It's Time to Read!

It's the fall Dewey's 24-hour readathon, and this year I don't have a hockey game to break up the day or a soccer game to distract me. I do have a hockey game at noon tomorrow, however, so I likely won't make the full 24-hours (not that I ever do). 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Vancouver, BC

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
All the Light We Cannot See - that's been in my stack for the last couple of readathons, but I've timed it badly. This time, I'm putting it number two after I warm up with a cosy mystery.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Popcorn. I bought chips and dip, but I had some last night and now I'm not feeling very inspired by them.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I love cats, field hockey, reading, writing, and of course my family and friends!

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
The last few readathons I've started and ended with an audiobook, but I think this time I'll take an audiobook break in the middle of the 24 hours to give my eyes a rest.  

Mid Event Survey 

1. What are you reading right now? 

All the Light We Cannot See

2. How many books have you read so far? 

Finished two and listened to about 2.5 hours of an audiobook

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? 

I think About a Boy - I like to do a Nick Hornby re-read in readathons, as it's a good, cheeky, familiar break

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? 

A work call and some work texts. I dealt with them initially and will follow-up on Monday.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? 

How calm I've felt. And how well I've been mostly able to focus so far.

Closing Survey

1. How would you assess your reading overall?
   This was one of my more focused readathons. I actually made it past 3am when I put on an audiobook - which actually finished at 5:10.
   
   
2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?
   My strategy was to start and end with an audiobook, with an audio break in the middle to rest my eyes and that worked. It helped that I didn't have any major distractions or breaks in my day this time.
   
   
3. What was your favorite snack?
   I didn't really snack - had some chips and dip late at night, but I didn't really enjoy them all that much.
   
   
4. Did you add any new books to your TBR/wishlist after seeing what everyone else is reading?
   Didn't do a lot of surfing on social media this time around, so I didn't actually see what other people were reading.
   
   
5. What was your favorite book or experience from this readathon?
   I really liked All the Light We Cannot See, but I'm a sucker for some Jimmy Perez, so I think Cold Earth just nipped it.

In all I finished four books:

Cold Earth
All the Light We Cannot See
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

About a Boy

Got about 1/3 of the way through Looking for Alaska
Listened to about 5 hours of Framed