The Reading Challenge Group discussion
Readathons
>
Spring Cleaning Readathon Progress
date
newest »

message 101:
by
Kathryn
(new)
Jun 04, 2016 07:45PM

reply
|
flag
Kathryn- Good luck! Reminder to all- 11:59 PM readathon ends! My time zone is already done- I started my 4th book, An April Shroud, and got about 30 pages in.
I just finished off my second book. Even though I only read two, I feel really good about getting them off my tbr shelf. I've been looking at them so long, and not sure why I never picked them up. I'm still going to start book three, even though there's no way I can read 720 pages in the next hour and a half. haha. At least I'm starting it.

Page 199 Aristotle
1819 in total. Sounds crazy to me. As I said, I never 'timed' myself before. It does depend on the books however. Some can be gobbled up while others required savouring. My reading for 2016, if it carries on at this rate, is going to be the best I have Ever done (usually averaged 55-80 books per year) and it must be because of being on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, so thanks :0)
Morning After Tally
Finished...
1) Big Magic.
2) Silks.
3) Paying Guests.
4) Brothers in Arms
5) The Viper's Nest
6) The Emperor's Code
7) The Pearl
8) about 25 chapters of Emma
Most were short. All were audio. But I'm quite pleased to be able to say the Readathon helped me catch up to my GR 2016 Reading Goal. I've been trailing since January, so that's a huge improvement.
Finished...
1) Big Magic.
2) Silks.
3) Paying Guests.
4) Brothers in Arms
5) The Viper's Nest
6) The Emperor's Code
7) The Pearl
8) about 25 chapters of Emma
Most were short. All were audio. But I'm quite pleased to be able to say the Readathon helped me catch up to my GR 2016 Reading Goal. I've been trailing since January, so that's a huge improvement.

Finished...
1) Big Magic.
2) Silks.
3) Paying Guests..."
Nice list! What did you think of Paying Guests? It's on my Everest TBR
I read:
Bloodline by Claudia Gray (finished)
Annihilation
The Communication Room
Station Eleven
All were great reads and I managed to get the ball rolling with reading again. I fell out of it for a month or so, so it's good to be jumping on the bandwagon again. Not quite on track for the reading challenge, but managed to claw some back!
Bloodline by Claudia Gray (finished)
Annihilation
The Communication Room
Station Eleven
All were great reads and I managed to get the ball rolling with reading again. I fell out of it for a month or so, so it's good to be jumping on the bandwagon again. Not quite on track for the reading challenge, but managed to claw some back!
Congrats, everyone! Nice work/play!
I ended up reading about 860 pages in all.
The 3rd book I wanted to get to was The Tea Rose. I'm going to knock this one out, too, thanks to the readathon getting me started.
I ended up reading about 860 pages in all.
The 3rd book I wanted to get to was The Tea Rose. I'm going to knock this one out, too, thanks to the readathon getting me started.
By the way, if anyone wants to jump in on a game of Book Tag, anything you read for the Readathon gets extra points!
Veronique-
I liked Paying Guests quite a lot. Other reviewers said it wasn't up to her usual standard but it's my first time reading Sarah Waters so I wasn't disappointed.
I liked Paying Guests quite a lot. Other reviewers said it wasn't up to her usual standard but it's my first time reading Sarah Waters so I wasn't disappointed.
Good job yall! Interesting books, lots of pages read/hours listened! I managed probably 600 pages total myself. Not bad with sickness, birthday and cleaning all mixed in, not to mention the doggies trying to "help" me read haha

I loved Stieg Larssons writing and i've been put ..."
Clare, I had the same reservations, but I think I found that there were 2 different voices in his 3rd book - as if someone else finished it for him. I found this book to be different in style, but there had been enough of a gap in time, that it didn't bother as much as it did with the 3rd book. I'm glad I read it as I enjoy the characters and their relationship to each other.
Books mentioned in this topic
The Tea Rose (other topics)The Communication Room (other topics)
Bloodline (other topics)
Station Eleven (other topics)
Annihilation (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
David Lagercrantz (other topics)Peter Mayle (other topics)
C.S. Lewis (other topics)
David Lagercrantz (other topics)
Elizabeth Chadwick (other topics)
More...