Saint Patrick's Day Readathon - Social Distancing #259 - March 14 - 17
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1SilverWolf28
Welcome to the Saint Patrick's Day readathon!
We'll read from Friday through Monday.
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'll read from Friday through Monday.
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
2avatiakh
I'll join in.
It's already Friday evening. I've been reading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo and started Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure by Menachem Kaiser.
It's already Friday evening. I've been reading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo and started Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure by Menachem Kaiser.
4nrmay
I’m in!
Just finished THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND.
Now reading the prequel, HONEYMOON IN PARIS
Also preparing to cook for St Pat Day dinner on Saturday. I’m making Nore salmon cakes w/ lemon parsley sauce, and ‘champ’. My husband is doing the corned beef/cabbage/vegetables. 🍀
Mostly sunny 🌞
59 F/15 C
Just finished THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND.
Now reading the prequel, HONEYMOON IN PARIS
Also preparing to cook for St Pat Day dinner on Saturday. I’m making Nore salmon cakes w/ lemon parsley sauce, and ‘champ’. My husband is doing the corned beef/cabbage/vegetables. 🍀
Mostly sunny 🌞
59 F/15 C
5ChrisG1
Out of town this weekend, but I'll still be reading. Currently reading The First Chronicles of Druss, the Legend by David Gemmel
6fuzzi
I read The Boxcar Children last night, doesn't really count, does it?
This weekend I'm reading some chapter books that I am planning to give to my granddaughters, as I want to approve before gifting.
This weekend I'm reading some chapter books that I am planning to give to my granddaughters, as I want to approve before gifting.
7benitastrnad
I am in for the weekend. I have a full weekend planned but there will be reading - and listening.
Books read from: I am reading at least 2 pages a day in Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis and managed to do that today. My computer book is Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I started Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy by Ben Macintyre. I finished book 3 in the Balkan Trilogy. I am listening to Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid and finished listening to Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman In the house I am listening to 1776 by David McCullough.
Books finished: Friends and Heroes by Olivia Manning, Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman.
Book Thoughts: My "at least 2 pages a day on Schulz and Peanuts strategy is working. Today I passed 200 pages in this big biography. I am totally engrossed in Agent Sonya and can tell this one is going to be a barn burner of a book. I finished the Balkan Trilogy and the last book Friends and Heroes was the best of the three novels about this little known front in WWII. It turned out to be a character study of the countries (Romania and Greece) in which the action took place, but it also turned out to be a character study of the two main characters, Guy and Harriet. I am glad I read it, but I wish that the author had gotten to the meat of things much sooner. 924 pages is a long time to read just to come to that conclusion. I enjoyed Bookish Life of Nina Hill. It was light and fluffy and easy listening in the car. I started another enjoyable light novel Carrie Soto Is Back for the same reason - it will be a great car travel book to listen to.
Non-Book Activities: Tonight is community game night. I baked another King Cake for this event.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: left over beef stew
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 494
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1532 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: I am reading at least 2 pages a day in Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis and managed to do that today. My computer book is Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I started Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy by Ben Macintyre. I finished book 3 in the Balkan Trilogy. I am listening to Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid and finished listening to Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman In the house I am listening to 1776 by David McCullough.
Books finished: Friends and Heroes by Olivia Manning, Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman.
Book Thoughts: My "at least 2 pages a day on Schulz and Peanuts strategy is working. Today I passed 200 pages in this big biography. I am totally engrossed in Agent Sonya and can tell this one is going to be a barn burner of a book. I finished the Balkan Trilogy and the last book Friends and Heroes was the best of the three novels about this little known front in WWII. It turned out to be a character study of the countries (Romania and Greece) in which the action took place, but it also turned out to be a character study of the two main characters, Guy and Harriet. I am glad I read it, but I wish that the author had gotten to the meat of things much sooner. 924 pages is a long time to read just to come to that conclusion. I enjoyed Bookish Life of Nina Hill. It was light and fluffy and easy listening in the car. I started another enjoyable light novel Carrie Soto Is Back for the same reason - it will be a great car travel book to listen to.
Non-Book Activities: Tonight is community game night. I baked another King Cake for this event.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: left over beef stew
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 494
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1532 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
8elkiedee
>6 fuzzi: I would count chapter books for children and others of any age. There's a lovely short book, not aimed at children: Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell.
9avatiakh
Sunday 8am
I had a busy day yesterday and only managed to read from The Familiar which I'm starting to enjoy.
I picked up Bad Jew: A Family's Quest from the Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahu's Israel by Piotr Smolar and started on the introduction & first chapter. Not sure if I'll continue this one as he injects a lot of political talk into what I thought was a family memoir.
Food: We had brunch in the city at Carmel, a tiny cafe/bakery that serves up lovely Jewish baked goods and Israeli street food.
At home my son made us smash burgers for dinner. I've been baking a tray of hammantaschen each day this week so we had some of those as well.
I had a busy day yesterday and only managed to read from The Familiar which I'm starting to enjoy.
I picked up Bad Jew: A Family's Quest from the Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahu's Israel by Piotr Smolar and started on the introduction & first chapter. Not sure if I'll continue this one as he injects a lot of political talk into what I thought was a family memoir.
Food: We had brunch in the city at Carmel, a tiny cafe/bakery that serves up lovely Jewish baked goods and Israeli street food.
At home my son made us smash burgers for dinner. I've been baking a tray of hammantaschen each day this week so we had some of those as well.
10benitastrnad
>8 elkiedee:
I read that and thought it pithy enough to purchase a copy - which I gave to my sister, the middle school librarian in Montana.
I read that and thought it pithy enough to purchase a copy - which I gave to my sister, the middle school librarian in Montana.
11benitastrnad
Sunday report
Books read from: I am reading Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis and managed to do my 2 pages today. My computer book is Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I started Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy by Ben Macintyre. I am listening to Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid in the car and in the house I am listening to 1776 by David McCullough.
Books finished: Friends and Heroes by Olivia Manning, Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman.
Book Thoughts: Most of my reading time this weekend has been spent with Agent Sonya. It is very exciting and I am about 90 pages from the end. I hope to finish it today. I also spent 3 hours in the car yesterday so listened to a great deal of Carrie Soto Is Back. I have enjoyed every book I have read by Taylor Jenkins Reid and this book is no exception. It is narrated in an interesting style and after I looked at the hardcopy of the book I discovered why. The book has inserts done by various sports writers and commentators, so those voices, along with the bombastic musical jingles from sports programs keeps the narration fresh and exciting. This is great travel listening.
Non-Book Activities: I went to a knitting trunk show yesterday and paid $40.00 for the privilege, but wonder why I did so? I was totally ignored and the people running the trunk show put on a high pressure sales pitch. Then I went out to eat supper with some of the knitting group and found them equally ignoring me. I did finally strike up a good conversation that I enjoyed. Making friends is hard to do.
Reading Time Today: 4 hours of listening time yesterday, 2 hours of reading time today
Time Reading this weekend: 8 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: flautas at the mexican restaurant and leftovers from that meal today at noon.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 494
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1538 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: I am reading Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis and managed to do my 2 pages today. My computer book is Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I started Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy by Ben Macintyre. I am listening to Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid in the car and in the house I am listening to 1776 by David McCullough.
Books finished: Friends and Heroes by Olivia Manning, Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman.
Book Thoughts: Most of my reading time this weekend has been spent with Agent Sonya. It is very exciting and I am about 90 pages from the end. I hope to finish it today. I also spent 3 hours in the car yesterday so listened to a great deal of Carrie Soto Is Back. I have enjoyed every book I have read by Taylor Jenkins Reid and this book is no exception. It is narrated in an interesting style and after I looked at the hardcopy of the book I discovered why. The book has inserts done by various sports writers and commentators, so those voices, along with the bombastic musical jingles from sports programs keeps the narration fresh and exciting. This is great travel listening.
Non-Book Activities: I went to a knitting trunk show yesterday and paid $40.00 for the privilege, but wonder why I did so? I was totally ignored and the people running the trunk show put on a high pressure sales pitch. Then I went out to eat supper with some of the knitting group and found them equally ignoring me. I did finally strike up a good conversation that I enjoyed. Making friends is hard to do.
Reading Time Today: 4 hours of listening time yesterday, 2 hours of reading time today
Time Reading this weekend: 8 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: flautas at the mexican restaurant and leftovers from that meal today at noon.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 494
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1538 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
12fuzzi
I was busy outside most of the weekend, doing yard chores, but I managed to still read one book, And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?.
13nrmay
Sunday evening
Books:
Finished the novella HONEYMOON IN PARIS
Now reading FLOWER DRUM SONG
Dinner: leftover corned beef/cabbage/vegetables and champ from St Patricks’s Day dinner on Saturday, ice cream and cookies.
Other activity:
Wrote a couple postcards, my niece’s cat came to stay with me while her family is moving.
Books:
Finished the novella HONEYMOON IN PARIS
Now reading FLOWER DRUM SONG
Dinner: leftover corned beef/cabbage/vegetables and champ from St Patricks’s Day dinner on Saturday, ice cream and cookies.
Other activity:
Wrote a couple postcards, my niece’s cat came to stay with me while her family is moving.
14ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: The First Chronicles of Druss, the Legend by David Gemmell, That Way Lies Camelot by Janny Wurts, The Serpent Sword by Matthew Harffy
Books finished: The First Chronicles of Druss, the Legend
Pages read: 350-ish
Non-reading activities: Drove to Naples from Lakeland (FL) to visit our friend. Attended a Detroit Tigers spring training game vs. the Baltimore Orioles.
Books read from: The First Chronicles of Druss, the Legend by David Gemmell, That Way Lies Camelot by Janny Wurts, The Serpent Sword by Matthew Harffy
Books finished: The First Chronicles of Druss, the Legend
Pages read: 350-ish
Non-reading activities: Drove to Naples from Lakeland (FL) to visit our friend. Attended a Detroit Tigers spring training game vs. the Baltimore Orioles.
15benitastrnad
>12 fuzzi:
Those Jean Fritz biographies are amazing. I was teaching school when the first ones came out and the kids loved them. (so did the teachers - those that knew about them.)
Those Jean Fritz biographies are amazing. I was teaching school when the first ones came out and the kids loved them. (so did the teachers - those that knew about them.)
16fuzzi
>15 benitastrnad: they're totally new to me, but I will be looking for more.
