Social Distancing Readathon #307 - February 6 - 8
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2026
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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! Thanks for setting the readathon up again, Silver!
3benitastrnad
I'm in again as well.
4ChrisG1
Time for another weekend read-a-thon! Currently reading Raft by Stephen Baxter, and SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard.
5nrmay
I’m in. Thank you, Silver. 🌼
My sister-in-law and her boyfriend will be arriving this afternoon for the weekend so a bit less time to read.
Just finished
ISOLA by Allegra Goodman. Grim account of a woman’s life in the 1500s.
Now starting
THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER
Sunny, 54F/12C in Florida.
My sister-in-law and her boyfriend will be arriving this afternoon for the weekend so a bit less time to read.
Just finished
ISOLA by Allegra Goodman. Grim account of a woman’s life in the 1500s.
Now starting
THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER
Sunny, 54F/12C in Florida.
6PocheFamily
In! With two books to tackle: A Time to be Born and Everything is Tuberculosis. The first is a novel set during WW2and the second is a "narrative non-fiction" - and absolutely fascinating. This second book is dramatically changing the way I'm viewing The Magic Mountain, which I finished during last weekend's Read-a-Thon. Looking forward to my indoor time -- temperatures here are atrocious again, but at least we had a little near 32F/0C respite this week! And spring can't be that far away ... the ground hog said so!
7ReneeMarie
Going to try to buckle down & read this weekend. Unfortunately I work Saturday. And all 3 days I have to spend enough time on Duolingo to not get dumped out of the Diamond league, but not enough to get tagged for the tournament.
Dinner tonight: leftover pork egg foo young with rice and gravy. Later a cold brew latte.
Priority, currently reading: Penelope's Bones by Emily Hauser. It's an ILL and I'm only 69pp in.
Hoping to find time also for two other library books (only one in progress) and two ARCs (only one ditto).
Back to it...
Dinner tonight: leftover pork egg foo young with rice and gravy. Later a cold brew latte.
Priority, currently reading: Penelope's Bones by Emily Hauser. It's an ILL and I'm only 69pp in.
Hoping to find time also for two other library books (only one in progress) and two ARCs (only one ditto).
Back to it...
8alcottacre
Friday Night Wrap Up:
Books read from: Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (audiobook), At Home by Bill Bryson (audiobook), Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon, Plum Duff by Victoria Goddard, 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith, and Red Comet by Heather Clark
Books finished: 2, Stolen in Death and Plum Duff
Time reading: 95 minutes + listening to audiobooks
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 95 minutes + listening to audiobooks
Books read from: Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (audiobook), At Home by Bill Bryson (audiobook), Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon, Plum Duff by Victoria Goddard, 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith, and Red Comet by Heather Clark
Books finished: 2, Stolen in Death and Plum Duff
Time reading: 95 minutes + listening to audiobooks
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 95 minutes + listening to audiobooks
9cbl_tn
I'm in! This evening I finished Agent Josephine in plenty of time before the book club discussion on Sunday evening. I'm getting ready to start A Wizard of Earthsea, and my current audiobook is A Body in the Bathhouse.
No snow in the forecast this weekend (yay!) so I will spend some time tomorrow running errands and trying to get back to normal.
No snow in the forecast this weekend (yay!) so I will spend some time tomorrow running errands and trying to get back to normal.
10benitastrnad
Saturday Report
Books read from: Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy by Richard B. Sobol. Body in the Bathhouse by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. My computer book is Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to The Rocks by Peter Nichols and A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Books finished: Voyage Home by Pat Barker.
Book Thoughts: I finished Voyage Home for my real-life discussion group. This is the last book in the Women of Troy trilogy. It is the story of Clytemnestra's vengeance on Agamemnon for murdering their daughter. It is also the story of what that does to a family. The entire book is about revenge and vengeance and the havoc that wrecks on everybody involved. I found this interpretation of the story a bit less compelling that the previous books. I think that is because the story is already feminist in point-of-view and so it is harder for a feminist author to put that kind of a feminist view on this one. Telling the story from the point-of-view of the slave attendant gave the author more leeway and that made it a refreshing take on the end of Agamemnon. As for Agamemnon, he got his wish. He is famous.
Activities: watched the Olympics opening ceremony last night and loved loved loved the costuming. Also, all of the singing. The emphasis on the arts was refreshing. An all-out outstanding show. Today it is work. Delta Kappa Gamma meeting. Rural Fire District pancake lunch. Then more baking.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: croissant and grapes for breakfast. It will be pancakes for lunch and lots of community company to enjoy with the standard pancakes.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 565
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1734 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy by Richard B. Sobol. Body in the Bathhouse by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. My computer book is Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to The Rocks by Peter Nichols and A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Books finished: Voyage Home by Pat Barker.
Book Thoughts: I finished Voyage Home for my real-life discussion group. This is the last book in the Women of Troy trilogy. It is the story of Clytemnestra's vengeance on Agamemnon for murdering their daughter. It is also the story of what that does to a family. The entire book is about revenge and vengeance and the havoc that wrecks on everybody involved. I found this interpretation of the story a bit less compelling that the previous books. I think that is because the story is already feminist in point-of-view and so it is harder for a feminist author to put that kind of a feminist view on this one. Telling the story from the point-of-view of the slave attendant gave the author more leeway and that made it a refreshing take on the end of Agamemnon. As for Agamemnon, he got his wish. He is famous.
Activities: watched the Olympics opening ceremony last night and loved loved loved the costuming. Also, all of the singing. The emphasis on the arts was refreshing. An all-out outstanding show. Today it is work. Delta Kappa Gamma meeting. Rural Fire District pancake lunch. Then more baking.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: croissant and grapes for breakfast. It will be pancakes for lunch and lots of community company to enjoy with the standard pancakes.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 565
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1734 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
11Dejah_Thoris
>6 PocheFamily: How funny - I finished Everything is Tuberculosis a few days ago, and it made me want to read The Magic Mountain. :)
12Dejah_Thoris
Happy Saturday, everyone!
Books read from: 2 - Us, Liar City
Books finished: 2 - Us, Liar City
Now that the Olympics have started, my reading time will be cut down - at least somewhat.
I finished Us by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy Friday night. It was a particularly stressful week at work, so I indulged myself with a comfort reread. It fit the bill beautifully!
Liar City, on the otherhand, turned out to be a terrific surprise. I've read a few novels by Allie Therin before which I liked, but didn't love. So when I pciked up Liar City, the first in a paranormal thriller/mystery, I wasn't sure what to expect. I certainly didn't expect to be enthralled and feel the need to blast right though it. I have to finish up some books I've borrowed via Libby (I always feel guilty if I don't get them read in a timely manner), which the only thing keeping me from going on straight to book two. Well that, and the fact that book three doesn't come out until June. If I'd realised how very much I was going to it, I'd have waited until the trilogy was fully published!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Books read from: 2 - Us, Liar City
Books finished: 2 - Us, Liar City
Now that the Olympics have started, my reading time will be cut down - at least somewhat.
I finished Us by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy Friday night. It was a particularly stressful week at work, so I indulged myself with a comfort reread. It fit the bill beautifully!
Liar City, on the otherhand, turned out to be a terrific surprise. I've read a few novels by Allie Therin before which I liked, but didn't love. So when I pciked up Liar City, the first in a paranormal thriller/mystery, I wasn't sure what to expect. I certainly didn't expect to be enthralled and feel the need to blast right though it. I have to finish up some books I've borrowed via Libby (I always feel guilty if I don't get them read in a timely manner), which the only thing keeping me from going on straight to book two. Well that, and the fact that book three doesn't come out until June. If I'd realised how very much I was going to it, I'd have waited until the trilogy was fully published!
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
13PocheFamily
>11 Dejah_Thoris: That IS entertaining! I see it much more clearly as a WW1 novel now that I read Green's book. We have a couple more meetings of that bookgroup, to discuss ch. 7 and then the book as a whole - plenty of time for me to read reviews and see what else I missed/got wrong!
Books read from: Everything is Tuberculosis
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3-4h so far
Snacks: Actually none. The dog, on the other hand - LOTS! - oh wait! We shared a banana, so "banana" for snack.
Thoughts: Green's book is an advocacy book, so it is definitely putting forth a rather one-sided political argument, but nonetheless was so very interesting with the facts presented and the case studies introduced to the reader that I gobbled it up.
Non-book activities: Trying to stay out of the arctic winds. Fluffin' groundhog ... well, at least I know spring is inevitable. Eventually. Hopefully.
Editing to add: 4F/-15C at the moment. Feels like -16F/-27C. This is from the weather app, not just me. Because I'd say "Feels like we're all ice cubes". Yes, the Siberian Husky is annoyed that I won't play outside with her.
Books read from: Everything is Tuberculosis
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3-4h so far
Snacks: Actually none. The dog, on the other hand - LOTS! - oh wait! We shared a banana, so "banana" for snack.
Thoughts: Green's book is an advocacy book, so it is definitely putting forth a rather one-sided political argument, but nonetheless was so very interesting with the facts presented and the case studies introduced to the reader that I gobbled it up.
Non-book activities: Trying to stay out of the arctic winds. Fluffin' groundhog ... well, at least I know spring is inevitable. Eventually. Hopefully.
Editing to add: 4F/-15C at the moment. Feels like -16F/-27C. This is from the weather app, not just me. Because I'd say "Feels like we're all ice cubes". Yes, the Siberian Husky is annoyed that I won't play outside with her.
14cbl_tn
Saturday update:
I listened to an hour or so of The Body in the Bathhouse while I ran errands this afternoon. I've also read more than half of A Wizard of Earthsea.
This morning I cleaned out a couple of dresser drawers and took some things to a local thrift store. Supper was meatloaf, steamed broccoli, and apple sauce. I also went to a friend's house to take her dog out and feed her while they were away.
When I went to the thrift store, I also stopped at the library to pick up a hold. The Love Hypothesis is next up after A Wizard of Earthsea.
I listened to an hour or so of The Body in the Bathhouse while I ran errands this afternoon. I've also read more than half of A Wizard of Earthsea.
This morning I cleaned out a couple of dresser drawers and took some things to a local thrift store. Supper was meatloaf, steamed broccoli, and apple sauce. I also went to a friend's house to take her dog out and feed her while they were away.
When I went to the thrift store, I also stopped at the library to pick up a hold. The Love Hypothesis is next up after A Wizard of Earthsea.
15alcottacre
Saturday Night Summary:
Books read from: At Home by Bill Bryson (audiobook), Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon, The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute, 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith, and Red Comet by Heather Clark
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~5 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~6.5 hours + listening to audiobooks
I had a lot more time to read today than I expected. It was a nice change!
Books read from: At Home by Bill Bryson (audiobook), Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon, The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute, 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith, and Red Comet by Heather Clark
Books finished: 0
Time reading: ~5 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~6.5 hours + listening to audiobooks
I had a lot more time to read today than I expected. It was a nice change!
16ReneeMarie
Update about Saturday.
Only one book read from: Penelope's Bones: A New History of Homer's World through the Women Written Out of It by Emily Hauser. It was mentioned on BookTube by people talking about Historathon 2026.
I've doubled where I am in the book, but that still only puts me 1/3 of the way through. Partly it's the text, with long paragraphs and lots of names of people and places. Partly it's because I left for work at 8am and got home at 7pm. I used the 50 minutes waiting for my second bus home to get Duolingo out of the way.
Eggs, Spam, & toast for breakfast. White chocolate mocha with hazelnut for lunch. Leftover mu shu chicken and rice for dinner.
Thoughts: I'll have Sunday & part of Monday before the ILL is due back. It'll be a miracle if I finish it. But I'm REALLY enjoying it. It name drops women from the epics, one character per chapter, and grounds her in the real life of women in her position as disclosed by contemporary records, archeology, and modern forensics. Fascinating. My favorite chapter so far covers Hecuba, wife of Priam and mother to Hector.
Only one book read from: Penelope's Bones: A New History of Homer's World through the Women Written Out of It by Emily Hauser. It was mentioned on BookTube by people talking about Historathon 2026.
I've doubled where I am in the book, but that still only puts me 1/3 of the way through. Partly it's the text, with long paragraphs and lots of names of people and places. Partly it's because I left for work at 8am and got home at 7pm. I used the 50 minutes waiting for my second bus home to get Duolingo out of the way.
Eggs, Spam, & toast for breakfast. White chocolate mocha with hazelnut for lunch. Leftover mu shu chicken and rice for dinner.
Thoughts: I'll have Sunday & part of Monday before the ILL is due back. It'll be a miracle if I finish it. But I'm REALLY enjoying it. It name drops women from the epics, one character per chapter, and grounds her in the real life of women in her position as disclosed by contemporary records, archeology, and modern forensics. Fascinating. My favorite chapter so far covers Hecuba, wife of Priam and mother to Hector.
17nrmay
Sunday morning
Books:
Current book -
THE DIAMOND EYE by Kate Quinn. historical fic, WWII era.
This author will be at the Amelia Is. Book Fest. later this month. I heard her speak a couple years ago at the same festival.
Next up -
THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER
Sat night dinner - out at a seafood place with my husband’s sister.
Other:
Watched Carolina/Duke basketball game! Best game ever‼️🏀
watching the Olympics and episodes of THE STREET LAWYER. Caught up with postcrossing postcards.
Sunny and cool in Florida.
Books:
Current book -
THE DIAMOND EYE by Kate Quinn. historical fic, WWII era.
This author will be at the Amelia Is. Book Fest. later this month. I heard her speak a couple years ago at the same festival.
Next up -
THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER
Sat night dinner - out at a seafood place with my husband’s sister.
Other:
Watched Carolina/Duke basketball game! Best game ever‼️🏀
watching the Olympics and episodes of THE STREET LAWYER. Caught up with postcrossing postcards.
Sunny and cool in Florida.
18alcottacre
>16 ReneeMarie: That book sounds really interesting, ReneeMarie. I will have to see if I can find a copy.
19benitastrnad
>18 alcottacre:
Lots of reading of the classics going on right now. I just finished a Zoom meeting with my book discussion group of Voyage Home by Pat Barker. This is the third book in her series Women of Troy. My group has read and discussed one book in this series for the last three years. We all were glad of the journey through the series, but the group decided that was enough of the Greek classics for a while, so we won't be reading one of the mythology retellings in the coming year - even if we liked this series.
Lots of reading of the classics going on right now. I just finished a Zoom meeting with my book discussion group of Voyage Home by Pat Barker. This is the third book in her series Women of Troy. My group has read and discussed one book in this series for the last three years. We all were glad of the journey through the series, but the group decided that was enough of the Greek classics for a while, so we won't be reading one of the mythology retellings in the coming year - even if we liked this series.
20benitastrnad
>17 nrmay:
I am also watching the Olympics. Was fascinated by the Women's skiathlon yesterday. This year the women and the men's events will be the same distance. 20 kilometers. Previously the women did 15 kilometers and the men did 30 kilometers. Now the men and women are doing equal distances and the question came up in our book discussion group this afternoon - How long will it be before the women and men will compete together in a race that is the same distance?
I am also watching the Olympics. Was fascinated by the Women's skiathlon yesterday. This year the women and the men's events will be the same distance. 20 kilometers. Previously the women did 15 kilometers and the men did 30 kilometers. Now the men and women are doing equal distances and the question came up in our book discussion group this afternoon - How long will it be before the women and men will compete together in a race that is the same distance?
21benitastrnad
Sunday Report
Books read from: Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy by Richard B. Sobol. Body in the Bathhouse by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. My computer book is Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to The Rocks by Peter Nichols and A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Books finished: Voyage Home by Pat Barker.
Book Thoughts: I am once again enjoying a Lindsey Davis book in the Marcus Didius Falco series. This one is Body in the Bathhouse and this entry finds Marcus headed back to the dreaded isle of Britain. I think my reading is going to slow down this week because I will be watching the Olympics and doing lots of baking.
Activities: Got through yesterday and got my cookies baked for the trip. Now I just have to get reading for the EHU meeting on Tuesday. I will do that in-between watching the Olympics. I did get my Kombucha purchased. Have the yogurt and kimchi so all that is left is to make the farro salad for the meeting on Tuesday. Then I have packing to get started on for the trip.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: mexican pastries for breakfast and ham and cheese croissant for lunch.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 565
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1736 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy by Richard B. Sobol. Body in the Bathhouse by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. My computer book is Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to The Rocks by Peter Nichols and A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Books finished: Voyage Home by Pat Barker.
Book Thoughts: I am once again enjoying a Lindsey Davis book in the Marcus Didius Falco series. This one is Body in the Bathhouse and this entry finds Marcus headed back to the dreaded isle of Britain. I think my reading is going to slow down this week because I will be watching the Olympics and doing lots of baking.
Activities: Got through yesterday and got my cookies baked for the trip. Now I just have to get reading for the EHU meeting on Tuesday. I will do that in-between watching the Olympics. I did get my Kombucha purchased. Have the yogurt and kimchi so all that is left is to make the farro salad for the meeting on Tuesday. Then I have packing to get started on for the trip.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: mexican pastries for breakfast and ham and cheese croissant for lunch.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 565
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1736 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
22alcottacre
Sunday Night Synopsis:
Books read from: At Home by Bill Bryson (audiobook), Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon, The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute, 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith, Red Comet by Heather Clark, 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Books finished: 3, The Island of Missing Trees, Trustee from the Toolroom, and 84, Charing Cross Road
Time reading: ~4 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: ~10.5 hours + listening to audiobooks
I had a very nice day of reading today!
Books read from: At Home by Bill Bryson (audiobook), Other Voices, Other Vistas edited by Barbara H. Solomon, The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute, 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith, Red Comet by Heather Clark, 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Books finished: 3, The Island of Missing Trees, Trustee from the Toolroom, and 84, Charing Cross Road
Time reading: ~4 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: ~10.5 hours + listening to audiobooks
I had a very nice day of reading today!
23cbl_tn
Sunday night update:
I didn't get as much reading time today as I had hoped I would, but I did listen to several chapters of A Body in the Bathhouse on the way to and from church, and I finished A Wizard of Earthsea this evening. That makes two books finished this weekend, so I'm happy with that!
I didn't get as much reading time today as I had hoped I would, but I did listen to several chapters of A Body in the Bathhouse on the way to and from church, and I finished A Wizard of Earthsea this evening. That makes two books finished this weekend, so I'm happy with that!
24ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Raft by Stephen Baxter, SPQR A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard, Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger
Books Finished: Raft
Pages read: 400-ish
Enjoyed being at my son's home for the Super Bowl, even if it wasn't such a great game. Super Bowl menu: bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers, stuffed mushrooms, pork belly, pepper steak, bok choy.
Books read from: Raft by Stephen Baxter, SPQR A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard, Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger
Books Finished: Raft
Pages read: 400-ish
Enjoyed being at my son's home for the Super Bowl, even if it wasn't such a great game. Super Bowl menu: bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers, stuffed mushrooms, pork belly, pepper steak, bok choy.
25benitastrnad
Weekend Wrapup
Books read from: Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy by Richard B. Sobol. Body in the Bathhouse by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. My computer book is Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to The Rocks by Peter Nichols and A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Books finished: Voyage Home by Pat Barker.
Book Thoughts: I didn't get as much reading done as I wanted, but I did get some. I have lots of things lined up for the coming week and won't get much reading done. I didn't complete a single book this weekend. I did make progress on several books but didn't finish any. I did get my travel books into the overnight bag. My trip reading will be Farewell My Queen by Chantel Thomas, Best American Food Writing 2023, and Walking It Off with me.
Activities: I was so disappointed yesterday. I wanted to indulge in my quadrennial lovefest obscure and fascinating sports (otherwise known as the Olympics, and in this case the winter Olympics), but there was this other stupid game on that took up the prime viewing hours for the real sports. (I think the game was called Head Bangers Ball.) I went back to watching my old faithful channel, PBS and watched three good quality Masterpiece shows. Today I have lots of cooking to do today and baking to do tomorrow and Wednesday. Plus, I have to pack my bags and load the car for the trip. Also have to make hotel reservations and decide on my route so I can print out directions. I will not be on next weekend as I will be taking a winter break trip to see friends in Alabama.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: soup and ham salad croissant for supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 565
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1736 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy by Richard B. Sobol. Body in the Bathhouse by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is Katharine Graham's Washington by Katharine Graham. My computer book is Walking It Off by Doug Peacock. I am listening to The Rocks by Peter Nichols and A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Books finished: Voyage Home by Pat Barker.
Book Thoughts: I didn't get as much reading done as I wanted, but I did get some. I have lots of things lined up for the coming week and won't get much reading done. I didn't complete a single book this weekend. I did make progress on several books but didn't finish any. I did get my travel books into the overnight bag. My trip reading will be Farewell My Queen by Chantel Thomas, Best American Food Writing 2023, and Walking It Off with me.
Activities: I was so disappointed yesterday. I wanted to indulge in my quadrennial lovefest obscure and fascinating sports (otherwise known as the Olympics, and in this case the winter Olympics), but there was this other stupid game on that took up the prime viewing hours for the real sports. (I think the game was called Head Bangers Ball.) I went back to watching my old faithful channel, PBS and watched three good quality Masterpiece shows. Today I have lots of cooking to do today and baking to do tomorrow and Wednesday. Plus, I have to pack my bags and load the car for the trip. Also have to make hotel reservations and decide on my route so I can print out directions. I will not be on next weekend as I will be taking a winter break trip to see friends in Alabama.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: soup and ham salad croissant for supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 565
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1736 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
26ReneeMarie
Sunday was a major fail. Woke with a headache and went back to bed for hours. Meant I had to schedule grocery delivery for early evening. Then I waited for hours, only to have to reschedule delivery to today -- they couldn't find a driver last night. We'll see whether someone shows up this AM: the status still has last night's delivery time listed, their AI is useless, & no humans have answered the store phone in the last 12 hours.
Food: finished off the leftover Chinese for breakfast and lunch, had peanut butter toast and chocolate milk last night at 8pm when the planned rotisserie chicken didn't arrive between 6 & 8pm.
Reading: only had the time between ordering groceries and the time they were supposed to arrive to concentrate on Penelope's Bones. Added a mere 50pp to my reading count for the weekend.
Thoughts: Hecuba still my favorite chapter. The ILL is actually due back Tuesday. I'd hate to have to request it again, so I think I'll finish it, return it Wednesday on my day off, and pay the $1 late fee. I have 3 books on fire for next Monday, but those I can get again easily.
ETA: Yay! Food finally arrived about 30mins ago.
Food: finished off the leftover Chinese for breakfast and lunch, had peanut butter toast and chocolate milk last night at 8pm when the planned rotisserie chicken didn't arrive between 6 & 8pm.
Reading: only had the time between ordering groceries and the time they were supposed to arrive to concentrate on Penelope's Bones. Added a mere 50pp to my reading count for the weekend.
Thoughts: Hecuba still my favorite chapter. The ILL is actually due back Tuesday. I'd hate to have to request it again, so I think I'll finish it, return it Wednesday on my day off, and pay the $1 late fee. I have 3 books on fire for next Monday, but those I can get again easily.
ETA: Yay! Food finally arrived about 30mins ago.
27ReneeMarie
>18 alcottacre: It came out in hardcover last summer, should hit paperback in -- April, I think. And a fact both good and bad is that the author also points us at classic and modern literature rabbit holes of connection with the subject matter, like Euripides' The Trojan Women and The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker.
It's messing big time with my TBR. And that's not even mentioning other subjects for exploration, like the Battle of Qadesh, the Hittites, Ishtar/Inanna/Isis, etc.
You have been warned.
It's messing big time with my TBR. And that's not even mentioning other subjects for exploration, like the Battle of Qadesh, the Hittites, Ishtar/Inanna/Isis, etc.
You have been warned.
28alcottacre
>27 ReneeMarie: Warning appreciated!
29PocheFamily
Books read from: Everything is Tuberculosis, A Time to Be Born, and City of Thieves
Books finished: Everything is Tuberculosis and A Time to Be Born, if you allow me to include finishing the Dawn Powell Book today (Monday)
Thoughts: Great books, couldn't be more different from one another. Dawn Powell is an obviously overlooked Am. writer of the mid-20th century: very entertaining book, interesting characters ... why has no one I know who reads ever heard of her?
Total books finished: 2 (stretching the truth a little bit here) or 1 for the purists. Be you, I'm obviously a stretcher of facts (I prefer the term "wishful thinker").
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: The dog says too many, but she's a power napper, so???
Books finished: Everything is Tuberculosis and A Time to Be Born, if you allow me to include finishing the Dawn Powell Book today (Monday)
Thoughts: Great books, couldn't be more different from one another. Dawn Powell is an obviously overlooked Am. writer of the mid-20th century: very entertaining book, interesting characters ... why has no one I know who reads ever heard of her?
Total books finished: 2 (stretching the truth a little bit here) or 1 for the purists. Be you, I'm obviously a stretcher of facts (I prefer the term "wishful thinker").
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: The dog says too many, but she's a power napper, so???
