Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

30 days until Readathon! I'm getting excited because I have no conflicts this time (so far *fingers crossed*) and can fully dive into it.

I'm already thinking about my TBR and planning to finish up books beforehand so I can start on the day with fresh material.

Looking forward to all you fun fellow readers posting about your plans for the big event :)

I'm adding links to my past readathons here just because it's fun to look back.

October 2022
July 2022
April 2021
October 2020
August 2020
April 2020
October 2019
August 2019
April 2019
October 2018
April 2018
October 2017
April 2017
October 2016

Hi, Ann! I can’t believe it’s almost that time again! Looking forward to a whole day of reading!

Hi Ann. Looking forward to reading and visiting!

Ohhh, you’re all getting ready already! I’ve been so busy… Can’t believe it’s almost time for a fun weekend in a cabin in the woods spend reading!
Looking forward to talking to you all!

Welcome back Anne! Looking forward to another readathon.

Hi Ann!
A conflict free reading day is awesome! I am thinking I have the same thing so crossing my fingers as well!

Susan wrote: "Hi, Ann! I can’t believe it’s almost that time again! Looking forward to a whole day of reading!"

Yes! Can't wait!

Susy wrote: "Ohhh, you’re all getting ready already! I’ve been so busy… Can’t believe it’s almost time for a fun weekend in a cabin in the woods spend reading!
Looking forward to talking to you all!"

Every year, I'm jealous of your cabin in the woods! Looking forward to seeing your updates.

Cynda wrote: "Hi Ann. Looking forward to reading and visiting!"

Hi, Cynda. Me, too!

Susan wrote: "Welcome back Anne! Looking forward to another readathon."

21 days... but who's counting?! (hee hee)

Vicki Willis wrote: "Hi Ann!
A conflict free reading day is awesome! I am thinking I have the same thing so crossing my fingers as well!"

Here's to both of us remaining conflict-free on the Big Day!

Here are my details for Long Lap 1 (722 pages total):

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady - 46 pgs (a year-long read with the 1001 group)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - 181 pgs, finished
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - 188 pgs, finished
The Violin Conspiracy - 107 pgs, finished
The Lady in the Lake - 10 pgs
The Return of Faraz Ali: A Novel - 85 pgs (audio)
The Collected Plays, Vol. 2 - 37 pgs
The Dark Hours - 62 pgs (audio)
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations - 6 pgs

Details for Long Lap 2 (511 pages total):

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady - 39 pgs
The Return of Faraz Ali: A Novel - 246 pgs, finished
The Dark Hours - 158 pgs
The Collected Plays, Vol. 2 - 44 pgs
The Lady in the Lake - 11 pgs
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations - 13 pgs

I love Neil Simon movie-plays. He is on my so-cool-for Dewey's list at local library. Have fun reading the plays :-)

Cynda wrote: "I love Neil Simon movie-plays. He is on my so-cool-for Dewey's list at local library. Have fun reading the plays :-)"

Thanks, Cynda! I'm on a quest to read them all this year.(there are four volumes with roughly seven plays each!) They're dated, but still fun.

Long Lap 3 (626 pages total):

The Dark Hours - 168 pgs, finished
The Collected Plays, Vol. 2 - 160 pgs
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations - 51 pgs
Life After Life - 212 pgs (audio)
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady
- 3 pgs
The Lady in the Lake - 8 pgs
Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays on Wildness and Wellness - 24 pgs

I didn't get close to my 1000-page goal, but that's ok. ANY reading is good reading.

Turns out I do have a conflict on Readathon day. My older daughter (last time our younger daughter was here) is arriving on Saturday instead of Monday, as originally planned. She will be here for an extended visit, however, (she works remotely), so I know she will understand if I hang out for a few hours, then head back to the books!
I have a crazy week ahead, so will probably not be doing the "sprints". My next post will likely be my TBR. Good luck to everyone in their pre-readathon prep this week!

Welcome back, Ann! Can't wait to see what you're reading! Is your daughter, any of your kids, readers? No one in my fam is as obsessed as I am but one of my SIL is! So that's fun!

Happy you can join in when you can, Ann, glad your daughter is coming down

Elyse wrote: "Welcome back, Ann! Can't wait to see what you're reading! Is your daughter, any of your kids, readers? No one in my fam is as obsessed as I am but one of my SIL is! So that's fun!"

No one (but me) is obsessed in my family, either! Everyone "likes" to read, but that's it. At least they indulge me. :)

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Happy you can join in when you can, Ann, glad your daughter is coming down"

Thanks, Erin! I'll be over to visit you...

Well, that was a crazy week. I didn't get to prep like I wanted, but I finally have my stack together. (It's 10:00 p.m. now and I begin the RAT at 6:00 a.m!) I'll be mood-reading from the following:

Whereabouts
The Book of Goose
The Easy Life in Kamusari
Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders - also on audio
The Green Mile
The Collected Plays, Vol. 2 (already in progress)
Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays on Wildness and Wellness (already in progress)
The Last Cuentista
The Quest of the Missing Map

Happy Readathonning, everyone!

Ah, here you are! I'd lost your page.
Little over 1 hour to go, Happy Readathon!

Ann A wrote: "Well, that was a crazy week. I didn't get to prep like I wanted, but I finally have my stack together. (It's 10:00 p.m. now and I begin the RAT at 6:00 a.m!) I'll be mood-reading from the following..."

Even if less prep, still here!! :) I was up early for me which is weird. TOO early but oh well, going with the flow and already on the first coffee pot

We're almost there! Best of luck and reading to you today!

Hours 1 - 6

Aaack! The time is going by too fast! I had an exhausting week and didn't get enough sleep last night, so I'm taking a more relaxed approach this time. I read the first hour, then napped the second. I'll probably do 6-hour updates here with pages read, then add hours at the end.

The Book of Goose - 81 pgs
The Last Cuentista - 17 pgs (audio)
The Easy Life in Kamusari - 58 pgs

Ann A wrote: "No one (but me) is obsessed in my family, either! Everyone "likes" to read, but that's it. At least they indulge me. :)..."

That's all you need, really! People to support you! :) I should read The Green Mile soon. Hope you're getting some reading done!

Hours 7 - 12

Since last update:

The Easy Life in Kamusari - Last 131 pgs. I really enjoyed this one.
The Last Cuentista - 56 pgs (audio) This is a Newbery winner and very good. I took a nice walk while listening and just wanted to keep going!

My daughter will be arriving soon, so I'll be taking an hour or two off then getting back to it!

Hours 13 - 18

Since last update:

The Green Mile - 47 pgs

I ended up hanging out with family most of the evening. I'll likely turn in soon, but am hoping to be back for the last hour. Final update tomorrow.

The Green Mile! What a book! It looks like you are doing well balancing family & reading today, Ann.

Awww your daughter to visit Ann How lovely.

I have just read Stephen King too: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. . . . .I hope you are enjoying The Green Mile :-)

Ann A wrote: "Hours 13 - 18

Since last update:

The Green Mile - 47 pgs

I ended up hanging out with family most of the evening. I'll likely turn in soon, but am hoping to be back for the last h..."

Ooh The Green Mile! Loved the movie; still have the book on my TBR (read Fairy Tale this readathon).
Enjoy your daughter's visit!

Hope you had a wonderful readathon Ann!

I like how you fit it all in and made it work. I hope you had a lovely day!

Recap

The Easy Life in Kamusari - 189 pages, finished. I really enjoyed this, plus I learned a lot about forestry.
The Book of Goose - 81 pages. Won the Tournament of Books this year, but I'm not enamored so far.
The Last Cuentista - 132 pages. This Dystopian thriller won the 2022 Newbery, and I can't wait to get back to the audiobook today!
The Green Mile - 47 pgs. Stephen King - 'nuff said. Another I can't wait to get back to.

Total, pages: 449
Total, hours: 9 hr 14 min (6 hr 30 min reading, 2 hr 44 min audio)

I'm pleased with my results, given I took the evening "off".
Thanks to all who stopped by. As always, can't wait for the next one!

Three cheers for a great Readathon plus time with family! You’re definitely reading a hard to put down book with The Green Mile! The Last Cuentista sounds excellent — I’m going to see if the library here has the audio. Hope to see you next time!

I saw you were possibly reading La Cuentista. I am already half in love with this book--just the title. I put it on my tbr. P
I hope you are enjoying the book.

See you next Deweys!

Ann A wrote: "Recap

The Easy Life in Kamusari - 189 pages, finished. I really enjoyed this, plus I learned a lot about forestry.
The Book of Goose - 81 pages. Won the Tournament ..."

Great job even with spending time with family! I've never heard of The Last Cuentista! I'll have to check it out! See you next time!

Reverse Readathon - July 2023

I debated whether to even try to participate this time as I have conflicts (again), but reading through all your threads got me so excited I have to jump in and just do what I can. <3

I'm not putting together a stack of 10 like I usually do, but will just be reading from a few books already in progress:

Yellowface
The Crime at Black Dudley
The Honourable Schoolboy
Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady

Hopefully, I can get in at least 4 or 5 hours!

Good luck to all you Reverse Readathonning...Readers!

Stacks can be fun, but honestly, just getting into what you want, whenever is also good. And if have several underway, it it the perfect excuse to finish them up and start clean the next week. Happy reading!

Glad you will jump into Readathon as you can Ann! . . . . . Yellowface seems to have caught the attention of many on Goodreads. Looking forward to your comments.

Ann A wrote: "Reverse Readathon - July 2023

I debated whether to even try to participate this time as I have conflicts (again), but reading through all your threads got me so excited I have to jump in and just ..."

Welcome back, Ann! Ooh Yellowface! I haven't read ANY Kuang yet but I've heard good things about The Poppy War, Babel, AND Yellowface!

Welcome back - glad you can join in if only for a few hours. Sounds like you're already in the middle of a few good ones

So glad you decided to join us even for a few hours!
How’s Yellowface?

Hello Ann, glad you're joining even if busy. A few pages is better than none! Enjoy the readathon. :)

Ann A wrote: "Reverse Readathon - July 2023

I debated whether to even try to participate this time as I have conflicts (again), but reading through all your threads got me so excited I have to jump in and just ..."

Hi, Ann, Glad you can join in this time however you can. Your choices all look interesting. I am a Margery Allingham mystery fan, and that reminds me it’s been awhile since I read her (maybe time for some rereading). Even longer since I read my way through Clarissa! (That was back in the day when people still wrote letters ;). She wouldn’t be the same in email… Enjoy your reading!

Jamie wrote: "Stacks can be fun, but honestly, just getting into what you want, whenever is also good. And if have several underway, it it the perfect excuse to finish them up and start clean the next week. Happ..."

Thanks, Jamie. I agree about the stacks - sometimes I'm too set on my traditional "stack of 10" instead of just going with the flow.
Good luck to you!

Cynda wrote: "Glad you will jump into Readathon as you can Ann! . . . . . Yellowface seems to have caught the attention of many on Goodreads. Looking forward to your comments."

I'm really enjoying Yellowface so far. I can understand why it's getting so much buzz. I'm glad I like it because I had to wait ages for my library hold! Hope you have a fun readathon.

Elyse wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Reverse Readathon - July 2023

I debated whether to even try to participate this time as I have conflicts (again), but reading through all your threads got me so excited I have to jum..."

I loved Babel and am enjoying Yellowface, although it's very different (from Babel). I'm a big fan of her writing. It's always exciting to find great, new authors! Good luck on your Readathon.

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Welcome back - glad you can join in if only for a few hours. Sounds like you're already in the middle of a few good ones"

Thanks, Erin! I am definitely doing something different this time by continuing books in-progress instead of starting new ones. I'll just be happy with any reading this time, however. Hope you have a great RAT!

Susy wrote: "So glad you decided to join us even for a few hours!
How’s Yellowface?"

Thanks, Susy! Yellowface is good. I hope both of us enjoy our limited participation this time around and can join in fully next time!