Social Distancing Readathon #300 - December 19 - 21
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
2ChrisG1
I'll be in - expecting a low reading weekend, considering all we've got planned, but I always find some time. Currently reading Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke.
3nrmay
I’m in!
Family holiday events on Sunday and the lunch party is at my house so I’ll be getting ready on Saturday.
l’ll be reading when l can - before, between, and after!
Current books:
BIBLIOMANCER’S DAUGHTER
TILT by Emma Pattee
Raining here after midnight. 🌧️
Family holiday events on Sunday and the lunch party is at my house so I’ll be getting ready on Saturday.
l’ll be reading when l can - before, between, and after!
Current books:
BIBLIOMANCER’S DAUGHTER
TILT by Emma Pattee
Raining here after midnight. 🌧️
4alcottacre
I am out for this weekend. Too busy here, but I hope everyone gets some good reading done!
5benitastrnad
I am in. I have a busy day today, but hope to have a quiet weekend before the big push starts on Monday.
6nrmay
Friday evening
Books:
THE BIBLIOMANCER’S DAUGHTER.
TILT, Emma Pattee
HOLIDAY IN STONE CREEK
BLOOD AND THUNDER: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides
ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY
Starting to read now.
Today l was trying to finish Christmas shopping for family l will see on Sunday and for the out-of-towners. l made a shopping list for food for the lunch party and baked a batch of snack mix.
Dinner: Chinese out.
Books:
THE BIBLIOMANCER’S DAUGHTER.
TILT, Emma Pattee
HOLIDAY IN STONE CREEK
BLOOD AND THUNDER: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides
ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY
Starting to read now.
Today l was trying to finish Christmas shopping for family l will see on Sunday and for the out-of-towners. l made a shopping list for food for the lunch party and baked a batch of snack mix.
Dinner: Chinese out.
7The_Hibernator
Friday's Reading
Media read from:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle 60 minutes
Determined: Life Without Free Will, by Robert Sapolsky 71 minutes
Lord of the Fleas, by Dav Pilkey 40 minutes
Media finished: none
Time reading: 171 minutes
Media read from:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle 60 minutes
Determined: Life Without Free Will, by Robert Sapolsky 71 minutes
Lord of the Fleas, by Dav Pilkey 40 minutes
Media finished: none
Time reading: 171 minutes
8ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, Sharpe's Storm by Bernard Cornwell.
Books finished: Rendezvous With Rama
Pages read: 300-ish
This weekend was dominated by our 2 major family holiday get-togethers. Saturday was with our 3 kids with spouses & 6 grandkids (3 teens & 3 "littles"). Sunday all of the above met at my sister-in-law's home for the extended family meetup. Brunch and games, plus more presents for the 3rd generation.
Books read from: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, Sharpe's Storm by Bernard Cornwell.
Books finished: Rendezvous With Rama
Pages read: 300-ish
This weekend was dominated by our 2 major family holiday get-togethers. Saturday was with our 3 kids with spouses & 6 grandkids (3 teens & 3 "littles"). Sunday all of the above met at my sister-in-law's home for the extended family meetup. Brunch and games, plus more presents for the 3rd generation.
9nrmay
It’s a wrap.
Books:
HOLIDAY IN STONE CREEK rose to the top and got the most attention of those listed above.
Dining: party food and leftover party food since yesterday.
Other book activity:
Sent a box of soldier bks.
Rec’d copy of HORSE, G Brooks, as a gift. I already read it but my husband hasn’t.
Picked out a bag of toddler Christmas bks from my stash for my sis to take to my littlest niece in California.
Other:
Sunday was East Coast family holiday get-together before all go their separate ways. We had gift exchange, festive lunch, and then we all went to hear acclaimed storyteller, Donald Davis, share his Christmas memories. It was a lovely day.
My sister’s 2 cats arrived today to stay with me a couple weeks while she’s in CA. So far they’ve been segregated from my two, and have yet to meet!
Books:
HOLIDAY IN STONE CREEK rose to the top and got the most attention of those listed above.
Dining: party food and leftover party food since yesterday.
Other book activity:
Sent a box of soldier bks.
Rec’d copy of HORSE, G Brooks, as a gift. I already read it but my husband hasn’t.
Picked out a bag of toddler Christmas bks from my stash for my sis to take to my littlest niece in California.
Other:
Sunday was East Coast family holiday get-together before all go their separate ways. We had gift exchange, festive lunch, and then we all went to hear acclaimed storyteller, Donald Davis, share his Christmas memories. It was a lovely day.
My sister’s 2 cats arrived today to stay with me a couple weeks while she’s in CA. So far they’ve been segregated from my two, and have yet to meet!
10benitastrnad
Weekend Wrapup
Books read from: I am reading West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. I am reading Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. I started a new computer book - Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins and Bruno and the Carol Singers by Martin Walker.
Books finished: Bruno and the Carol Singers by Martin Walker. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson
Book Thoughts: I am having a hard time with West With Giraffes. I am finding it overly melodramatic and full of tropes. I like parts of the story, but the book is just going on and on and on with all this teenage angst and that makes it hard reading. I started Legends and Lattes because I was so bored by West With Giraffes and finished it in two days. Then I started the novella Tooth and Claw. This is a backstory novella in the Longmire series and I buzzed through that one in two days. I enjoyed listening to Bruno and the Carol Singers but that was a recorded book short story, so it was over and done with in an hour. I found it perfect for the season. I am not sure what I will start next, but I need to find an award winning biography or memoir to read over Christmas.
Activities: I have been so busy that I haven't had time to do much of anything except cook. My phone finally gave out, so I made an unexpected trip to Lincoln, NE to the AT&T store and got a new one. I did my grocery shopping and have enough Chex cereal that I should be able to supply the family for the rest of the Christmas break. Today I am baking because we have a Church potluck this evening and then will be making popcorn balls and sacking candy. I won't be home until late. I baked another Gingerbread Cake today and so have one to take tonight and one to give away tomorrow. Tomorrow will be another baking day, but thankfully I won't have to cook anything else. I have given up on finishing the hat and scarf set as a gift. It will have to wait for a couple more days.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: not enough real food even with all of the cooking.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 556
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1707 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: I am reading West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. I am reading Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. I started a new computer book - Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins and Bruno and the Carol Singers by Martin Walker.
Books finished: Bruno and the Carol Singers by Martin Walker. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Tooth and Claw by Craig Johnson
Book Thoughts: I am having a hard time with West With Giraffes. I am finding it overly melodramatic and full of tropes. I like parts of the story, but the book is just going on and on and on with all this teenage angst and that makes it hard reading. I started Legends and Lattes because I was so bored by West With Giraffes and finished it in two days. Then I started the novella Tooth and Claw. This is a backstory novella in the Longmire series and I buzzed through that one in two days. I enjoyed listening to Bruno and the Carol Singers but that was a recorded book short story, so it was over and done with in an hour. I found it perfect for the season. I am not sure what I will start next, but I need to find an award winning biography or memoir to read over Christmas.
Activities: I have been so busy that I haven't had time to do much of anything except cook. My phone finally gave out, so I made an unexpected trip to Lincoln, NE to the AT&T store and got a new one. I did my grocery shopping and have enough Chex cereal that I should be able to supply the family for the rest of the Christmas break. Today I am baking because we have a Church potluck this evening and then will be making popcorn balls and sacking candy. I won't be home until late. I baked another Gingerbread Cake today and so have one to take tonight and one to give away tomorrow. Tomorrow will be another baking day, but thankfully I won't have to cook anything else. I have given up on finishing the hat and scarf set as a gift. It will have to wait for a couple more days.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: not enough real food even with all of the cooking.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 556
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1707 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
