Social Distancing Readathon #273 - June 13 - 15
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2025
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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
2benitastrnad
I will be participating this weekend, even though I am traveling. I suspect that since I am traveling I will be much more on-time with my updates to the thread than I am in everyday life. I can't believe how active I am in a town with 93 residents and a county with a total population of 4,500. My life has become nonstop.
3PawsforThought
I'm in too! My weekend had a bad start as the trains are at a complete standstill and I need to get to work. Hopefully they'll get started again so I can at least be there at lunchtime. Otherwise we're going to the summerhouse for the weekend to get it ready for summer (mostly cleaning and re-stocking fridge and pantry). Will hopefully get plenty of reading time in as I still need to make a big dint in The Faerie Queene and also want to get started on The Leopard.
4PawsforThought
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5alcottacre
I am traveling this weekend as well but I am not going to participate (again) as my time will be limited. I am trying to visit with Linda as much as I can before I head home tomorrow.
I hope everyone has a wonderful reading weekend!
I hope everyone has a wonderful reading weekend!
6nrmay
Friday morning -
Book:
KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
Brought home a copy of
THE GREAT ALONE, K Hannah, from my book & puzzle exchange group.
Meeting architect this morning for plans for new porch project.
Family dinner at my sister’s this evening. Mexican take-out.
NO KINGS protest march tomorrow.
Free day on Sunday!
🌞 sunny, 75F/24C
Book:
KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
Brought home a copy of
THE GREAT ALONE, K Hannah, from my book & puzzle exchange group.
Meeting architect this morning for plans for new porch project.
Family dinner at my sister’s this evening. Mexican take-out.
NO KINGS protest march tomorrow.
Free day on Sunday!
🌞 sunny, 75F/24C
7benitastrnad
Friday startup
Books read from: My continuous reading book is Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson. My computer book is still Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I started reading Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women At the CIA by Liza Mundy. I am listening to Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. I finished A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, and Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd.
Books finished: A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd
Book Thoughts: I on the road, traveling to Montana for my niece's wedding. Tonight I am in the heart of Longmire country - Buffalo, Wyoming. It has been a good reading trip. I have been able to listen to recorded books for long stretches of time. That has been much easier on my mind than has the news. I really enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing even though it seems like just another abandoned child YA novel, with twists. I have to wonder if the men in her life would have thought so highly of her if she were not "gorgeous?" I also liked Traveling With Pomegranates. It reminded me a great deal of Saint Everywhere which I read back in 2023. I love thoughtful travel and Pomegranates was that kind of travel.
Non-Book Activities: It will be a weekend of family events and that is good. That means that I will have less time to concentrate on what that Orange Gasbag is doing next. Winnipeg is looking better and better as a place to move.
Reading Time Today: 7 hours of listening time
Time Reading this weekend: 7 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: biscuits and gravy at the Just Love Coffee shop in Chadron, NE. They were delicious. Ham and cheese croissant for supper in Buffalo, Wy that was ho hum.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 513
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1584 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: My continuous reading book is Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson. My computer book is still Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I started reading Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women At the CIA by Liza Mundy. I am listening to Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. I finished A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, and Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd.
Books finished: A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd
Book Thoughts: I on the road, traveling to Montana for my niece's wedding. Tonight I am in the heart of Longmire country - Buffalo, Wyoming. It has been a good reading trip. I have been able to listen to recorded books for long stretches of time. That has been much easier on my mind than has the news. I really enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing even though it seems like just another abandoned child YA novel, with twists. I have to wonder if the men in her life would have thought so highly of her if she were not "gorgeous?" I also liked Traveling With Pomegranates. It reminded me a great deal of Saint Everywhere which I read back in 2023. I love thoughtful travel and Pomegranates was that kind of travel.
Non-Book Activities: It will be a weekend of family events and that is good. That means that I will have less time to concentrate on what that Orange Gasbag is doing next. Winnipeg is looking better and better as a place to move.
Reading Time Today: 7 hours of listening time
Time Reading this weekend: 7 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: biscuits and gravy at the Just Love Coffee shop in Chadron, NE. They were delicious. Ham and cheese croissant for supper in Buffalo, Wy that was ho hum.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 513
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1584 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
8ChrisG1
I'm in again - currently reading Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy and The Unreal and the Real by Ursula K. Le Guin.
9PocheFamily
In: was driving home last night/this morning and was kept quite wide awake while listening to No Country for Old Men, so I'll be finishing that one up (but now during daylight hours). I have several other audiobooks I could start (saw the nice review of Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah in this morning's WashPo, and so snagged it) but also have some open ones and "books foisted on me" (i.e., friends insist I share their joy in the book), so I'd best get to those. Also have 3 library books I'd like to get to ... how many hours do I have???
@ChrisG1: what do you think of the LeGuin title so far?
@ChrisG1: what do you think of the LeGuin title so far?
10benitastrnad
Saturday report
Books read from: My continuous reading book is Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson. My computer book is still Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I have started reading Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women At the CIA by Liza Mundy. I am listening to Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Books finished: A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd
Book Thoughts: I have read the first couple of chapters of Sisterhood and am enjoying it so far. I won't have much reading time this weekend but what I do have will be devoted to this book.
Non-Book Activities: It will be a weekend of family events and that is good. That means that I will have less time to concentrate on what that Orange Gasbag is doing next. Winnipeg is looking better and better as a place to move.
Reading Time Today: 1 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 7 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: Croissants from Wild Crumb. The best bakery in Bozeman!
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 513
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1585 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in 8pril of 2020.
Books read from: My continuous reading book is Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson. My computer book is still Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I have started reading Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women At the CIA by Liza Mundy. I am listening to Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Books finished: A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd
Book Thoughts: I have read the first couple of chapters of Sisterhood and am enjoying it so far. I won't have much reading time this weekend but what I do have will be devoted to this book.
Non-Book Activities: It will be a weekend of family events and that is good. That means that I will have less time to concentrate on what that Orange Gasbag is doing next. Winnipeg is looking better and better as a place to move.
Reading Time Today: 1 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 7 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: Croissants from Wild Crumb. The best bakery in Bozeman!
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 513
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1585 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in 8pril of 2020.
11nrmay
Saturday afternoon
Ready to relax and read after No Kings rally & march earlier today. Big crowd, wonderful event.
Book: KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
Brunch: HB egg, bacon, toast, blackberry cider.
Other:
expecting my sister’s cats today. They’re staying with me while she’s away this week.
🌞 86F/30C
Ready to relax and read after No Kings rally & march earlier today. Big crowd, wonderful event.
Book: KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
Brunch: HB egg, bacon, toast, blackberry cider.
Other:
expecting my sister’s cats today. They’re staying with me while she’s away this week.
🌞 86F/30C
12PocheFamily
Monday morning re-cap:
Books read from:
- Three Miles Down: A Novel - fun tie-ins to real life events
- The Silver Bone: A Novel (Samson Kolechko Investigates, Book 1) - very steeped in the cultural traditions of storytelling of this region - very enjoyable to be taken for the ride
- No Ordinary Joes: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life - not what I was expecting but I got through the difficult bit and am better for knowing
- Unnatural Death: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta) - I'm less fond of this one as there's too much repetition
Books finished: none
non-reading activities: had a meeting with the local library's SciFi bookclub (for Noor, which I read last weekend), and continue to enjoy being exposed to the variety of work the moderator/reading advisor selects for us.
Books read from:
- Three Miles Down: A Novel - fun tie-ins to real life events
- The Silver Bone: A Novel (Samson Kolechko Investigates, Book 1) - very steeped in the cultural traditions of storytelling of this region - very enjoyable to be taken for the ride
- No Ordinary Joes: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life - not what I was expecting but I got through the difficult bit and am better for knowing
- Unnatural Death: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta) - I'm less fond of this one as there's too much repetition
Books finished: none
non-reading activities: had a meeting with the local library's SciFi bookclub (for Noor, which I read last weekend), and continue to enjoy being exposed to the variety of work the moderator/reading advisor selects for us.
13benitastrnad
Weekend wrapup
Books read from: My continuous reading book is Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson. My computer book is still Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I have started reading Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women At the CIA by Liza Mundy. I am listening to Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Books finished: A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd.
Book Thoughts: It was not a great reading weekend, but that was to be expected. I missed a book signing that I would have liked to attend. The Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT hosted Craig Johnson, the author of the Longmire books. Johnson's new Longmire book was released on May 27, Return to Sender and he was in town to promote it. I didn't find out about it until Saturday night, but I would have made it a point to attend had I known he was there. I am enjoying listening to Invisible Library while driving around Bozeman. This is a fun fantasy. I am glad that Joe reminded me of it.
Non-Book Activities: The wedding was interrupted by rain. (it was an outdoor wedding) and it lasted far too long into the evening, but it was as fun as weddings could be. I got to see friends and relatives that I haven't seen for a long time and I always enjoy that. Today my sister and I are going to a hot springs to soak in the waters. Tomorrow I will be driving through rain and thunderstorms all day. Today we are breakfasting at Feed. This is a local institution in Bozeman. I love this place.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 9 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: Had lunch yesterday at Stuffed Crepe and this morning I will be at Feed.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 513
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1587 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in 8pril of 2020.
Books read from: My continuous reading book is Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson. My computer book is still Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli. I have started reading Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women At the CIA by Liza Mundy. I am listening to Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman.
Books finished: A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd.
Book Thoughts: It was not a great reading weekend, but that was to be expected. I missed a book signing that I would have liked to attend. The Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT hosted Craig Johnson, the author of the Longmire books. Johnson's new Longmire book was released on May 27, Return to Sender and he was in town to promote it. I didn't find out about it until Saturday night, but I would have made it a point to attend had I known he was there. I am enjoying listening to Invisible Library while driving around Bozeman. This is a fun fantasy. I am glad that Joe reminded me of it.
Non-Book Activities: The wedding was interrupted by rain. (it was an outdoor wedding) and it lasted far too long into the evening, but it was as fun as weddings could be. I got to see friends and relatives that I haven't seen for a long time and I always enjoy that. Today my sister and I are going to a hot springs to soak in the waters. Tomorrow I will be driving through rain and thunderstorms all day. Today we are breakfasting at Feed. This is a local institution in Bozeman. I love this place.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 9 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: Had lunch yesterday at Stuffed Crepe and this morning I will be at Feed.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 513
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1587 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in 8pril of 2020.
14ChrisG1
Weekend Summary:
Books read from: Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy, Blood Work by Michael Connelly, The Unreal and the Real by Ursula K. Le Guin
Books finished: Killer of Kings and Blood Work
Pages read: 600-ish
Non-reading activities: Saturday birthday party for my now-14-year-old grandson, and then a Father's Day gathering yesterday evening. Good times.
Books read from: Killer of Kings by Matthew Harffy, Blood Work by Michael Connelly, The Unreal and the Real by Ursula K. Le Guin
Books finished: Killer of Kings and Blood Work
Pages read: 600-ish
Non-reading activities: Saturday birthday party for my now-14-year-old grandson, and then a Father's Day gathering yesterday evening. Good times.
15nrmay
Weekend wrap
Books:
KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
Started I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK
by Nora Ephrom.
Dining:
Indian lunch out on Father’s Day; leftover pizza last night; eggs, vegetables, toast, and iced chai this morning.
Other book activity:
Picked out a few books for Operation Paperback (books for soldiers) at a little free library in the village. And added a couple books to the library.
Other:
We’ve been watching ANNIKA, the Scottish crime tv series.
Books:
KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
Started I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK
by Nora Ephrom.
Dining:
Indian lunch out on Father’s Day; leftover pizza last night; eggs, vegetables, toast, and iced chai this morning.
Other book activity:
Picked out a few books for Operation Paperback (books for soldiers) at a little free library in the village. And added a couple books to the library.
Other:
We’ve been watching ANNIKA, the Scottish crime tv series.
