I am looking forward to having supper out with friends tonight.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 398
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1100 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Edge of Day by Laurie Lee. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: I didn't get much reading done today. I can't believe that I am still listening to Summer Before the War. It is incredibly boring and the only reason why I am still listening to it is because I was trapped in my car with it for the 1,200 mile trip back to Alabama. I had listened to all of the books I brought with me and this was the only one left. It was a disappointment. I finished Good Girls Revolt and thought it was a very good follow-up to my previous book about the women journalists of NPR. The Newsweek case was brought up in the NPR book and I decided I should know about this case. It was the first such compliant about discrimination against women in the workplace and ended up being a class action lawsuit against the Newsweek parent company, the Washington Post. It read really fast because it was written by the first woman editor at Newsweek. She was one of the original plaintives and after the lawsuit was the first to benefit from the new anti-discrimination policies put into place.
Non-Book activities: Got back to T-town last night and forgot my house key. I had to go to my friends and get the extra key I have on deposit with them.
Time reading: 1 hour. This morning when I woke up I read in bed for an hour.
Time posting:
Food: sandwiches. I am looking forward to having supper out with friends tonight.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 398
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1100 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
10witchyrichy
I am in! I have been busy or traveling the past two weekends. This weekend is wide open, and I am actually looking forward to a rainy day to settle in and read.
12nrmay
Fri evening
I have settled in to read tonight after a busy day tidying, packing, getting ready to leave town Sat morning. We’re driving to FL for a week. All l want to do is walk on the beach, read books, and eat fish!
Books:
Finishing Thank You for Listening.
Then Down Here We Come Up for book club. My friend’s daughter wrote this book.
Dinner: out at neighborhood Mexican place. Mex food pretty much all the same but this little place is a treasure.
I had sopa de camarones and a large margarita.
Cold and raining, and here l was looking for spring to begin on Mar 1.
I have settled in to read tonight after a busy day tidying, packing, getting ready to leave town Sat morning. We’re driving to FL for a week. All l want to do is walk on the beach, read books, and eat fish!
Books:
Finishing Thank You for Listening.
Then Down Here We Come Up for book club. My friend’s daughter wrote this book.
Dinner: out at neighborhood Mexican place. Mex food pretty much all the same but this little place is a treasure.
I had sopa de camarones and a large margarita.
Cold and raining, and here l was looking for spring to begin on Mar 1.
13Cecilturtle
I forgot to report back last week so I'll try to be better this week!
Books read from: How to Read a Novel like a Professor by Thomas Foster; The Fire Gospel by Michael Faber
Books finished: Suites inoubliables by Akira Mizubayashi
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 7:30 pm
Snacks: pop corn and chocolate
Thoughts: I really wanted to like the Mizubayashi novel but I found I didn't relate to the characters
Non-book activities: laundry
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: How to Read a Novel like a Professor by Thomas Foster; The Fire Gospel by Michael Faber
Books finished: Suites inoubliables by Akira Mizubayashi
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 7:30 pm
Snacks: pop corn and chocolate
Thoughts: I really wanted to like the Mizubayashi novel but I found I didn't relate to the characters
Non-book activities: laundry
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 2 hours
14Carmenere
Friday night update:
Books read from: Foster, Small Things Like These, The Latecomer
Books finished: Foster by Claire Keegan
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 9:15pm
Snacks: Hershey Kisses (Harry Potter themed)
Thoughts: Hoping my Mah Jongg friend will recover from a tough diagnosis
Non-book activities: Watched basketball game on tv
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Foster, Small Things Like These, The Latecomer
Books finished: Foster by Claire Keegan
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 9:15pm
Snacks: Hershey Kisses (Harry Potter themed)
Thoughts: Hoping my Mah Jongg friend will recover from a tough diagnosis
Non-book activities: Watched basketball game on tv
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3 hours
15Tess_W
I'm in this weekend!
Friday 10:32 PM
Books read from: (3, thus far) Polio, Justinian's Flea, Ormond
Books finished:1 (thus far) Polio by David Oshinsky
Time reading: 2:30
Time posting: 2mins
Snacks: don't snack, for the most part! Dinner: steak, broiled asparagus, angel-food cake with blueberries
Thoughts: I can't wait till summer to have fresh lettuce every day, I know 2 people with Polio in the 60-70 age range, I miss my sister 1800 miles away in Arizona.....I'm going down a rabbit hole in reading--just ordered 3 books about plagues/diseases from the library
Non-book activities: did the hair/nail salon today, grocery after 2 months of no grocery spend (Jan/Feb no spend challenge)
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Friday 10:32 PM
Books read from: (3, thus far) Polio, Justinian's Flea, Ormond
Books finished:1 (thus far) Polio by David Oshinsky
Time reading: 2:30
Time posting: 2mins
Snacks: don't snack, for the most part! Dinner: steak, broiled asparagus, angel-food cake with blueberries
Thoughts: I can't wait till summer to have fresh lettuce every day, I know 2 people with Polio in the 60-70 age range, I miss my sister 1800 miles away in Arizona.....I'm going down a rabbit hole in reading--just ordered 3 books about plagues/diseases from the library
Non-book activities: did the hair/nail salon today, grocery after 2 months of no grocery spend (Jan/Feb no spend challenge)
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
16klobrien2
Saturday morning:
Books read from: Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Devil’s Delight by M. C. Beaton. Watched Great Course The Middle Ages Around the World: 11. Cathedrals to Pagodas: Sacred Architecture, and 12. Universities and Intellectual Discovery.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Really good salad (mixed greens, chicken, roasted corn, tomatoes, red onion, cheese) from Noodles.
Thoughts: I’m watching “Feud: Capote v. the Swans” and now reading Capote! It’s a little jarring, but cool!
Non-book activities: Network TV (I’ve missed the shows!). Read a few magazines, watched a tiny bit of Live Aid DVD.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Devil’s Delight by M. C. Beaton. Watched Great Course The Middle Ages Around the World: 11. Cathedrals to Pagodas: Sacred Architecture, and 12. Universities and Intellectual Discovery.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Really good salad (mixed greens, chicken, roasted corn, tomatoes, red onion, cheese) from Noodles.
Thoughts: I’m watching “Feud: Capote v. the Swans” and now reading Capote! It’s a little jarring, but cool!
Non-book activities: Network TV (I’ve missed the shows!). Read a few magazines, watched a tiny bit of Live Aid DVD.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 2 hours
17alcottacre
Friday Night Update:
Books read from: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, and A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Books finished: 1, Before She Was Harriet
Time reading: 2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 2 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, and A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Books finished: 1, Before She Was Harriet
Time reading: 2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 2 hours + listening to audiobook
18nrmay
Sat. Just past noon.
Halfway to Amelia Is. FL.
Reading Thank You for Listening along the way. Quite funny.
Stopping now for lunch in Walterboro, SC.
Halfway to Amelia Is. FL.
Reading Thank You for Listening along the way. Quite funny.
Stopping now for lunch in Walterboro, SC.
19benitastrnad
>15 Tess_W:
I read Justinian's Flea a few years ago and found it very enlightening on many fronts, not the least of which, was my understanding of Byzantine history. That was an amazing empire and still relevant to the world of today.
I read Justinian's Flea a few years ago and found it very enlightening on many fronts, not the least of which, was my understanding of Byzantine history. That was an amazing empire and still relevant to the world of today.
20benitastrnad
Saturday morning reading
Books read from: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Edge of Day by Laurie Lee. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: I finished the short German novella Last House Before the Mountain. This is the first book in a trilogy that takes one family from WWI to the aftermath of WWII. The author of this book wrote it in an unusual literary style. It has one main narrator but it also has other members of the family as narrators as well, so it sort of flashes from one to another and that makes it harder to read than I expected. Still it is interesting and brings up many points about generational trauma and PTSD.
Non-Book activities: Went out to supper with friends and I will be cooking today. I am making wontons for a group of us who are getting together tonight for a meal.
Time reading: 1 hour.
Time posting:
Food: Alabama BBQ
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 399
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1101 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Edge of Day by Laurie Lee. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: I finished the short German novella Last House Before the Mountain. This is the first book in a trilogy that takes one family from WWI to the aftermath of WWII. The author of this book wrote it in an unusual literary style. It has one main narrator but it also has other members of the family as narrators as well, so it sort of flashes from one to another and that makes it harder to read than I expected. Still it is interesting and brings up many points about generational trauma and PTSD.
Non-Book activities: Went out to supper with friends and I will be cooking today. I am making wontons for a group of us who are getting together tonight for a meal.
Time reading: 1 hour.
Time posting:
Food: Alabama BBQ
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 399
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1101 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
21Cecilturtle
All this chatter about Capote: I have Breakfast at Tiffany's on my bedside table - I'm going to have to finally pick it up!
Books read from: How to Read a Novel like a Professor by Thomas Foster; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansoucis; What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy
Books finished: Suites inoubliables by Akira Mizubayashi; The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber
Time reading: 5 hours
Time posting: 6:30 pm
Snacks: pop corn
Thoughts: I loved the Faber book. Theo, the main character, is so relatable I laughed out loud! The ending is also thought-provoking, showing how complex we are as humans: capable of great harm and great kindness
Non-book activities: a very icy hike, but I was glad to get fresh air.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 7 hours
Books read from: How to Read a Novel like a Professor by Thomas Foster; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansoucis; What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy
Books finished: Suites inoubliables by Akira Mizubayashi; The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber
Time reading: 5 hours
Time posting: 6:30 pm
Snacks: pop corn
Thoughts: I loved the Faber book. Theo, the main character, is so relatable I laughed out loud! The ending is also thought-provoking, showing how complex we are as humans: capable of great harm and great kindness
Non-book activities: a very icy hike, but I was glad to get fresh air.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 7 hours
22witchyrichy
Saturday Evening:
Books finished: Falling in Love by Donna Leon (audio), Follow the River by James Alexander Thom
Time reading: 7 hours
Thoughts: Follow the River tells the story of Mary Draper Ingles who was kidnapped by Shaness Indians in 1755 from her home in the New River Valley of Virginia. Thom told a good story of sheer grit and survival. It had a bit of sensationalism, reminiscent of what the news stories might have been like, including hints of attempted cannibalism. I read it in a day, something I haven't done in a long time, some skimming of the more gruesome parts.
Non-book activities: a bit of gardening, mostly perennial bed cleanup
Books finished: Falling in Love by Donna Leon (audio), Follow the River by James Alexander Thom
Time reading: 7 hours
Thoughts: Follow the River tells the story of Mary Draper Ingles who was kidnapped by Shaness Indians in 1755 from her home in the New River Valley of Virginia. Thom told a good story of sheer grit and survival. It had a bit of sensationalism, reminiscent of what the news stories might have been like, including hints of attempted cannibalism. I read it in a day, something I haven't done in a long time, some skimming of the more gruesome parts.
Non-book activities: a bit of gardening, mostly perennial bed cleanup
23Carmenere
Saturday night update
Books read from: Small Things Like These, The Latecomer
Books finished:
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 8:55pm
Snacks:
Thoughts: Should I buy out my current lease that's ending later this year or new car new lease Hmmmmm
Non-book activities: Car shopping
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
Books read from: Small Things Like These, The Latecomer
Books finished:
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 8:55pm
Snacks:
Thoughts: Should I buy out my current lease that's ending later this year or new car new lease Hmmmmm
Non-book activities: Car shopping
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
24cbl_tn
Saturday night update:
Books read from: Maybe
Books finished: Maybe
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: mozarella cheese and club soda
Thoughts: It's been a lovely day!
Non-book activities: genealogy research, Mardi Growl (big dog event at the World's Fair Park), laundry, piano practice
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: ?
Books read from: Maybe
Books finished: Maybe
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: mozarella cheese and club soda
Thoughts: It's been a lovely day!
Non-book activities: genealogy research, Mardi Growl (big dog event at the World's Fair Park), laundry, piano practice
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: ?
25Tess_W
Saturday Night Update 10:07 pm
Books read from: (3, thus far) Polio, Justinian's Flea, Ormond
Books finished:1 (thus far) Polio by David Oshinsky
Cumulative Time reading: 6:30
Cumulative time posting: 4 mins
Snacks: don't snack, for the most part! Dinner:chicken breasts, grilled asparagus, left over angel food cake with blueberries
Thoughts: I planned the spring seed planting today and transplanted 3 houseplants into larger pots.
Non-book activities: cleaned out spice cupboard-- I see signs of hoarding LOL. I had 3 opened sage bottles, 3 gingers, 2 ground mustards, etc. I combine contents into jelly sized mason jars, washed shelves and admired my handiwork. 2 hours and nobody would know that I did anything! I did listen to Justinian's Flea whilst reorganizing. I also canned 4 pints of chicken, 4 pints of Italian roast beef and 8 pints of vegetable broth.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading:6 hours 30 mins
Books read from: (3, thus far) Polio, Justinian's Flea, Ormond
Books finished:1 (thus far) Polio by David Oshinsky
Cumulative Time reading: 6:30
Cumulative time posting: 4 mins
Snacks: don't snack, for the most part! Dinner:chicken breasts, grilled asparagus, left over angel food cake with blueberries
Thoughts: I planned the spring seed planting today and transplanted 3 houseplants into larger pots.
Non-book activities: cleaned out spice cupboard-- I see signs of hoarding LOL. I had 3 opened sage bottles, 3 gingers, 2 ground mustards, etc. I combine contents into jelly sized mason jars, washed shelves and admired my handiwork. 2 hours and nobody would know that I did anything! I did listen to Justinian's Flea whilst reorganizing. I also canned 4 pints of chicken, 4 pints of Italian roast beef and 8 pints of vegetable broth.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading:6 hours 30 mins
26fuzzi
I'm on a Patricia MacLachlan children's book binge!
Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan
Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan
Prairie Days by Patricia MacLachlan
All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
And I finished Exodus (Bible) as well.
Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan
Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan
Prairie Days by Patricia MacLachlan
All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
And I finished Exodus (Bible) as well.
27alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Marier, Cold Crematorium by Jozsef Debreczeni, and A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Books finished: 1, A Christmas Memory
Time reading: ~3.2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~5.2 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Marier, Cold Crematorium by Jozsef Debreczeni, and A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Books finished: 1, A Christmas Memory
Time reading: ~3.2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~5.2 hours + listening to audiobook
28alcottacre
>26 fuzzi: MacLachlan seems to be getting read quite a bit in the group right now. I know that Karen O has been reading her books lately too. I may have to join in the fun!
29benitastrnad
>21 Cecilturtle:
I imagine all that chatter is coming from that new TV series about Capote and his swans. Capote vs. the Swans on FX TV. I watched part of it and thought it was good.
I imagine all that chatter is coming from that new TV series about Capote and his swans. Capote vs. the Swans on FX TV. I watched part of it and thought it was good.
30benitastrnad
Sunday update
Books read from: Edge of Day or Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee. Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: I started two new books today. So Far Cider With Rosie has really captured me and I will be spending most of my reading time on that book. It was published in the UK with the title Cider With Rosie and in the US as Edge of Day. It took me some research to suss that out. I hate it when publishers do that. Why can't they just leave titles alone? The book is the first in the autobiography of the English poet Laurie Lee and I find it very captivating.
Non-Book activities: I had a very good meal last night with friends and made homemade fried wontons. I did great on the first batch. The second batch got a little greasy because my oil was not hot enough, but the third batch was good. The star of the meal, however, was the Pearl Balls. They were wonderful.
Time reading: 1 hour.
Time posting:
Food: Chinese food at Helga's house with friends.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 399
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1102 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Edge of Day or Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee. Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: I started two new books today. So Far Cider With Rosie has really captured me and I will be spending most of my reading time on that book. It was published in the UK with the title Cider With Rosie and in the US as Edge of Day. It took me some research to suss that out. I hate it when publishers do that. Why can't they just leave titles alone? The book is the first in the autobiography of the English poet Laurie Lee and I find it very captivating.
Non-Book activities: I had a very good meal last night with friends and made homemade fried wontons. I did great on the first batch. The second batch got a little greasy because my oil was not hot enough, but the third batch was good. The star of the meal, however, was the Pearl Balls. They were wonderful.
Time reading: 1 hour.
Time posting:
Food: Chinese food at Helga's house with friends.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 399
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1102 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
31klobrien2
Sunday afternoon:
Books read from: Devil’s Delight by M. C. Beaton. Read Great Course The Middle Ages Around the World: 13. Life in a Medieval Palace, 14. Medieval Tales of Heroes and Lovers. Plan to watch the lectures today.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Sugar snap peas with dill dip (spring has sprung!)
Thoughts: Itching to get at the books!
Non-book activities: Attended online church (senior pastor’s “farewell and Godspeed). Finished disc 1 of Live Aid DVD.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: Devil’s Delight by M. C. Beaton. Read Great Course The Middle Ages Around the World: 13. Life in a Medieval Palace, 14. Medieval Tales of Heroes and Lovers. Plan to watch the lectures today.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Sugar snap peas with dill dip (spring has sprung!)
Thoughts: Itching to get at the books!
Non-book activities: Attended online church (senior pastor’s “farewell and Godspeed). Finished disc 1 of Live Aid DVD.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 4 hours
32Cecilturtle
>29 benitastrnad: Ah! Thanks! I also saw it's a March read for American fiction!
Books read from: How to Read a Novel like a Professor by Thomas Foster; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansoucis; What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy
Books finished: Suites inoubliables by Akira Mizubayashi; The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 4:00 pm
Snacks: maple syrup on snow - "tire" in French and a cupcake for my birthday last week
Thoughts: I won't have time to finish What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy for book club on Tuesday but I'm enjoying the read: an account of various characters on the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It's a tough subject (and there are a lot of characters) but it's beautifully written and gives a great sense of what happened. I love the mix of English, Creole and French.
Non-book activities: The sugar shacks are opening early this year! I spent some time with my niece and her parents, on horse-drawn carriages, playing in the snow and eating maple syrup treats!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total reading time: 9 hours
Books read from: How to Read a Novel like a Professor by Thomas Foster; The Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansoucis; What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy
Books finished: Suites inoubliables by Akira Mizubayashi; The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber
Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting: 4:00 pm
Snacks: maple syrup on snow - "tire" in French and a cupcake for my birthday last week
Thoughts: I won't have time to finish What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam Chancy for book club on Tuesday but I'm enjoying the read: an account of various characters on the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It's a tough subject (and there are a lot of characters) but it's beautifully written and gives a great sense of what happened. I love the mix of English, Creole and French.
Non-book activities: The sugar shacks are opening early this year! I spent some time with my niece and her parents, on horse-drawn carriages, playing in the snow and eating maple syrup treats!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total reading time: 9 hours
33Tess_W
Sunday PM Final Report
Books read from: (3, thus far) Polio, Justinian's Flea, Ormond
Books finished:1 (thus far) Polio by David Oshinsky
Cumulative Time reading: 9:30
Cumulative time posting: 6mins
Snacks: don't snack, for the most part! Dinner:potato asparagus soup, sliced apples, extra sharp cheddar cheese
Thoughts: All about Monday!
Non-book activities: Our church service league helped stuff more than 10,000 eggs for a very large community egg hunt later this month.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading:9 hours 30 mins
Have a great week!
Books read from: (3, thus far) Polio, Justinian's Flea, Ormond
Books finished:1 (thus far) Polio by David Oshinsky
Cumulative Time reading: 9:30
Cumulative time posting: 6mins
Snacks: don't snack, for the most part! Dinner:potato asparagus soup, sliced apples, extra sharp cheddar cheese
Thoughts: All about Monday!
Non-book activities: Our church service league helped stuff more than 10,000 eggs for a very large community egg hunt later this month.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading:9 hours 30 mins
Have a great week!
34fuzzi
>28 alcottacre: and here's one more:
Just Dance by Patricia MacLachlan
Sylvie is ten, and thinks about how exciting it would be away from her parent's Wyoming farm. Then summer vacation arrives and Sylvie starts discovering how exciting small town life can be.
Cute story.
Just Dance by Patricia MacLachlan
Sylvie is ten, and thinks about how exciting it would be away from her parent's Wyoming farm. Then summer vacation arrives and Sylvie starts discovering how exciting small town life can be.
Cute story.
35Carmenere
Sunday night update
Books read from: Small Things Like These, The Latecomer, The Fall and Endgame
Books finished: Small Things Like These
Time reading: 5 hours
Time posting: 8:40pm
Snacks: Little Debbie nutty butty bars
Thoughts: Claire Keegen is my new favorite author. I'm going to reserve everything she's written
Non-book activities: Took 2 lovely walks today. 65f, sunny and just a slight breeze, Perfect!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 10 hours
Books read from: Small Things Like These, The Latecomer, The Fall and Endgame
Books finished: Small Things Like These
Time reading: 5 hours
Time posting: 8:40pm
Snacks: Little Debbie nutty butty bars
Thoughts: Claire Keegen is my new favorite author. I'm going to reserve everything she's written
Non-book activities: Took 2 lovely walks today. 65f, sunny and just a slight breeze, Perfect!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 10 hours
36cbl_tn
Sunday night update:
Books read from: Skellig, Half a Crown
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: hot chocolate
Thoughts: I've had a headache most of the day so I've watched more TV than I've read. Mostly Britbox and Acorn.
Non-book activities: church, cooking lunch, television
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: ?
Books read from: Skellig, Half a Crown
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: hot chocolate
Thoughts: I've had a headache most of the day so I've watched more TV than I've read. Mostly Britbox and Acorn.
Non-book activities: church, cooking lunch, television
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: ?
37ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry
Books finished: The Caves of Steel
Pages read: 430-ish
Non-reading activities: Watched high school basketball playoffs - the home town team won & is now in the quarter finals. Got more tax work completed - ah, tax season!
Books read from: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry
Books finished: The Caves of Steel
Pages read: 430-ish
Non-reading activities: Watched high school basketball playoffs - the home town team won & is now in the quarter finals. Got more tax work completed - ah, tax season!
38nrmay
Weekend wrap
Books:
Finished Thank You for Listening
Started The House of Eve
Still reading short stories from Dixie Ghosts.
Sunday dinner - my sister-in-law made crawfish étouffée and boudin Cajun sausage.
Breakfast today - my husband made blueberry pancakes. Guess it’s my turn to cook. ..
Other activity:
Bought 5 books at my favorite Island Treasures thrift shop.
Watched tv series Safe, based on Harlan Coban suspense novel. Netflix.
Thoughts:
Fernandina Beach is peaceful and lovely. Ponds, fountains, and a lemon tree on view off our balcony. We have a nesting pair of Canadian geese and dozens of curious turtles poke little heads out of the water when l walk by. 😊
Cloudy & mild - 63 F./17 C.
Books:
Finished Thank You for Listening
Started The House of Eve
Still reading short stories from Dixie Ghosts.
Sunday dinner - my sister-in-law made crawfish étouffée and boudin Cajun sausage.
Breakfast today - my husband made blueberry pancakes. Guess it’s my turn to cook. ..
Other activity:
Bought 5 books at my favorite Island Treasures thrift shop.
Watched tv series Safe, based on Harlan Coban suspense novel. Netflix.
Thoughts:
Fernandina Beach is peaceful and lovely. Ponds, fountains, and a lemon tree on view off our balcony. We have a nesting pair of Canadian geese and dozens of curious turtles poke little heads out of the water when l walk by. 😊
Cloudy & mild - 63 F./17 C.
39klobrien2
Monday morning wrap-up::
Books read from: Devil’s Delight by M. C. Beaton. Through Grandpa’s Eyes and My Father’s Words, both by Patricia MacLachlan.
Books finished: 2 - Through Grandpa’s Eyes and My Father’s Words
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: turkey sandwich
Thoughts: My Father’s Words made a deep impact on me in my grief journey, as did listening to “Dona Nobis Pacem” (“Grant Us Peace”). Both are so beautiful.
Non-book activities: Cleared out a few file folders.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 6 hours
Books read from: Devil’s Delight by M. C. Beaton. Through Grandpa’s Eyes and My Father’s Words, both by Patricia MacLachlan.
Books finished: 2 - Through Grandpa’s Eyes and My Father’s Words
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: turkey sandwich
Thoughts: My Father’s Words made a deep impact on me in my grief journey, as did listening to “Dona Nobis Pacem” (“Grant Us Peace”). Both are so beautiful.
Non-book activities: Cleared out a few file folders.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 6 hours
40benitastrnad
Weekend Wrap
Books read from: Edge of Day or Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee. Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: Most of my reading time over the weekend was devoted to Cider With Rosie and I am really liking this writer. He is so good that he makes babyhood memories interesting. I will probably finish this book during the week as it is very good.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day catching up on bills and talking on the phone. I did get a couple of hours of quality reading done.
Time reading: 2 hour.
Time posting:
Food: Indian food for lunch
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 399
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1104 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Edge of Day or Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee. Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. I am still listening to Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson.
Books finished: Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer. Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.
Book Thoughts: Most of my reading time over the weekend was devoted to Cider With Rosie and I am really liking this writer. He is so good that he makes babyhood memories interesting. I will probably finish this book during the week as it is very good.
Non-Book activities: I spent most of the day catching up on bills and talking on the phone. I did get a couple of hours of quality reading done.
Time reading: 2 hour.
Time posting:
Food: Indian food for lunch
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 399
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1104 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
41alcottacre
It just dawned on me that I completely forgot to post my Sunday Night Update:
Books read from: King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Marier, Cold Crematorium by Jozsef Debreczeni, and Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Books finished: 1, Galapagos
Time reading: ~3.8 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~9 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Marier, Cold Crematorium by Jozsef Debreczeni, and Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Books finished: 1, Galapagos
Time reading: ~3.8 hours
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~9 hours + listening to audiobook
42fuzzi
I finished one more book on Monday, count it if I can since I started it on Sunday:
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
This is an extremely engaging tale told in first-person by the youngest in a family of all boys. May Amelia lives in the Pacific Northwest of 1899, a rural community of farmers, loggers, and fishers. She's a bit of an impulsive and independent spirit of a girl who gets into issues, a lot. I can see why this would have been given a Newbery Honor award in 2000, it's good enough for the main Newbery Medal in my estimation. There's an author's note at the end that took me by surprise, a pleasant one, and endeared the character to me all the more. Definitely recommended.
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
This is an extremely engaging tale told in first-person by the youngest in a family of all boys. May Amelia lives in the Pacific Northwest of 1899, a rural community of farmers, loggers, and fishers. She's a bit of an impulsive and independent spirit of a girl who gets into issues, a lot. I can see why this would have been given a Newbery Honor award in 2000, it's good enough for the main Newbery Medal in my estimation. There's an author's note at the end that took me by surprise, a pleasant one, and endeared the character to me all the more. Definitely recommended.
43SilverWolf28
Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359104
