Social Distancing Readathon #320 - May 8 - 10
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:
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:
2alcottacre
Kerry is out of town for the weekend - he just left - so I am hoping to get a lot of reading done!
3rhondak101book
I am in, but going to a Folk Arts Festival in Newton, North Carolina tomorrow, so a lot less reading time.
I am hoping to finish Little Sister Death by William Gay and read in my two ongoing works Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown and Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh.
I am hoping to finish Little Sister Death by William Gay and read in my two ongoing works Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown and Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh.
4Dejah_Thoris
I'm in. I'm off today, but tomorrow I'll have limited reading time because I'm working, and then attending a community theatre production of Come From Away, based on the nonfiction book The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland, which remains the only book about 9/11 I've read - it's excellent.
I'm currently reading Hugo Award nominated The Everlasting, by Alix E. Harrow.
>3 rhondak101book: What do you think of Ivory Vikings? I haven't started it yet.
I'm currently reading Hugo Award nominated The Everlasting, by Alix E. Harrow.
>3 rhondak101book: What do you think of Ivory Vikings? I haven't started it yet.
5PocheFamily
Definitely in! Last weekend afforded little chance to read, so I’m looking forward to indulging this weekend. I’m close to the end of The Correspondent, and hope to finish another as well. Happy reading everyone!
6alcottacre
>5 PocheFamily: I hope you enjoy The Correspondent as much as I did, Leslie!
7ChrisG1
I'm in again. I've got a cribbage tournament tomorrow, so that'll cut into reading time. Currently reading The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb.
8rhondak101book
>4 Dejah_Thoris: I like the way she structured the book. There is a chapter about each type of piece, the rooks, the queens, etc. I also like the way that she gives a lot of different types of history and background that is centered around each piece. There's political history, history of chess, material culture history. I have read the intro chapter and the rooks chapter, thus far.
9ReneeMarie
>3 rhondak101book: We read Sea of Poppies for my historical fiction book group *years* ago. I don't remember who liked it, except that I did. This is reminding me that I never went back to finish the trilogy. At this point I'd probably have to reread the first book...
10rhondak101book
>9 ReneeMarie: That is exactly where I am, rereading it so that I can finish the trilogy. I think I originally read it just after it came out.
11PocheFamily
>6 alcottacre: Oh most definitely! A book lover’s book… and I must admit that I burst out laughing a few times, especially with the thought of her writing Larry McMurtry! But then it fit, didn’t it? I haven’t yet read the McGahern novels referenced, but was so pleased he was included. Really, a lovely book… so well written…sent it to my Mom for Mother’s Day. Might be the best epistolary novel I’ve ever read (although I did very much enjoy Austen’s Lady Susan fragment).
Anyways, I guess I can also chime in and update my read-a-thon status to say “one done”.
Anyways, I guess I can also chime in and update my read-a-thon status to say “one done”.
12benitastrnad
>10 rhondak101book:
Count me in as a person who loved Sea of Poppies. I read the second book, and have the third one in my library. You can also count me in as a person who has NOT read the third book - yet. I keep looking at it and putting it back to read when I can savor it. I need to just get it read already.
Count me in as a person who loved Sea of Poppies. I read the second book, and have the third one in my library. You can also count me in as a person who has NOT read the third book - yet. I keep looking at it and putting it back to read when I can savor it. I need to just get it read already.
14benitastrnad
I have no plans for this weekend and plan on spending a good portion of it outside working with my plants and reading.
15benitastrnad
Weekend Startup
Books read from: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant. Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto.
Book Thoughts: I finished Dispatches From Pluto. It was the May selection for my Book Discussion Group. I had read one of his previous books and didn't care much for his macho attitude, but this book was very popular in Tuscaloosa when it was published. For that reason, the group wanted to read it and talk about it. I can say that there will be lots of fodder for our discussion at our meeting on Sunday. I will also say that I still think he has a macho attitude and it shows in his writing, but he apparently grew up a bit in the years between God's Middle Finger and this one. This was a more thoughtful book than the first.
Activities: I got outside and did a little pot preparing for my plants and tomorrow plan to out and purchase some of the new ones for the summer. I for sure am going to try to get two Hibuscus plants. I love those sexy flowers.
Reading Time Today: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: started doing the prep work for a new recipe for a casserole I intend to make tomorrow. It is Roasted Green Pepper Potatos. I roasted and chopped the peppers this afternoon and tomorrow will do the potato part of the recipe and get it baked to have for Sunday.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1774 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant. Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto.
Book Thoughts: I finished Dispatches From Pluto. It was the May selection for my Book Discussion Group. I had read one of his previous books and didn't care much for his macho attitude, but this book was very popular in Tuscaloosa when it was published. For that reason, the group wanted to read it and talk about it. I can say that there will be lots of fodder for our discussion at our meeting on Sunday. I will also say that I still think he has a macho attitude and it shows in his writing, but he apparently grew up a bit in the years between God's Middle Finger and this one. This was a more thoughtful book than the first.
Activities: I got outside and did a little pot preparing for my plants and tomorrow plan to out and purchase some of the new ones for the summer. I for sure am going to try to get two Hibuscus plants. I love those sexy flowers.
Reading Time Today: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: started doing the prep work for a new recipe for a casserole I intend to make tomorrow. It is Roasted Green Pepper Potatos. I roasted and chopped the peppers this afternoon and tomorrow will do the potato part of the recipe and get it baked to have for Sunday.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1774 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
16rhondak101book
Very little reading today because we decided on the spur of the moment to drive to NC early so we could do more things.
Traffic was terrible, but we got here in time to have dinner at a great tapas restaurant. So only a little of Ivory Vikings read this morning.
Traffic was terrible, but we got here in time to have dinner at a great tapas restaurant. So only a little of Ivory Vikings read this morning.
17alcottacre
>4 Dejah_Thoris: I completely agree about The Day the World Came to Town, Dejah. I would love to see Come From Away! I am jealous :)
18alcottacre
Books read from: Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb (audiobook), Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado, The Violence: My Family’s Colombian War by Adriana E. Ramirez, King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott, and Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Books finished: 2, Slow Dance and The Violence: My Family’s Colombian War
Time reading: 4 hours + audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 4 hours + audiobook
I also managed to get a solo play of Life of the Amazonia in today too :)
Books finished: 2, Slow Dance and The Violence: My Family’s Colombian War
Time reading: 4 hours + audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 4 hours + audiobook
I also managed to get a solo play of Life of the Amazonia in today too :)
19Dejah_Thoris
Saturday morning, around 9:30 - Georgia, USA
It's overcast and rainy, which is good, because we still need it.
Books read from: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow; His Saint by Lucy Lennox
Books finished: The Everlasting
Thoughts: I'm headed out to work shortly - limited reading time today. It'll mostly be listening in the car until late tonight.
The Everlasting was quite good - beautifully constructed.
Total read from: 2: The Everlasting; His Saint
Total books finished: The Everlasting
It's overcast and rainy, which is good, because we still need it.
Books read from: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow; His Saint by Lucy Lennox
Books finished: The Everlasting
Thoughts: I'm headed out to work shortly - limited reading time today. It'll mostly be listening in the car until late tonight.
The Everlasting was quite good - beautifully constructed.
Total read from: 2: The Everlasting; His Saint
Total books finished: The Everlasting
20Dejah_Thoris
>17 alcottacre: I have many friends in the production - I know it'll be great! I'd bring you a long if I could. :)
21benitastrnad
Saturday Report from Kansas USA
Books read from: Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant.
Book Thoughts: I started reading Jupiter Myth for the mystery series group read here on LT and to my surprise find that it is a continuation of the previous mystery in the series. Both are set in Ancient Britain. I like these mysteries and find that I am learning a great deal about Ancient Rome just by reading them. I had hoped to get this book finished this weekend, but I think my reading time is going to be a bit curtailed due to some other commitments.
Activities: It is a lovely day and I am going to spend most of it outdoors. Today a friend and I are going to a neighboring town to look at the garden plants available. I know they have Hibiscus and so I hope to get two of them for my deck. That will mean that the morning watering routine will be starting.
Reading Time Today: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: will bake the casserole tonight and hope to share it with my sister and nephew. He is here for a weekend visit, and it might be just the kind of thing he likes.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1775 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant.
Book Thoughts: I started reading Jupiter Myth for the mystery series group read here on LT and to my surprise find that it is a continuation of the previous mystery in the series. Both are set in Ancient Britain. I like these mysteries and find that I am learning a great deal about Ancient Rome just by reading them. I had hoped to get this book finished this weekend, but I think my reading time is going to be a bit curtailed due to some other commitments.
Activities: It is a lovely day and I am going to spend most of it outdoors. Today a friend and I are going to a neighboring town to look at the garden plants available. I know they have Hibiscus and so I hope to get two of them for my deck. That will mean that the morning watering routine will be starting.
Reading Time Today: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: will bake the casserole tonight and hope to share it with my sister and nephew. He is here for a weekend visit, and it might be just the kind of thing he likes.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1775 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
22alcottacre
>19 Dejah_Thoris: Good to know that The Everlasting is good! I have that one in the BlackHole already or I would add it again.
>20 Dejah_Thoris: Ah, I appreciate the thought :)
>21 benitastrnad: Some century I am going to get to the Falco mystery series. My local library is just no help in this case.
>20 Dejah_Thoris: Ah, I appreciate the thought :)
>21 benitastrnad: Some century I am going to get to the Falco mystery series. My local library is just no help in this case.
23nrmay
Sat early evening -
Interesting weekend. My sis, her husband and 2 cats moving in with us tomorrow while their home is getting a new kitchen and bath room.
Books:
LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD
BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE
Lunch was leftover Chinese.
Other activity:
Filling out application for Canadian citizenship. Cleared out closet in the guest room for our visitors.
Interesting weekend. My sis, her husband and 2 cats moving in with us tomorrow while their home is getting a new kitchen and bath room.
Books:
LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD
BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE
Lunch was leftover Chinese.
Other activity:
Filling out application for Canadian citizenship. Cleared out closet in the guest room for our visitors.
24benitastrnad
>22 alcottacre:
My library wasn't any help in having them. Fortunatly, they did Inter-Library Loans on the ones I didn't have. The Falco series is an old series with the first ones published in 1989. The last one in 2010. That makes this an old series, and that means that many libraries have already weeded those copies because they are to old. My local library didn't have any of the series either. I was able to find used copies of many of them, but not all.
All of the books of the Marcus Didius Falco series by Lindsey Davis have had some staying power and these old titles are being reissued. I don't know if they are being done as recorded books or not, but they would make great listening books. With the reissuing, it might mean that libraries may be able to get the new editions and add the series to their collections. I hope so, because that way the series will attract new readers. I will say that they are not great literature, but they sure do have a way of teaching about the social and cultural history of Ancient Rome. Or at least, that is most of what I get out of them.
My library wasn't any help in having them. Fortunatly, they did Inter-Library Loans on the ones I didn't have. The Falco series is an old series with the first ones published in 1989. The last one in 2010. That makes this an old series, and that means that many libraries have already weeded those copies because they are to old. My local library didn't have any of the series either. I was able to find used copies of many of them, but not all.
All of the books of the Marcus Didius Falco series by Lindsey Davis have had some staying power and these old titles are being reissued. I don't know if they are being done as recorded books or not, but they would make great listening books. With the reissuing, it might mean that libraries may be able to get the new editions and add the series to their collections. I hope so, because that way the series will attract new readers. I will say that they are not great literature, but they sure do have a way of teaching about the social and cultural history of Ancient Rome. Or at least, that is most of what I get out of them.
25alcottacre
>24 benitastrnad: I actually own the first one in the series, but have not read it yet. I will have to check into the audiobooks. Thanks for that suggestion, Benita.
26alcottacre
Saturday Synopsis:
Books read from: Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb (audiobook),A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear (audiobook), Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado, In Lonely Lands by Victoria Goddard, King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott, and Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Books finished: 3, Faithless in Death, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon , and In Lonely Lands
Time reading: ~2.7 hours + audiobooks
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~6.7 hours + audiobooks
Fighting sinus headaches all day long, which led to several naps, and not nearly as much reading as I had hoped. . .
Books read from: Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb (audiobook),A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear (audiobook), Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado, In Lonely Lands by Victoria Goddard, King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott, and Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Books finished: 3, Faithless in Death, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon , and In Lonely Lands
Time reading: ~2.7 hours + audiobooks
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: ~6.7 hours + audiobooks
Fighting sinus headaches all day long, which led to several naps, and not nearly as much reading as I had hoped. . .
27benitastrnad
Sunday Report from Kansas USA
Books read from: Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant.
Book Thoughts: I onlny have 566 more pages to read in Katharine Graham's Washington! It is an 832 page book. Contrast that with Walking It Off. It is 196 pages and I have read 73, leaving 123 pages to read. I make progress on both of them everyday, but it doesn't seem to show much. This morning I read about 50 pages in Jupiter Myth. I hope to finish that one this week. I have my book discussion meeting on Zoom this afternoon and the discussion about this book Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta was controversial in Alabama, and probably, most parts of the South. It has proved to be controversial already in my book group, so the discussion should be very interesting.
Activities: I got my water hose out and got it strung along the flower beds. I didn't get anything planted but I did get some sunshine and some reading time. It is a perfect day here in Kansas to be outside.
Reading Time Today: 3 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: tried a new recipe. It is for Green Chili Casserole. I am finding it a bit sweet and way too salty, but I like the recipe. I had to roast green chilies and skin them. Then make the green chili sauce with coconut milk. The coconut milk is making it very sweet. I have been having problems with my oven. It isn't heating correctly. It works fine most of the time, but then there are days that it won't heat. It may be time to purchase a new one. I am thinking about a double wall oven. That way I could use the space under the stove top for cabinet space. I am very short on that in this house.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1778 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant.
Book Thoughts: I onlny have 566 more pages to read in Katharine Graham's Washington! It is an 832 page book. Contrast that with Walking It Off. It is 196 pages and I have read 73, leaving 123 pages to read. I make progress on both of them everyday, but it doesn't seem to show much. This morning I read about 50 pages in Jupiter Myth. I hope to finish that one this week. I have my book discussion meeting on Zoom this afternoon and the discussion about this book Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta was controversial in Alabama, and probably, most parts of the South. It has proved to be controversial already in my book group, so the discussion should be very interesting.
Activities: I got my water hose out and got it strung along the flower beds. I didn't get anything planted but I did get some sunshine and some reading time. It is a perfect day here in Kansas to be outside.
Reading Time Today: 3 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: tried a new recipe. It is for Green Chili Casserole. I am finding it a bit sweet and way too salty, but I like the recipe. I had to roast green chilies and skin them. Then make the green chili sauce with coconut milk. The coconut milk is making it very sweet. I have been having problems with my oven. It isn't heating correctly. It works fine most of the time, but then there are days that it won't heat. It may be time to purchase a new one. I am thinking about a double wall oven. That way I could use the space under the stove top for cabinet space. I am very short on that in this house.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1778 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
28PocheFamily
Weekend wrap-up: sorry so long, but I babble when I'm happy, and it was a lovely Mother's Day.
Books read from:
- Quantum Physics Simplified - with lots of looking up stuff on YouTube. Undoubtedly will need to listen to each chapter twice.
- Sea and Sardinia - started listening to this one on my morning doggie walks.
- The Black Death and the Transformation of the West - fits my previous reading of The Decameron and The Magic Mountain for my challenge bookgroup.
- Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918–40 - I'm going too slowly on this one. It's quite dense, but am enjoying it and looking up maps, videos on the first tanks, etc. I hope to visit the battlefields of WW1 soon, but also reading to understand more about the interwar years.
- hope to continue with Pachinko before bedtime tonight.
Books finished:
- The Correspondent - waited for it for months, devoured it quickly. Hit my just shy of 5 star mark, so quite satisfied.
- SS-GB - the author recently passed away and mentioned in LT's "Farewell to Old Soldiers - 2026" thread under the Military History group, and it intrigued me. I thought it quite superior to The Man in the High Castle. To be clear, it's not at all the same story but part mystery, part spy-thriller, part speculative history. Another dang-close to 5 stars.
Time reading: Lots, but more like a little here and there rather than continuously reading.
Snacks: I made a chia seed chocolate pudding, but really I prefer it as a mix-in with my Vanilla Siggi's yogurt rather than "straight up".
Thoughts: I feel I can now discuss the Double Slit experiment. The Royal Institute had a great video on YouTube - people who can explain complex ideas very simply are awesome, but I like to see the experiments too!
Non-book activities: Caught up on a couple podcasts I like, including "The Principles of War" (military perspective/history from Down Under) and "Typhoon Bearing", about Tech and National Security now but previously covered US Naval History.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6 and hoping to get to 7th - I was a dabbler this weekend!
Books read from:
- Quantum Physics Simplified - with lots of looking up stuff on YouTube. Undoubtedly will need to listen to each chapter twice.
- Sea and Sardinia - started listening to this one on my morning doggie walks.
- The Black Death and the Transformation of the West - fits my previous reading of The Decameron and The Magic Mountain for my challenge bookgroup.
- Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918–40 - I'm going too slowly on this one. It's quite dense, but am enjoying it and looking up maps, videos on the first tanks, etc. I hope to visit the battlefields of WW1 soon, but also reading to understand more about the interwar years.
- hope to continue with Pachinko before bedtime tonight.
Books finished:
- The Correspondent - waited for it for months, devoured it quickly. Hit my just shy of 5 star mark, so quite satisfied.
- SS-GB - the author recently passed away and mentioned in LT's "Farewell to Old Soldiers - 2026" thread under the Military History group, and it intrigued me. I thought it quite superior to The Man in the High Castle. To be clear, it's not at all the same story but part mystery, part spy-thriller, part speculative history. Another dang-close to 5 stars.
Time reading: Lots, but more like a little here and there rather than continuously reading.
Snacks: I made a chia seed chocolate pudding, but really I prefer it as a mix-in with my Vanilla Siggi's yogurt rather than "straight up".
Thoughts: I feel I can now discuss the Double Slit experiment. The Royal Institute had a great video on YouTube - people who can explain complex ideas very simply are awesome, but I like to see the experiments too!
Non-book activities: Caught up on a couple podcasts I like, including "The Principles of War" (military perspective/history from Down Under) and "Typhoon Bearing", about Tech and National Security now but previously covered US Naval History.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 6 and hoping to get to 7th - I was a dabbler this weekend!
29rhondak101book
Sunday Evening Update, South Carolina, USA
Books read from: 4
Sea of Poppies by Avitav Ghosh, Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown, Little Sister Death by William Gay, and All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Books completed: 1
One night I could not sleep because of this stupid cold, so re-read All Systems Red for comfort reading.
Other Activities
Foothills Folkart Festival
Hickory Farmers Market
My first Peruvian Food
Rearranging Library
Adding my Appalachian Fiction and Non-Fiction to LT
Books read from: 4
Sea of Poppies by Avitav Ghosh, Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown, Little Sister Death by William Gay, and All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Books completed: 1
One night I could not sleep because of this stupid cold, so re-read All Systems Red for comfort reading.
Other Activities
Foothills Folkart Festival
Hickory Farmers Market
My first Peruvian Food
Rearranging Library
Adding my Appalachian Fiction and Non-Fiction to LT
30lottpoet
Saturday:
Books read from: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Books finished: 0
Snacks: baked oatmeal with applesauce; fruit smoothie; df gf cookies 'n cream ice cream; chocolate chip peanut butter Bob's bar
Non-book activities: played Knitten on my phone, worked a smidge in the morning (spillover from Friday), obsessively assembled a jigsaw puzzle (luckily my books are audio so I can multi-task), watched Jeopardy with my sister
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
Books read from: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Books finished: 0
Snacks: baked oatmeal with applesauce; fruit smoothie; df gf cookies 'n cream ice cream; chocolate chip peanut butter Bob's bar
Non-book activities: played Knitten on my phone, worked a smidge in the morning (spillover from Friday), obsessively assembled a jigsaw puzzle (luckily my books are audio so I can multi-task), watched Jeopardy with my sister
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
31ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb, Benediction by Kent Haruf.
Books finished: The Mad Ship and Benediction
Pages read: 450-ish
Non-reading activities: I played in a cribbage tournament on Saturday. Started well, but lost my last 3 games to miss the cut for the playoff. Ah well.
Books read from: The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb, Benediction by Kent Haruf.
Books finished: The Mad Ship and Benediction
Pages read: 450-ish
Non-reading activities: I played in a cribbage tournament on Saturday. Started well, but lost my last 3 games to miss the cut for the playoff. Ah well.
32alcottacre
Sunday Summary:
Books read from: A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear (audiobook), Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal, King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott, and Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Books finished: 1, Mr. Churchill's Secretary
Time reading: ~3 hours + audiobook
Total books finished: 6
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~9.7 hours + audiobooks
Kerry made it home safely so I spent much of my afternoon and the rest of my day with him. . .
Books read from: A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear (audiobook), Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal, King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott, and Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Books finished: 1, Mr. Churchill's Secretary
Time reading: ~3 hours + audiobook
Total books finished: 6
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~9.7 hours + audiobooks
Kerry made it home safely so I spent much of my afternoon and the rest of my day with him. . .
33lottpoet
Sunday:
Books read from: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Books finished: Binti: Home
Non-book activities: spent the day with my mom watching true crime (her tv show of choice) and shaking our heads at the criminals, played Knitten on my phone, finished a jigsaw puzzle (luckily my books are audio so I can multi-task), watched many episodes of The Good Place with my sister (she's seen it before but I haven't)
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Books read from: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Books finished: Binti: Home
Non-book activities: spent the day with my mom watching true crime (her tv show of choice) and shaking our heads at the criminals, played Knitten on my phone, finished a jigsaw puzzle (luckily my books are audio so I can multi-task), watched many episodes of The Good Place with my sister (she's seen it before but I haven't)
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
34benitastrnad
Weekend Wrap-up
Books read from: Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant.
Book Thoughts: I did get some reading done this weekend, but not as much as I wanted. I am halfway through Jupiter Myth and enjoying it immensely. I have not started any other new books, because I am frustrated in my quest for a specific title that I own. I know I saw it somewhere in the house and I keep hunting for it but not finding it. I will hunt tomorrow because I have my ladies club today.
Activities: I spent the morning, after work, planting most of the plants I got on Saturday. I am now in the process of plotting out my next plant purchases and deciding how much potting soil I will need to purchase. I will plant two more pots today and then get ready for my club meeting this afternoon.
Reading Time Today: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: eating what I made last weekend. Trying to find a new soup recipe that seems springlike. I don't want heavy stews but don't have fresh veggies to use in summer soups. Next week the strawberries should be ripe and I will be able to utilize them in my meal rotation. Plus, the CSA should have arugula and radishes for me.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1779 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
Books read from: Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis. My continuous reading book is still 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.
Books finished: Dispatches From Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta by Richard Grant.
Book Thoughts: I did get some reading done this weekend, but not as much as I wanted. I am halfway through Jupiter Myth and enjoying it immensely. I have not started any other new books, because I am frustrated in my quest for a specific title that I own. I know I saw it somewhere in the house and I keep hunting for it but not finding it. I will hunt tomorrow because I have my ladies club today.
Activities: I spent the morning, after work, planting most of the plants I got on Saturday. I am now in the process of plotting out my next plant purchases and deciding how much potting soil I will need to purchase. I will plant two more pots today and then get ready for my club meeting this afternoon.
Reading Time Today: 1 hour
Time listening:
Time posting:
Food: eating what I made last weekend. Trying to find a new soup recipe that seems springlike. I don't want heavy stews but don't have fresh veggies to use in summer soups. Next week the strawberries should be ripe and I will be able to utilize them in my meal rotation. Plus, the CSA should have arugula and radishes for me.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 586
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1779 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon starting in April of 2020.
36benitastrnad
>35 rhondak101book:
Better editing is an often-overlooked aspect of publishing. Generally, better editing = better books. My former boss was born in Iceland during WWII and studied Scandinavian Literature in college. She often talked of the Icelandic Sagas. Of course, she read them in Icelandic.
Better editing is an often-overlooked aspect of publishing. Generally, better editing = better books. My former boss was born in Iceland during WWII and studied Scandinavian Literature in college. She often talked of the Icelandic Sagas. Of course, she read them in Icelandic.
37rhondak101book
>36 benitastrnad: I took a Sagas class in college, and since, I have continued read a lot of the group known as the "family sagas." I was able to add a few more of those to my to-read from Brown but many of the ones she used were called 'bishop's sagas and king's saga" and unfortunately not translated into English.
38Dejah_Thoris
>35 rhondak101book: I just finished Ivory Vikings and I have to admit to being disappointed. I agree with the points in your review - there was a great deal of repetition. I think the structure of the book (the chapters focus on a game piece and their real-world counterparts), which in many ways I liked, was at least partially responsible.
I did learn quite a bit - the history of the Vikings is not a strength of mine!
I did learn quite a bit - the history of the Vikings is not a strength of mine!
39rhondak101book
>38 Dejah_Thoris: I know what you mean; the idea for the structure was good, but the execution was not.
