Social Distancing Readathon #236 - October 4 - 6
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! Kerry is out of town until late tomorrow afternoon at the very least, so I hope to get a lot of reading in between now and then.
Thanks for hosting again, Silver!
Thanks for hosting again, Silver!
3nrmay
I’m in.
I’ll be reading and sorting/discarding before the move in Nov.
Current book - Half a Soul, O. Atwater
New audio book -
Ghost in the Headlights, L. Duga,
for Halloween. 🎃
I’ll be reading and sorting/discarding before the move in Nov.
Current book - Half a Soul, O. Atwater
New audio book -
Ghost in the Headlights, L. Duga,
for Halloween. 🎃
4benitastrnad
I will be in this weekend. The weekend will be all about books - packing them - not reading them. Even so, I plan on getting some reading done.
5nrmay
>4 benitastrnad:
Benita, I have been watching your moving progress for many weeks, anticipating my own moving event!
Bk progress -
Gave a bunch of baby/toddler books to my sis for her youngest grandchild.
Filled 2 Little Free Libraries at neighborhood parks with kids’ books.
Added more to my own Little Free Library. (I suppose l’ll have to leave it when l move. 😢. Though l did bring it with me on the last move 5 yrs ago. )
Have several bags & boxes in the car to go to used bk store tomorrow.
Benita, I have been watching your moving progress for many weeks, anticipating my own moving event!
Bk progress -
Gave a bunch of baby/toddler books to my sis for her youngest grandchild.
Filled 2 Little Free Libraries at neighborhood parks with kids’ books.
Added more to my own Little Free Library. (I suppose l’ll have to leave it when l move. 😢. Though l did bring it with me on the last move 5 yrs ago. )
Have several bags & boxes in the car to go to used bk store tomorrow.
6alcottacre
Friday Night Update
Books read from: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (audiobook), The Old Order by Katherine Anne Porter, They Marched Into Sunlight by David Maraniss, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, Orient Express by Graham Greene, and The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
Books finished: 3, The Old Order, Dandelion Wine, and Orient Express
Time reading: ~3.2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~3.2 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (audiobook), The Old Order by Katherine Anne Porter, They Marched Into Sunlight by David Maraniss, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, Orient Express by Graham Greene, and The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
Books finished: 3, The Old Order, Dandelion Wine, and Orient Express
Time reading: ~3.2 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: ~3.2 hours + listening to audiobook
7benitastrnad
>5 nrmay:
My problem seems to be that I am not getting rid of any books!
My problem seems to be that I am not getting rid of any books!
8benitastrnad
Saturday reading
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: I am still catching up on things from this week but I managed to finish 2 books. Who Watcheth and A Children's Bible. Both were easy reading. I am finding that I am enjoying the book on the rock classic and how it also became a Hip-Hop classic. It turns out that it is a dual biography of the group Run-DMC and the rock band Aerosmith. I am also loving English Creek. It is so western and so well written. It makes me long for the West.
Non-Book Activities: I have been cooking all week. The first week of the month is when all of my clubs and groups meet. Tuesday night was Wine Club and I made a quinoa and sweet potato salad from my favorite cookbooks ever - the Moosewood cookbooks and a radicchio, apple, arugula, and almond salad to take. Then on Thursday I cooked pork chops and sauerkraut for my potluck lunch group. Today I will be cooking for my supper group. I also managed to attend my knitting class on Thursday and packed 5 boxes of books yesterday. I need to speed up the packing or I won't be ready for October 25th.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: grocery shopping for the chicken dish for tonight. yogurt and an apple for breakfast and some leftover cheese ball and crackers for lunch. The big meal will be tonight. I am snacking on leftover almonds while I am looking at LT and checking the chicken recipe.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1404 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: I am still catching up on things from this week but I managed to finish 2 books. Who Watcheth and A Children's Bible. Both were easy reading. I am finding that I am enjoying the book on the rock classic and how it also became a Hip-Hop classic. It turns out that it is a dual biography of the group Run-DMC and the rock band Aerosmith. I am also loving English Creek. It is so western and so well written. It makes me long for the West.
Non-Book Activities: I have been cooking all week. The first week of the month is when all of my clubs and groups meet. Tuesday night was Wine Club and I made a quinoa and sweet potato salad from my favorite cookbooks ever - the Moosewood cookbooks and a radicchio, apple, arugula, and almond salad to take. Then on Thursday I cooked pork chops and sauerkraut for my potluck lunch group. Today I will be cooking for my supper group. I also managed to attend my knitting class on Thursday and packed 5 boxes of books yesterday. I need to speed up the packing or I won't be ready for October 25th.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: grocery shopping for the chicken dish for tonight. yogurt and an apple for breakfast and some leftover cheese ball and crackers for lunch. The big meal will be tonight. I am snacking on leftover almonds while I am looking at LT and checking the chicken recipe.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1404 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
9nrmay
Sat afternoon
Books:
Finished Half a Soul
Now reading the prequel novella -
Lord Sorcier
Found another bag of books to take to the used bookstore. And one to offer to my niece - Caravan by D. Gilman. A good adventure. Maybe l should re-read first!
Lunch: leftover pizza. I need a snack..
Other activity:
Watered plants, filled feeder & birdbath; there’s always laundry. Found more clothes to donate.
Now sitting on the sun porch ready for reading break. Sunroom in the new house is somewhat smaller than this one. 😏
Books:
Finished Half a Soul
Now reading the prequel novella -
Lord Sorcier
Found another bag of books to take to the used bookstore. And one to offer to my niece - Caravan by D. Gilman. A good adventure. Maybe l should re-read first!
Lunch: leftover pizza. I need a snack..
Other activity:
Watered plants, filled feeder & birdbath; there’s always laundry. Found more clothes to donate.
Now sitting on the sun porch ready for reading break. Sunroom in the new house is somewhat smaller than this one. 😏
10alcottacre
Saturday Night Update
Books read from: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (audiobook), They Marched Into Sunlight by David Maraniss, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende, The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due, Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb, The Last 100 Days by John Toland, and The Counterfeiters of Bosque Redondo by Matt Fitzsimons
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.1 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: ~6.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Heading to bed early tonight since I was up at 5:30am on less than 3 hours sleep. . .Hopefully tomorrow will be a better reading day for me.
Books read from: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (audiobook), They Marched Into Sunlight by David Maraniss, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende, The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due, Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb, The Last 100 Days by John Toland, and The Counterfeiters of Bosque Redondo by Matt Fitzsimons
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~3.1 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: ~6.3 hours + listening to audiobook
Heading to bed early tonight since I was up at 5:30am on less than 3 hours sleep. . .Hopefully tomorrow will be a better reading day for me.
11benitastrnad
Sunday report
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. My computer book is On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library edited by Glory Edim. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: This moving thing has really cut into my reading time this weekend. So has the cooking thing. I was so tired last night that I didn't read anything in English Creek before bed. I did read a couple of pages in the Hip-hop book.
Non-Book Activities: I spent all day Saturday cooking. I made a very good chicken dish for my monthly supper club group. We had 12 people eating and I botched the first attempt at the dish. I burnt the chicken and didn't realize that the sauce was made in the same dish, so it was burnt. That meant another trip to the grocery store to get 4 more pieces of chicken and then cooking. I was almost 20 minutes late for the supper and in fact, the people hosting called me while I was driving over to find out where I was since I had the main dish. The meal was very good. We had an outstanding fennel dish, and a great lasagna rollup made with pumpkin filling. The carrot cake was fantastic. It was warm in Alabama and so the cream cheese frosting melted a bit, but the cake had great texture and taste. It was a very good meal for my last one with this group.
Reading Time Today: 1 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 3 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: had my Sunday morning cappuccino. All's well with the world.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1405 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. My computer book is On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library edited by Glory Edim. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: This moving thing has really cut into my reading time this weekend. So has the cooking thing. I was so tired last night that I didn't read anything in English Creek before bed. I did read a couple of pages in the Hip-hop book.
Non-Book Activities: I spent all day Saturday cooking. I made a very good chicken dish for my monthly supper club group. We had 12 people eating and I botched the first attempt at the dish. I burnt the chicken and didn't realize that the sauce was made in the same dish, so it was burnt. That meant another trip to the grocery store to get 4 more pieces of chicken and then cooking. I was almost 20 minutes late for the supper and in fact, the people hosting called me while I was driving over to find out where I was since I had the main dish. The meal was very good. We had an outstanding fennel dish, and a great lasagna rollup made with pumpkin filling. The carrot cake was fantastic. It was warm in Alabama and so the cream cheese frosting melted a bit, but the cake had great texture and taste. It was a very good meal for my last one with this group.
Reading Time Today: 1 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 3 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: had my Sunday morning cappuccino. All's well with the world.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1405 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
12nrmay
Sunday afternoon
Books:
Finished Lord Sorcier
Now reading The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
and
Caravan by D Gilman. A reread before l pass it along to my niece.
Brunch: Cheerios topped w/ granola, raisin toast.
Other activity: dishes, folding laundry,
Sunday papers & puzzles. I’ve been watching season 3 of Slow Horses on tv.
Cloudy, 77 F/25 C
Books:
Finished Lord Sorcier
Now reading The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
and
Caravan by D Gilman. A reread before l pass it along to my niece.
Brunch: Cheerios topped w/ granola, raisin toast.
Other activity: dishes, folding laundry,
Sunday papers & puzzles. I’ve been watching season 3 of Slow Horses on tv.
Cloudy, 77 F/25 C
13benitastrnad
>12 nrmay:
I really enjoyed the secret history of the pink carnation series. They were a fun rif on an old trope.
I really enjoyed the secret history of the pink carnation series. They were a fun rif on an old trope.
14benitastrnad
Sunday evening report
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. My computer book is On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library edited by Glory Edim. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: I can't believe how tired I am today. I did read about 100 pages in the Walk This way book. I was so tired that I didn't want to do anything so I sat and read. Of course, it is easy reading. I am also tired of these hyperbolic titles. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever - Really? I mean really? Give me a break. it might be important but I am not sure it was that big of an impact. I am the kind of person who thinks that history makes the judgements on this kind of thing. Not the person who wrote a book. That title sounds more like a sales pitch for selling a book title than it does a honest assessment of the importance of a song.
Non-Book Activities: I went to a music concert this afternoon. It is a community choir in which one of my friends sings. The music was good, but I couldn't wait to get up and get out of the building. It was hot today and so the concert venue was hot and stuffy. Somebody near me had on some kind of weird perfume and it smelled offal. Then even though many of the singers were good most of them didn't get the microphone close enough to their mouth and so you couldn't understand the words to the songs. Most of the singers over estimated the power of their voice and didn't realize that most of the people sitting in the packed venue couldn't really hear them or understand what they were saying. I think that being tired made me overly judgmental.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 5 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: Indian food for lunch. I am enjoying this while I can. It is going to be at least 80 miles to get good Indian food after I make the move.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1407 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. My computer book is On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library edited by Glory Edim. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: I can't believe how tired I am today. I did read about 100 pages in the Walk This way book. I was so tired that I didn't want to do anything so I sat and read. Of course, it is easy reading. I am also tired of these hyperbolic titles. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever - Really? I mean really? Give me a break. it might be important but I am not sure it was that big of an impact. I am the kind of person who thinks that history makes the judgements on this kind of thing. Not the person who wrote a book. That title sounds more like a sales pitch for selling a book title than it does a honest assessment of the importance of a song.
Non-Book Activities: I went to a music concert this afternoon. It is a community choir in which one of my friends sings. The music was good, but I couldn't wait to get up and get out of the building. It was hot today and so the concert venue was hot and stuffy. Somebody near me had on some kind of weird perfume and it smelled offal. Then even though many of the singers were good most of them didn't get the microphone close enough to their mouth and so you couldn't understand the words to the songs. Most of the singers over estimated the power of their voice and didn't realize that most of the people sitting in the packed venue couldn't really hear them or understand what they were saying. I think that being tired made me overly judgmental.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 5 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: Indian food for lunch. I am enjoying this while I can. It is going to be at least 80 miles to get good Indian food after I make the move.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1407 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
15alcottacre
Sunday Night Update
Books read from: They Marched Into Sunlight by David Maraniss, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende, The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due, Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb, and The Last 100 Days by John Toland
Books finished: 1, Celebrity in Death
Time reading: ~4.7 hours
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: ~11 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: They Marched Into Sunlight by David Maraniss, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende, The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due, Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb, and The Last 100 Days by John Toland
Books finished: 1, Celebrity in Death
Time reading: ~4.7 hours
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: ~11 hours + listening to audiobook
16benitastrnad
Monday wrapup
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. My computer book is On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library edited by Glory Edim. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: I didn't read as much last night as I wanted but I am more than half done with the Walk This Way book. I packed 2 boxes of books last night while watching Ridley on PBS and got the locations of 3 boxes entered into LT. Not bad for a Sunday evenings work - even if I am tired.
Non-Book Activities: I watched my Sunday evening PBS shows and caught up on my book reviews and managed to do an hours worth of knitting. Also washed up the pots from the Saturday supper and did a load of clothes. Today I will be boxing books and knickknacks from my bookcases. I hope to get a whole bookcase done today - before it gets hot. I get so tired of the continual summer here in Alabama. It is to cool down this week and I will welcome it.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 7 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: coffee and toast with butter and jam. The jam is awful. Can't wait to get rid of that jar.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1409 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever by Geoff Edgers. My computer book is On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library edited by Glory Edim. I am listening to Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Books finished: Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
Book Thoughts: I didn't read as much last night as I wanted but I am more than half done with the Walk This Way book. I packed 2 boxes of books last night while watching Ridley on PBS and got the locations of 3 boxes entered into LT. Not bad for a Sunday evenings work - even if I am tired.
Non-Book Activities: I watched my Sunday evening PBS shows and caught up on my book reviews and managed to do an hours worth of knitting. Also washed up the pots from the Saturday supper and did a load of clothes. Today I will be boxing books and knickknacks from my bookcases. I hope to get a whole bookcase done today - before it gets hot. I get so tired of the continual summer here in Alabama. It is to cool down this week and I will welcome it.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 7 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: coffee and toast with butter and jam. The jam is awful. Can't wait to get rid of that jar.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 462
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1409 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
