Dewey's Readathon October 2018 - part 2

It's just after 10pm PST - 17 hours into the readathon, and while I certainly haven't put the number of pages behind me that I would have liked to by this point, I have at least finished three books, which would under normally circumstances would have taken a couple of weeks to get through.

Moving on to book #4, which was actually book #3 until I I had to go out for a few hours and I realized my battery would die on my phone, so I detoured to the library to pick up a book to tide me over until I got home again.

Crossing the finish line - while I won't go so far as to say I stayed awake the full 24 hours, I came close. I power-napped to an audio book from about 1:30-3am, then finished off Juliet, Naked just before 5am.

Closing Survey!

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? - Probably the first. I am not a person that does well waking up at 5am.
2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read! Still Life by Louise Penny, The Soul of America by Jon Meacham, The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith, Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby. I also read a few pages of Russka by Edward Rutherfurd on my phone while I was walking to the voting station, until the battery started to die, and I powernapped to The Rogue Prince by GRRM.
3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners? The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday - or really anything by Alexander McCall Smith. It's a gentle and fast read, so you get the satisfaction of finishing a book fairly easily, while being soothed.
4. What’s a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you happy? Just having them makes me happy.
5. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? Would you be interested in volunteering to help organize and prep? I'll definitely participate again. I'm too overloaded to help with organizing at the moment, but if they're still going on when I'm closer to retirement (or at least down to one job)...

Dewey's Read-a-thon - Ready, Set, Go!

It's bright and early Saturday morning and my alarm went off way too early, but I'm up, showered and ready to read! Settling in now for book one - I'm going to start with a re-read as a warm-up, Still Life by Louise Penny.

Update - 9:30am

Four and a half hours in and I've finished Still Life. My eyes are mostly awake now, so I'm moving on to The Soul of America, which is on my iPhone. I've learned not to start (or end with a non-fiction book), but I'm feeling awake and ready to tackle something new.

Update 3:30pm

Second book finished. I've started Juliet, Naked, not because of the movie, but because I realized I had a Nick Hornby book on my bookshelf that I hadn't actually read yet. I have to head out for a few hours, though - first and foremost to vote and then to have a couple of drinks in honour of a friend who would have been celebrating his 60th today. But I have a book loaded on my phone and long practice in walking unsafely while reading. 

Dewey's Read-a-thon - October 20

I just signed up for the semi-annual Dewey's Read-a-thon, my favourite time of the half year! I'm looking forward to putting together my list of books, stocking up on energy drinks so that I can make it to the finish line (and wake up in the morning), and having an excuse to order pizza so that I don't waste any time cooking. I have one social engagement this year that will cost me a couple of hours, but I'll be reading on the bus there and back!