Social Distancing Readathon #209 - March 15 - 17

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

I'm in! I have a lot I want to do tomorrow, but I should have time to read tonight. It's supposed to rain most of the day.

I'm in - currently reading Stormbird by Conn Iggulden. May be a light reading weekend, with company staying the weekend, we shall see.

I’m in. I have a lot of fun reads in my excited little hands, and not many demands on my time otherwise. Yay!

Karen O

I’m in too!

I started early.
Deeply enthralled right now with
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, historical fic - Massachusetts, 1700s.

Count me in. I have several thin books I want to read in March.

I’m in too!

I started early.
Deeply enthralled right now with The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, historical fic - Massachusettes, 1700s

Friday night update

Books read from: Candide
Books finished:
Time reading: 1 houir
Time posting: Saturday 8:33am
Snacks: Tri-color tortellini for dinner with a chocolate cupcake for dessert
Thoughts: Candide started off funny until it was not.....hoping it changes course
Non-book activities: Watched an episode of Survivor 33 (I think) Gen-X takes on Millennials

Total books finished:
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1 hour

Saturday morning update:

Books read from: Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories, Guts by Raina Telgemeier (fun kids’ graphic), a few lectures of Post-Impressionism: The Beginnings of Modern Art

Books finished:

Time reading: 3 hours

Snacks: grapes, mini scones

Thoughts: Really liking this reread of Capote. Just finished up watching the “Feud” series, so I feel like I hear Tom Hollander reading.

Non-book activities: Watched some new network episodes (Abbott Elementary, The Connors, Ghosts).

Weekend totals:

Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 3 hours

I'm in, but not going to provide impressive hours this weekend - domestic tasks keeping from the fun, sadly. I'm plugging away at Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots still, and began two new audio books this week, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire and The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, and would be delighted to finish all three ... but not enough waking hours. I shall see how it goes - only about 2h in so far!

Saturday, late afternoon.

Books:
Finished The Frozen River by Lawhon.
Now reading a suspense thriller,
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner.
I need a new audio book.
Read several fairy tales to my niece.

Lunch was Wendy’s burger and fries with my little niece.

Other activity: spent most of the day with my 7 yr old niece so I’m getting a late start reading. No more obligations this weekend so I’ll catch up!

Sunny, light breeze, 73 F/23 C.

Saturday evening update:

Books read from: In Cold Blood, The Salt Path
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: supper was skillet Brussels sprouts with sausage and parmesan cheese
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: I've been cooking most of the day, just because I felt like it. I made blackberry muffins, banana chocolate chip muffins, and blueberry white chocolate chip muffins with streusel topping. I'll take them to Sunday school in the morning and freeze whatever is left over for breakfasts. I also did a couple of loads of laundry, took the trash to the dump, and went for a couple of walks. I watched an episode of New Tricks this morning, and then binge watched several episodes of Bull.

Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?

Sunday morning update:

Books read from: Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories, Guts by Raina Telgemeier (fun kids’ graphic), a few lectures of Post-Impressionism: The Beginnings of Modern Art

Books finished: 2 (“Breakfast” and “Guts”)

Time reading: 4 hours

Snacks: provolone cheese, granola for supper

Thoughts:

Non-book activities: Watched a movie, Send Me No Flowers, some new network episodes (Animal Control, Not Dead Yet).

Weekend totals:

Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 7 hours

Saturday update

Books read from: Candide, and listened to Rising Strong
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 5 hours
Time posting: Sunday 11:13am
Snacks: Made spinach mushroom lasagna for dinner. Snacked on hersheys kisses
Thoughts: I better make the poke cake tomorrow, it’s getting late
Non-book activities: Watched new episode of this years survivor and one from Survivor 33

Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 6 hours

Sunday afternoon

Books:
Catch Me, L Gardner.
Stories from The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border, Juan Pablo Villalobos.
new audio book - One More Mountain, Deborah Ellis.

Snacks: coffee cake, apple, peanut butter, toasted mini croissant.

Other activity:
FaceTime with my son & grandkids, texted with my sis and niece, Sunday papers & sudoku.

Sunny, 73 F/23 C.

Been a busy yard work weekend, not a lot of reading time.

Books started:
Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

I am Pearl Ruling Silver Pigs, as I am approximately 50 pages in and I don't care what happens, nor anyone.

In comparison I picked up Dragon Keeper last night and read about 70 pages before I was too sleepy to continue.

Sunday evening update:

Books read from: In Cold Blood, The Salt Path
Books finished: In Cold Blood
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: cheese & crackers
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: church, short walk, short nap

Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?

Sunday night report
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen. I am listening to Gone Again by James Gripando.

Books finished: Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Book Thoughts: I don't have TV in the Kansas house so I loaded up on recorded books before I left Alabama so I expect to get lots of "reading" done. I am spending the evenings knitting and listening to recorded books. I am also getting lots of reading done and have almost finished reading Ends of the World and am learning much about carbon dioxide and its effect on the planet.

Non-Book activities: I got the bed out of the van yesterday with the help of the neighbors. Set the bed up and made it. It looks great in the bedroom. I am now in the process of unpacking the boxed dishes and have a kitchen full of stuff all over the floor. I managed to make myself give the comforter set that was on the bed to Goodwill. I hated to do so because I loved that comforter, but the colors just won't work in this bedroom so I had to let go of it.

Time reading: 2 hours
Time posting:
Food: beef stew and peach upside down cake

Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 402
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1110 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.

Sunday update:

Books read from: Candide
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 2 1/2 hours
Time posting: 10:30 pm
Snacks: Corned beef dinner at SIL's and Lime Poke Cake
Thoughts: I'm excited about the drawings for NCAA playoffs
Non-book activities: visited family, church, baked the cake

Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 8 1/2

Weekend update:

Books read from: Stormbird by Conn Iggulden, The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Books finished: Stormbird
Pages read: 270-ish

Non-reading activities: Daughter came to visit with her husband & 2 little ones - lots of crying/fussing, but also lots of cute stuff & cuddles. Love the visit, and usually ready when they leave, lol...

Monday morning update:

Books read from: The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Vol. 2, Saga, Vol. 10, At First Spite

Books finished: 1–“The Graveyard Book”

Time reading: 2 hours

Food: Found myself wanting corned beef for some reason (!) Luckily, I had a can of corned beef hash in the pantry. So, had a tasty meal of hash topped with fried eggs. Still want cabbage and potatoes but I can get those this week.

Thoughts: “The Graveyard Book” was terrific.

Non-book activities: Online church, very good once I worked through technical difficulties. Watched some network shows—Resident Alien 3.5, Young Sheldon 7.5.

Weekend totals:

Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 9 hours

Monday morning wrapup

Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I am listening to Gone Again by James Gripando.

Books finished: Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. Ends of the World by Peter Brannen

Book Thoughts: I spent most of yesterday evening reading in Ends of the World and enjoyed the reading time so much, so finished the book this morning. It was a very good read. It read like a story and the scientific explanations were easy to understand. The lightbulb moment for me was the explanation of how the carbon cycle works and the length of time it takes to completion. That is where the big numbers and deep time come into play and the author's good explanation of those topics and why they are important to the story of mass extinction.

Non-Book activities: I am going to spend today unpacking and shelving dishes. My nephew is here and needs to take the dishes back with him when he leaves on Wednesday.

Time reading: 4 hours
Time posting:
Food: croissant and coffee for breakfast

Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 403
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1114 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.

Such an interesting variety of books amongst the partakers!
My report:
Books read from: Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots: Tales of a Submarine Officer During the Height of the Cold War, Frank Hood, Charles Hood (Kindle); The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann (Libby audiobook); The Piano Shop, Thad Carhart (hardbound); The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride (hardbound).

Snacks: Leftover birthday cake! And - No! I'm not sharing!!
Thoughts: Yes, The Wager was a good tale to listen to 'on a blustery March evening', as mentioned at the end of the book.
Non-book activities: Domestic chores (ugh) - not the fun ones.

Total books finished: 2h
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 8.5h

Monday - winding up the weekend

Books:
finished the thriller Catch Me by L Gardner. Very grim crimes involving child abuse. Resolution more disturbing than satisfying. I did like the female detective, D.D. Warren.
now reading North Woods; a Novel, and
The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border.
audio book is One More Mountain, Deborah Ellis.

Sunday dinner: seafood chowder, garden salad, a little choc ice cream.

7 books read in March so far.
22 for the year.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359476