Thanksgiving Readathon - Social Distancing #37 - November 24 - 29
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1SilverWolf28
Welcome to the Thanksgiving readathon!
Tell us what you're doing for Thanksgiving this year, and also what you would normally be doing in a non-covid year. Share you're favorite recipe if you want.
We'll run from now (Tuesday) through Sunday or Monday, however long you want.
Here are some things to track, 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:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
2. Benita (benitastrnad) -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
3. Jeff (mahsdad) -- San Pedro, California, USA
4. Roni (ronincats) -- San Diego, California, USA
5. Kerry (avatiakh) -- Auckland, New Zealand
6. Lucy (sibylline) -- Vermont, USA
7. Suzanne (Chatterbox) -- Rhode Island, USA
8. Nancy (nrmay) -- North Carolina, USA
9. Jim (drneutron) -- Washington DC area, USA
10. Mark (msf59) -- Chicago, Illinois, USA
11. LibraryLover23 -- Pennsylvania, USA
12. Lynda (Carmenere) -- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
13. Bill (wierd_O) -- Pennsylvania, USA
14. Jennifer (jjmcgaffey) Alameda, California, USA
15. Susanna (susanna.fraser) -- Seattle, Washington, USA
16. Cyrel (torontoc) -- Toronto, Canada
Tell us what you're doing for Thanksgiving this year, and also what you would normally be doing in a non-covid year. Share you're favorite recipe if you want.
We'll run from now (Tuesday) through Sunday or Monday, however long you want.
Here are some things to track, 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:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
2. Benita (benitastrnad) -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
3. Jeff (mahsdad) -- San Pedro, California, USA
4. Roni (ronincats) -- San Diego, California, USA
5. Kerry (avatiakh) -- Auckland, New Zealand
6. Lucy (sibylline) -- Vermont, USA
7. Suzanne (Chatterbox) -- Rhode Island, USA
8. Nancy (nrmay) -- North Carolina, USA
9. Jim (drneutron) -- Washington DC area, USA
10. Mark (msf59) -- Chicago, Illinois, USA
11. LibraryLover23 -- Pennsylvania, USA
12. Lynda (Carmenere) -- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
13. Bill (wierd_O) -- Pennsylvania, USA
14. Jennifer (jjmcgaffey) Alameda, California, USA
15. Susanna (susanna.fraser) -- Seattle, Washington, USA
16. Cyrel (torontoc) -- Toronto, Canada
2benitastrnad
I will be participating -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
I hope to get lots of reading done this weekend. And a whole lot of baking for my holiday gifts.
I hope to get lots of reading done this weekend. And a whole lot of baking for my holiday gifts.
3mahsdad
I'll participate. With lockdowns in place, not really doing anything for Thanksgiving. With just the 3 of us (wife and progeny), we'll keep it simple. Cook some steaks on Thursday.
Right now I'm reading Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Tis the season, it was a give from amanda4242 in last years Christmas Swap. Plenty of time to join.
Right now I'm reading Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Tis the season, it was a give from amanda4242 in last years Christmas Swap. Plenty of time to join.
4ronincats
Thanks for the invite, Silver. I have never participated in the readathons that much because the husband demanded too much attention! And rightly so, as it turns out. But now, this will be a welcome activity to fill the day. Is this just for the day or for the entire weekend?
Roni 'n cats -- San Diego CA, USA
Roni 'n cats -- San Diego CA, USA
5SilverWolf28
>4 ronincats: We'll run all weekend. (I edited my first post.) Join us every week if you'd like, I usually post on Thursday afternoon.
6avatiakh
Hi, i'm in again. We don't do Thanksgiving here in New Zealand so no special recipes from me.
I'll be going 'babysit' my mum for the weekend as my brother and his wife want a break. I could get a lot of reading in, though not always the case as we do a lot of talking.
I'll be going 'babysit' my mum for the weekend as my brother and his wife want a break. I could get a lot of reading in, though not always the case as we do a lot of talking.
7sibylline
I'm hoping to do some good reading this week. I cook a little more than usual the next two days (and definitely eat more!) but over the years the three of us have evolved an equitable arrangement and I am not overwhelmed and certainly the following three days I can read all I want to!
>3 mahsdad: Oh how I love that book! And the BBC production is sublime. Ian McKellan plays the grumpy hellfire old Dad. Bliss.
>3 mahsdad: Oh how I love that book! And the BBC production is sublime. Ian McKellan plays the grumpy hellfire old Dad. Bliss.
8Chatterbox
I'm in. Hopefully it will distract me from real life. A friend of mine -- one of my very closest friends -- is in an ICU in Los Angeles, with heart and lungs unable to function and on a ventilator. Condition stable but critical, and he was unable to manage breathing on his own today when they tried. I'm trying to juggle a lot of practical and communication issues for him. Four years ago, we shared one of the oddest Thanksgiving meals ever in an ICU in New York. He was on a liquid diet, but was allowed ice cream, so that was his dinner. I reheated a chicken pot pie in a microwave oven in the nurses' station, in 2-minute bursts (the maximum time....) We watched classic movies and Netflix.
This year, I'm locked down, unless I have to go to a funeral. Given the case count, I'm hoping I will not have to leave home for the next 3/4 weeks except for (a) walks and (b) to restock milk, fruit & veggies. My new mini freezer-chest is full now. With the exception of stuff that can't be frozen (like milk & produce), I don't need anything. I have books, I have cats. I have the Internet and phone.
I do need to do more walking and to carve out some interesting walks for myself. And do some apartment tidying.
I don't know what I'll read this holiday. Maybe the two books in the new Jodi Taylor series (for light reading) and I've also got some good non-fiction to finish.
This year, I'm locked down, unless I have to go to a funeral. Given the case count, I'm hoping I will not have to leave home for the next 3/4 weeks except for (a) walks and (b) to restock milk, fruit & veggies. My new mini freezer-chest is full now. With the exception of stuff that can't be frozen (like milk & produce), I don't need anything. I have books, I have cats. I have the Internet and phone.
I do need to do more walking and to carve out some interesting walks for myself. And do some apartment tidying.
I don't know what I'll read this holiday. Maybe the two books in the new Jodi Taylor series (for light reading) and I've also got some good non-fiction to finish.
9nrmay
I'm in for the holiday readathon.
On a normal Thanksgiving, we would have 10-16 family members here for dinner. This year it will be just 4 adults and 2 little granddaughters.
For the first time ever we're having a catered dinner. No cooking! I'll be able to watch the T'giving Day parade on TV.
Planning a social-distanced outdoor get together with a few cousins on Friday.
I'm still reading scores of picture books to 4-yr-old granddaughter. It's so gratifying that she loves books. I knew there was a good reason to save all my hundreds of kids' books.
On a normal Thanksgiving, we would have 10-16 family members here for dinner. This year it will be just 4 adults and 2 little granddaughters.
For the first time ever we're having a catered dinner. No cooking! I'll be able to watch the T'giving Day parade on TV.
Planning a social-distanced outdoor get together with a few cousins on Friday.
I'm still reading scores of picture books to 4-yr-old granddaughter. It's so gratifying that she loves books. I knew there was a good reason to save all my hundreds of kids' books.
11msf59
I'm in. I also rarely do Readathons, although my life is basically one. We are keeping it very simple for the holiday. My wife will cook a lovely dinner and my FIL will join us. I currently have a print book, a GN and a poetry collection going. I will most likely start an audiobook too.
12LibraryLover23
I'm in too! (Reading in Pennsylvania.) Thanksgiving will be quiet, my family had an outdoor, socially distanced get-together the other week, so we're keeping it separate for the actual holiday. I'm looking forward to the downtime, although I'll also be working on and off as I work from home and we're insanely busy.
>8 Chatterbox: Sorry to hear about your friend...
>8 Chatterbox: Sorry to hear about your friend...
13Carmenere
Count me in!
Thanksgiving will be small and cozy, me, my son and 2 kittens.
We will share a Thanksgiving toast on our deck with a couple of neighbors. Movies, books and nibbling on leftover turkey and sides will round out the day.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
Thanksgiving will be small and cozy, me, my son and 2 kittens.
We will share a Thanksgiving toast on our deck with a couple of neighbors. Movies, books and nibbling on leftover turkey and sides will round out the day.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
14Chatterbox
I'm starting off by reading the latest novel by Donal Ryan, Strange Flowers, which is wonderful.
I've dipped into Queen Bees, a group bio of society hostesses in the Edwardian/interwar years (think, Emerald Cunard.)
Other non-fiction books underway are This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantz, and We Keep the Dead Close, a look at a historic true crime.
on deck: Escaping Dreamland by Charles Lovett and Hard Time by Jodi Taylor, to battle my existential angst.
I've dipped into Queen Bees, a group bio of society hostesses in the Edwardian/interwar years (think, Emerald Cunard.)
Other non-fiction books underway are This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantz, and We Keep the Dead Close, a look at a historic true crime.
on deck: Escaping Dreamland by Charles Lovett and Hard Time by Jodi Taylor, to battle my existential angst.
15avatiakh
Check-in Thursday 9am
I've just finished Mr Calder and Mr Behrens by Michael Gilbert, a short story collection based around these two British counterintelligence agents and a rather wonderful Persian deerhound. Recommended to me by Suzanne, I loved this and now have to read Game without Rules which features the same two gentlemen.
Also slogging along on the last few chapters of Alan Moore's Jerusalem, my current audiobook.
I should concentrate on one of my library books, The story of the last thought by Edgar Hilsenrath, I've had this out several times and not made much progress.
I've just finished Mr Calder and Mr Behrens by Michael Gilbert, a short story collection based around these two British counterintelligence agents and a rather wonderful Persian deerhound. Recommended to me by Suzanne, I loved this and now have to read Game without Rules which features the same two gentlemen.
Also slogging along on the last few chapters of Alan Moore's Jerusalem, my current audiobook.
I should concentrate on one of my library books, The story of the last thought by Edgar Hilsenrath, I've had this out several times and not made much progress.
16benitastrnad
Late Wednesday afternoon check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson for my book club that is meeting the first week in December. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman as I drive around doing errands.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 0
Time reading: 0
Thoughts: This weekend is going to provide me plenty of time to read and do my holiday baking.
Non-book activities:
Total books finished this week: 0
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 84
Total read from: 87
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 196 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson for my book club that is meeting the first week in December. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman as I drive around doing errands.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 0
Time reading: 0
Thoughts: This weekend is going to provide me plenty of time to read and do my holiday baking.
Non-book activities:
Total books finished this week: 0
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 84
Total read from: 87
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 196 hours
17sibylline
Books read from: 1) Luna: Moon Rising bk 3 in Luna series. 2) (audio) No Time Like the Past bk 5 in Chronicles of St. Mary's series
Snacks: Too busy!
Thoughts: Mostly about things I need to do, today was 2 pies and a bit of thinking/planning for tomorrow. Just three of us, but we make a feast.
Non-book activities: 2 walks, cooking, office chores, trip to PO.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2, one paper, one audio
Total time reading: 1 1/2 hour
Snacks: Too busy!
Thoughts: Mostly about things I need to do, today was 2 pies and a bit of thinking/planning for tomorrow. Just three of us, but we make a feast.
Non-book activities: 2 walks, cooking, office chores, trip to PO.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2, one paper, one audio
Total time reading: 1 1/2 hour
18weird_O
I'm going to join in. My reading this year has been kinda spotty, but I'll hit the challenge goal in the next few hours (I hope) by finishing The Day of the Jackal. After that, I have a short list of books I'd like to read by the end of December. Short but probably not short enough.
>12 LibraryLover23: You startled me with "Reading in Pennsylvania". I assume you aren't meaning Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Rather that Pennsylvania is where you'll be reading. Me too. Not far at all from Reading.
>12 LibraryLover23: You startled me with "Reading in Pennsylvania". I assume you aren't meaning Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Rather that Pennsylvania is where you'll be reading. Me too. Not far at all from Reading.
19ronincats
Reading has been spotty so far. It's been easier to just play computer games on the tablet, but I'll try to get motivated.
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 149 pages into it, but only 24 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: Haven't been tracking, but not that much. Will try to do better.
Time posting:
Snacks: Having my nightly glass of old vine zinfandel while posting.
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Hours of computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food.
Total books finished:
Total read from: 3
Total time reading:
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 149 pages into it, but only 24 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: Haven't been tracking, but not that much. Will try to do better.
Time posting:
Snacks: Having my nightly glass of old vine zinfandel while posting.
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Hours of computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food.
Total books finished:
Total read from: 3
Total time reading:
20jjmcgaffey
I think I'll try this - but, like Roni, I'm spending more time playing games on my phone than anything else. My current book (on the phone) is Kiki's Delivery Service - fun! It's not a perfect match for the movie, as I recall it (though I last saw it several years ago), but the style is right.
What I'm _supposed_ to be doing right now: baking pies for tomorrow. I have to make the crusts, let them chill, make the fillings, roll out the crusts and bake the pies (three - mince for Mom, pumpkin for Dad, blueberry for me - we'll all have some of each, but those are favorites). It's already 6:15 pm...I gotta get going!
Tomorrow morning I go over to los padres and help Mom with Thanksgiving dinner - it's just the three of us. We tried to get a small turkey to fit in Mom's new rotisserie toaster oven...not so much, it's 11.5 pounds (she'd asked for a 10-pound one) and she doesn't think it'll go. So normal oven cooking. Mashed potatoes (that's my job), roasted carrots with ginger, turkey gravy...and that's probably it. We normally have two or three other dishes - green beans, mashed sweet potatoes, pearl onions... but with so few of us we thinned it down to the minimum. And three pies. Lots of leftover turkey, yum.
Books read from: Kiki's Delivery Service.
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: reading webcomics, reading LT, cleaning house, doing chores, procrastinating on baking pies. I'll also be playing guitar shortly, I practice (for a short time) every night.
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
What I'm _supposed_ to be doing right now: baking pies for tomorrow. I have to make the crusts, let them chill, make the fillings, roll out the crusts and bake the pies (three - mince for Mom, pumpkin for Dad, blueberry for me - we'll all have some of each, but those are favorites). It's already 6:15 pm...I gotta get going!
Tomorrow morning I go over to los padres and help Mom with Thanksgiving dinner - it's just the three of us. We tried to get a small turkey to fit in Mom's new rotisserie toaster oven...not so much, it's 11.5 pounds (she'd asked for a 10-pound one) and she doesn't think it'll go. So normal oven cooking. Mashed potatoes (that's my job), roasted carrots with ginger, turkey gravy...and that's probably it. We normally have two or three other dishes - green beans, mashed sweet potatoes, pearl onions... but with so few of us we thinned it down to the minimum. And three pies. Lots of leftover turkey, yum.
Books read from: Kiki's Delivery Service.
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: reading webcomics, reading LT, cleaning house, doing chores, procrastinating on baking pies. I'll also be playing guitar shortly, I practice (for a short time) every night.
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
21Chatterbox
What is it with games on the phone? I know I'm doing it too, as a distraction. Waiting for news re my friend. It's likely to be bad news, and a matter of hours or days at most. So, my reading isn't going that well.
However, I did manage to finish book #365 of the year. I'd like to call G and tell him, as I have every other year. I can't. So you guys get the news instead. It was Strange Flowers, the latest novel by the wondrous, lyrical Irish novelist Donal Ryan. Bittersweet but beautiful.
I'm also reading the book by Peter Pomarantsev, and I'll pick up something lightweight to help me get through the night.
Books read from: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 1, Strange Flowers
Time reading: Today, about 4 hours.
Time posting: negligible
Snacks: Turkey sandwiches for lunch, with cranberry sauce that a friend of mine sent me.
Thoughts: Which is worse, anticipatory grief or "real" grief?
Non-book activities: On the phone trying to get organized. Aforementioned games. Displacement activities. Searching for needed documents.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
However, I did manage to finish book #365 of the year. I'd like to call G and tell him, as I have every other year. I can't. So you guys get the news instead. It was Strange Flowers, the latest novel by the wondrous, lyrical Irish novelist Donal Ryan. Bittersweet but beautiful.
I'm also reading the book by Peter Pomarantsev, and I'll pick up something lightweight to help me get through the night.
Books read from: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 1, Strange Flowers
Time reading: Today, about 4 hours.
Time posting: negligible
Snacks: Turkey sandwiches for lunch, with cranberry sauce that a friend of mine sent me.
Thoughts: Which is worse, anticipatory grief or "real" grief?
Non-book activities: On the phone trying to get organized. Aforementioned games. Displacement activities. Searching for needed documents.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
22msf59
I had a good reading day- 80 pages of Shuggie Bain and 60 pages of my GN, Welcome to the New World. A busier day tomorrow, with the holiday, so there won't be as much reading.
I also watched a couple of nifty films- "The Platform" (not for the squeamish) on Netflix and "Blow the Man Down" on Amazon, a little crime film with echoes of Fargo.
I also watched a couple of nifty films- "The Platform" (not for the squeamish) on Netflix and "Blow the Man Down" on Amazon, a little crime film with echoes of Fargo.
23benitastrnad
Late Wednesday night check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson for my book club that is meeting the first week in December. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman as I drive around doing errands.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 0
Time reading: 0
Thoughts: Just watching TV tonight and looking at recipes for sweet potatoes.
Non-book activities:
Total books finished this week: 0
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 84
Total read from: 87
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 196 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson for my book club that is meeting the first week in December. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman as I drive around doing errands.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 0
Time reading: 0
Thoughts: Just watching TV tonight and looking at recipes for sweet potatoes.
Non-book activities:
Total books finished this week: 0
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 84
Total read from: 87
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 196 hours
24Chatterbox
Finished book #366 for the year.
Books read from: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 2, Strange Flowers and This is Not Propaganda
Time reading: Today, about 5 hours.
Time posting: 10 mins?
Snacks: Turkey sandwiches for lunch, with cranberry sauce that a friend of mine sent me; some scallops wrapped in bacon for "dinner" (frozen Trader Joe's)
Thoughts: This year has quite possibly been the worst of my life. Which is saying something
Non-book activities: On the phone trying to get organized. Aforementioned games. Displacement activities. Searching for needed documents. Stressing out.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
Books read from: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 2, Strange Flowers and This is Not Propaganda
Time reading: Today, about 5 hours.
Time posting: 10 mins?
Snacks: Turkey sandwiches for lunch, with cranberry sauce that a friend of mine sent me; some scallops wrapped in bacon for "dinner" (frozen Trader Joe's)
Thoughts: This year has quite possibly been the worst of my life. Which is saying something
Non-book activities: On the phone trying to get organized. Aforementioned games. Displacement activities. Searching for needed documents. Stressing out.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
25susanna.fraser
I just now found this thread, so count me in!
26Carmenere
Update #1: Wednesday 11:45pm
Books read from: A Study in Scarlet
Books finished: 0
Time reading: Approx 2 hours
Time posting: 5 minutes
Snacks: Dinner: Tacos - Snack: pretzels
Thoughts: I wish I bought steaks for Thanksgiving instead of a turkey
Non-book activities: Watched season 4 episode 1 of The Crown
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 0
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: A Study in Scarlet
Books finished: 0
Time reading: Approx 2 hours
Time posting: 5 minutes
Snacks: Dinner: Tacos - Snack: pretzels
Thoughts: I wish I bought steaks for Thanksgiving instead of a turkey
Non-book activities: Watched season 4 episode 1 of The Crown
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 0
Total time reading: 2 hours
27susanna.fraser
My little family of three is having a quiet long weekend at home. We were already in the habit of doing restaurant Thanksgivings in the years we don't travel to see extended family, so this year we ordered turkey dinner from a local restaurant, which is already in the fridge waiting for us to reheat it tomorrow. In addition to reading, I plan to start decorating for Christmas, work on a short story I'm writing, and watch a little football.
Wednesday 10:00 PM
Books read from: Too Much and Never Enough
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Snacks: Dinner - Chili and salad
Thoughts: I couldn't have read this book before the election, but now it feels like an interesting post-mortem.
Non-book activities: Outlined my short story, wrote letters encouraging people to vote in the Georgia Senate runoff.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1.5 hours
Wednesday 10:00 PM
Books read from: Too Much and Never Enough
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Snacks: Dinner - Chili and salad
Thoughts: I couldn't have read this book before the election, but now it feels like an interesting post-mortem.
Non-book activities: Outlined my short story, wrote letters encouraging people to vote in the Georgia Senate runoff.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1.5 hours
28susanna.fraser
Thursday 10 AM
Books read from: Too Much and Never Enough, Clarkesworld Issue 170
Books finished: Too Much and Never Enough
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Snacks: Dinner - Cereal
Thoughts: Now that I'm writing SFF short stories, I figure it behooves me to keep up with the most recent publications
Non-book activities: Sleep, Twitter, and Facebook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Too Much and Never Enough, Clarkesworld Issue 170
Books finished: Too Much and Never Enough
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Snacks: Dinner - Cereal
Thoughts: Now that I'm writing SFF short stories, I figure it behooves me to keep up with the most recent publications
Non-book activities: Sleep, Twitter, and Facebook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours
29ronincats
Since reading new books wasn't working, went back to a favorite to re-read
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 149 pages into it, but only 24 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging. 54 pages
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison--So much compassion in this, I just love it! 483 pages
Books finished: 1
Time reading: Spent two hours last night and three hours today (with the KU-Gonzaga game as a co-activity) completing The Goblin Emperor
Time posting: 10 min.
Snacks: Today, yogurt, and now eating my turkey thigh with yams and cabbage.
Thoughts: Just Facebook Videoed with my family after the game.
Non-book activities: Hours of computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food.
Total books finished: 1
Total pages read: 584
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: about 6 hours
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 149 pages into it, but only 24 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging. 54 pages
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison--So much compassion in this, I just love it! 483 pages
Books finished: 1
Time reading: Spent two hours last night and three hours today (with the KU-Gonzaga game as a co-activity) completing The Goblin Emperor
Time posting: 10 min.
Snacks: Today, yogurt, and now eating my turkey thigh with yams and cabbage.
Thoughts: Just Facebook Videoed with my family after the game.
Non-book activities: Hours of computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food.
Total books finished: 1
Total pages read: 584
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: about 6 hours
30drneutron
Books read from: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
Books finished: none yet
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Snacks: Chocolate peanut butter gelato
Thoughts: A bit of a weird Thanksgiving without friends over, but I’m grateful for what we have: health, work, love
Non-book activities: HGTV Home Town marathon
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1.5 hours
Books finished: none yet
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Snacks: Chocolate peanut butter gelato
Thoughts: A bit of a weird Thanksgiving without friends over, but I’m grateful for what we have: health, work, love
Non-book activities: HGTV Home Town marathon
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1.5 hours
31msf59
Happy Thanksgiving! As expected did not read as much today, with our holiday meal. I did get 60 pages of Shuggie in, along with an hour or so of my audio of A Life in Parts.
We also watched Die Hard, which is always a lot of fun.
>30 drneutron: I liked The Witches, Jim but did not love it. I hope it is a stronger read for you.
We also watched Die Hard, which is always a lot of fun.
>30 drneutron: I liked The Witches, Jim but did not love it. I hope it is a stronger read for you.
32nrmay
Books: stacks and stacks of pictures books read to little granddaughters.
Catered Thanksgiving dinner was delicious. Thinking about pie right now.
Catered Thanksgiving dinner was delicious. Thinking about pie right now.
33sibylline
Books read from:1) Luna: Moon Rising bk 3 in Luna series. 2) (audio) No Time Like the Past bk 5 in Chronicles of St. Mary's series
Today: 1 hourish
Snacks: Nope! Saving space for The Feast
Thoughts: I must have had some, but the Feast seems to have taken up all available space for digesting.
Non-book activities: 2 walks, cooking, a bit of tidying. After dinner we played a word game called One-up -- first time, so mostly we were figuring it out. Not bad. Daughter wanted us to try "The Good Place" -- a program she has enjoyed, pretty silly, but the main thing was to do stuff together.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2, one paper, one audio
Total time reading: 2 1/2 mostly audio while cooking.
Hope to do some real reading tomorrow!
Today: 1 hourish
Snacks: Nope! Saving space for The Feast
Thoughts: I must have had some, but the Feast seems to have taken up all available space for digesting.
Non-book activities: 2 walks, cooking, a bit of tidying. After dinner we played a word game called One-up -- first time, so mostly we were figuring it out. Not bad. Daughter wanted us to try "The Good Place" -- a program she has enjoyed, pretty silly, but the main thing was to do stuff together.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2, one paper, one audio
Total time reading: 2 1/2 mostly audio while cooking.
Hope to do some real reading tomorrow!
34Chatterbox
A kind of weird non-day here. G is still alive and off the ventilator -- a kind of miracle. I hope things go a bit uphill at least?
Books read from this readathon: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 3, Strange Flowers, This is Not Propaganda and Imperfect Union
Time reading: Today, about 3.5 hours. Yesterday, about six hours
Time posting: Almost nothing
Snacks: I had some toast for a late breakfast, then a nice mini-pork roast with stuffing (thank you, WholeFoods) with potatoes, peas and crabapple jelly. My landlady brought me a piece of apple pie with whipped cream from her Thanksgiving dinner, which currently is residing in my fridge.
Thoughts: Feeling limp and drained and overwhelmed.
Non-book activities: Trying to sort out my father's finances with his bank (which is in Canada, so, no Thanksgiving, and the customer care team finally returned my call a week later...) Talked to a mutual friend of mine and G's, who called to make sure I was OK and vice versa. Fed the neighbors' cat. Slept a lot. Fed my cats.
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 8.5 hours
Books read from this readathon: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 3, Strange Flowers, This is Not Propaganda and Imperfect Union
Time reading: Today, about 3.5 hours. Yesterday, about six hours
Time posting: Almost nothing
Snacks: I had some toast for a late breakfast, then a nice mini-pork roast with stuffing (thank you, WholeFoods) with potatoes, peas and crabapple jelly. My landlady brought me a piece of apple pie with whipped cream from her Thanksgiving dinner, which currently is residing in my fridge.
Thoughts: Feeling limp and drained and overwhelmed.
Non-book activities: Trying to sort out my father's finances with his bank (which is in Canada, so, no Thanksgiving, and the customer care team finally returned my call a week later...) Talked to a mutual friend of mine and G's, who called to make sure I was OK and vice versa. Fed the neighbors' cat. Slept a lot. Fed my cats.
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 8.5 hours
35benitastrnad
Thursday night check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson for my book club that is meeting the first week in December. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman as I drive around doing errands. I started The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - I finished Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson this morning.
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Thoughts: I don't know what to think of Just Mercy. Part of me wants to shrug and say "that's Alabama and part of me wants to just sit down and cry for the same reason. I will probably finish the John Wayne/John Ford book this weekend - if I don't go to the movies and spend too much time there.
Non-book activities: I made a sweet potato casserole dish to take to a small Thanksgiving gathering of three of us library employees. It was a good recipe and one I will probably make again. The conversation at the table wasn't that interesting to me, but I guess that doesn't matter.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 197.5 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson for my book club that is meeting the first week in December. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman as I drive around doing errands. I started The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - I finished Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson this morning.
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Thoughts: I don't know what to think of Just Mercy. Part of me wants to shrug and say "that's Alabama and part of me wants to just sit down and cry for the same reason. I will probably finish the John Wayne/John Ford book this weekend - if I don't go to the movies and spend too much time there.
Non-book activities: I made a sweet potato casserole dish to take to a small Thanksgiving gathering of three of us library employees. It was a good recipe and one I will probably make again. The conversation at the table wasn't that interesting to me, but I guess that doesn't matter.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 197.5 hours
36Carmenere
Update #2 - Friday, 12:10am
Books read from: A Study in Scarlet
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: Dinner: Turkey with sides - pumpkin pie - Snack: Pretzels
Thoughts: The Macy's Parade was nice under the circumstances buy very surreal.
Non-book activities: cooked - watched a movie "Lincoln" - played 3 games of backgammon.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: A Study in Scarlet
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: Dinner: Turkey with sides - pumpkin pie - Snack: Pretzels
Thoughts: The Macy's Parade was nice under the circumstances buy very surreal.
Non-book activities: cooked - watched a movie "Lincoln" - played 3 games of backgammon.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
37susanna.fraser
Thursday 9:30 PM
Books read from: Clarkesworld Issue 170, Spoiler Alert
Books finished: Clarkesworld Issue 170
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: Thanksgiving dinner
Thoughts: Looking forward to 3 more days of weekend
Non-book activities: Wrote Vote Forward letters, cleaned, cooked collard greens to accompany our takeout Thanksgiving that was delicious but lacked anything green
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
Books read from: Clarkesworld Issue 170, Spoiler Alert
Books finished: Clarkesworld Issue 170
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: Thanksgiving dinner
Thoughts: Looking forward to 3 more days of weekend
Non-book activities: Wrote Vote Forward letters, cleaned, cooked collard greens to accompany our takeout Thanksgiving that was delicious but lacked anything green
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
38Chatterbox
Closing out my quasi-Thanksgiving reading:
Books read from this readathon: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 4, Strange Flowers, This is Not Propaganda, Imperfect Union and Stay of Execution
Time reading: Today, about 6.5 hours. Yesterday, about six hours
Time posting: 10 mins
Snacks: After my roast pork dinner, still not ready for apple pie.
Thoughts: Happy to have discovered some short stories by Michael Gilbert that I hadn't read. Amused to watch Minka the velveteen kitten try to share my lap with my laptop computer. She is purring up a storm.
Non-book activities: Listening to streaming classical music from a variety of sources thanks to my Alexa, while I read.
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 11.5 hours
Books read from this readathon: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert, a chapter from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 4, Strange Flowers, This is Not Propaganda, Imperfect Union and Stay of Execution
Time reading: Today, about 6.5 hours. Yesterday, about six hours
Time posting: 10 mins
Snacks: After my roast pork dinner, still not ready for apple pie.
Thoughts: Happy to have discovered some short stories by Michael Gilbert that I hadn't read. Amused to watch Minka the velveteen kitten try to share my lap with my laptop computer. She is purring up a storm.
Non-book activities: Listening to streaming classical music from a variety of sources thanks to my Alexa, while I read.
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 11.5 hours
39jjmcgaffey
Thursday night:
Books read from: Kiki's Delivery Service, The Chequer Board
Books finished: Kiki's Delivery Service.
Time reading: Not a clue - it was in short bursts between baking pies, this morning. Then maybe half an hour this evening.
Time posting: Not long, and not until now, 11 pm.
Snacks: Breakfast (at noon) was (homemade) yogurt with honey, a banana, and a slice of melon. Then nothing until the dinner - very tasty, despite Mom not having cooked turkey in...10 years? and I've never done it. Fun, though, not too much work and delicious. Then I had yogurt again a short while ago - it helps my digestion (though I don't usually eat two cups in a day).
Thoughts: Nothing much. Too busy doing what comes next. I'm tired.
Non-book activities: Baking pies - worked out very well. Helping Mom cook the rest of the dinner. I did my chores this morning (fed the cats, did litterbox, tended the balcony etc) while the pies were baking and cooling, so tonight I just need to play guitar. And go for a walk, partly to shake down the meal so I'll sleep better and partly to get my Fitbit steps.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: Not much - maybe an hour total?
Books read from: Kiki's Delivery Service, The Chequer Board
Books finished: Kiki's Delivery Service.
Time reading: Not a clue - it was in short bursts between baking pies, this morning. Then maybe half an hour this evening.
Time posting: Not long, and not until now, 11 pm.
Snacks: Breakfast (at noon) was (homemade) yogurt with honey, a banana, and a slice of melon. Then nothing until the dinner - very tasty, despite Mom not having cooked turkey in...10 years? and I've never done it. Fun, though, not too much work and delicious. Then I had yogurt again a short while ago - it helps my digestion (though I don't usually eat two cups in a day).
Thoughts: Nothing much. Too busy doing what comes next. I'm tired.
Non-book activities: Baking pies - worked out very well. Helping Mom cook the rest of the dinner. I did my chores this morning (fed the cats, did litterbox, tended the balcony etc) while the pies were baking and cooling, so tonight I just need to play guitar. And go for a walk, partly to shake down the meal so I'll sleep better and partly to get my Fitbit steps.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: Not much - maybe an hour total?
40torontoc
I'm in-I don't celebrate American Thanksgiving- and I just got over a flu- I also went for a Covid test as well- just waiting for my results.
I finished a re-reread of Old in Art School for my book club next week. I am now going back to my reading of the Giller Prize finalists- I am reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
I finished a re-reread of Old in Art School for my book club next week. I am now going back to my reading of the Giller Prize finalists- I am reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
41weird_O
Friday morning. Not black here, but pretty darn grey. Gloomy.
Typically on Thanksgiving, we get the family together around the long table at our house. Daughter Becky comes from Boston to mix with Son the Younger (Ned) and his wife and their three girls and with Son the Elder (Jeremy) and his wife and their three girls. Gram and Gramps are there too, since it's their house. My brother Tom and his wife Frances come too. This year, the mixing transpired via Zoom. Each of the five sub-families had separate dinners. We expect to have a Zoomy Christmas. Maybe by summer we'll be able to actually have another in-person giving of thanks for NOT contracting The Virus, getting inoculations, and being able to have the full family gathering once again.
Reading? Not so much. A few chapters in The Hidden Life of Trees. Interesting facts but kinda dry.
Bookish things? Caught a BB while checking out a political blog I follow. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett, who I've never read. Checked the LT book page and was amused to find that reviewers here quoted the same passage—same starting point, same end point—that the blogger quoted. 'Sup with that? Anyway, I just may buy a used copy and read it around Christmas.
Also, I'm commencing to begin my stack of the years' reads. For a couple or three years, I'd line up the books on a shelf and photograph it. Last year's accumulation outstripped my longest shelf, so I stacked them.
All but six of the books I read in 2019, all in one stack. Taller than me!
I left the stack in place; no place to shelve them. One mid-summer day the top two-fifths unstacked themselves. Just restacked those books in front of the original stack's base. So far, I've collected my 2020 reads. And the 2019 stack will give way to the 2020 stack.
So much fun!
Typically on Thanksgiving, we get the family together around the long table at our house. Daughter Becky comes from Boston to mix with Son the Younger (Ned) and his wife and their three girls and with Son the Elder (Jeremy) and his wife and their three girls. Gram and Gramps are there too, since it's their house. My brother Tom and his wife Frances come too. This year, the mixing transpired via Zoom. Each of the five sub-families had separate dinners. We expect to have a Zoomy Christmas. Maybe by summer we'll be able to actually have another in-person giving of thanks for NOT contracting The Virus, getting inoculations, and being able to have the full family gathering once again.
Reading? Not so much. A few chapters in The Hidden Life of Trees. Interesting facts but kinda dry.
Bookish things? Caught a BB while checking out a political blog I follow. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett, who I've never read. Checked the LT book page and was amused to find that reviewers here quoted the same passage—same starting point, same end point—that the blogger quoted. 'Sup with that? Anyway, I just may buy a used copy and read it around Christmas.
Also, I'm commencing to begin my stack of the years' reads. For a couple or three years, I'd line up the books on a shelf and photograph it. Last year's accumulation outstripped my longest shelf, so I stacked them.
All but six of the books I read in 2019, all in one stack. Taller than me!
I left the stack in place; no place to shelve them. One mid-summer day the top two-fifths unstacked themselves. Just restacked those books in front of the original stack's base. So far, I've collected my 2020 reads. And the 2019 stack will give way to the 2020 stack.
So much fun!
42Chatterbox
>41 weird_O: I love this decorating idea! And it looks so much tidier than my own book stalagmites...
43weird_O
Why thank you, Suzanne. With your reading pace, I hope you have high ceilings. Or two or three stacks...
44benitastrnad
>41 weird_O:
I "stack" my books in the back of my car in a box. I use my car as a mobile storage unit. I then take the box home to my sister in Kansas. She takes out what she wants. Takes a bunch to the community coffee and lets people take what they want. The rest she gives to the Friends of the Library to sell at the Great Highway 36 Yard Sale that is held the second week in September every year. That sale is the major fund raiser for the county public library. I think it works out well for all of us. Me especially as it gets the books out of my house!
I "stack" my books in the back of my car in a box. I use my car as a mobile storage unit. I then take the box home to my sister in Kansas. She takes out what she wants. Takes a bunch to the community coffee and lets people take what they want. The rest she gives to the Friends of the Library to sell at the Great Highway 36 Yard Sale that is held the second week in September every year. That sale is the major fund raiser for the county public library. I think it works out well for all of us. Me especially as it gets the books out of my house!
45benitastrnad
Friday noon check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman and listened to a big chunk of it as I sat in the drive through line at Starbucks this morning.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Thoughts: I forgot about it being Black Friday and that the stores opened early today, so the line for the drive through at Starbucks was super long and slow. The guy at the window told me that they were working short because two people didn't show up for their shifts. The long wait didn't bother me as it left me with more time to listen to my book.
Non-book activities: Knitting on a cowl for me to wear. I am also cruising through my clothing store shops digitally looking for a dress for Christmas.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 199 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman and listened to a big chunk of it as I sat in the drive through line at Starbucks this morning.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Thoughts: I forgot about it being Black Friday and that the stores opened early today, so the line for the drive through at Starbucks was super long and slow. The guy at the window told me that they were working short because two people didn't show up for their shifts. The long wait didn't bother me as it left me with more time to listen to my book.
Non-book activities: Knitting on a cowl for me to wear. I am also cruising through my clothing store shops digitally looking for a dress for Christmas.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the read-a-thon began: 199 hours
46drneutron
Friday, early afternoon.
Books read from: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
Books finished: none yet
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: Leftover Thanksgiving for lunch
Thoughts: Just kinda killing time while babysitting the mother-in-law
Non-book activities: On and off surfing LT
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3.5 hours
Books read from: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
Books finished: none yet
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: Leftover Thanksgiving for lunch
Thoughts: Just kinda killing time while babysitting the mother-in-law
Non-book activities: On and off surfing LT
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 3.5 hours
47Chatterbox
>43 weird_O: Three stacks? bwahahaha. I have eight beside my sofa/reading area. That's my TBR. Eeek. Thank heavens for Kindle.
I've listened to a bit of The Boys and the Boat and read a bit of The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott. Slow start to the reading day.
I've listened to a bit of The Boys and the Boat and read a bit of The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott. Slow start to the reading day.
48susanna.fraser
Friday noon from Seattle
Books read from: Spoiler Alert
Books finished: Spoiler Alert
Time reading: 3 hours
Snacks: pecan pie
Thoughts: What an absolutely delightful geeky love story.
Non-book activities: really nothing else so far today
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 8 hours
Books read from: Spoiler Alert
Books finished: Spoiler Alert
Time reading: 3 hours
Snacks: pecan pie
Thoughts: What an absolutely delightful geeky love story.
Non-book activities: really nothing else so far today
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 8 hours
49LibraryLover23
>18 weird_O: Ha! It's a small world, I'm not far from Reading either - I live in Lancaster. And nice book stack!
Books read from: 2 - Ghost Story by Peter Straub and The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Books finished: 1 - Ghost Story
Time reading: 2.5 hours
Snacks: I'm having pizza for supper.
Thoughts: Ghost Story was my Halloween read that I'm only just finishing now. Ah well.
Non-book activities: Worked most of the day, I actually finished the book last night.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2.5 hours
Books read from: 2 - Ghost Story by Peter Straub and The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Books finished: 1 - Ghost Story
Time reading: 2.5 hours
Snacks: I'm having pizza for supper.
Thoughts: Ghost Story was my Halloween read that I'm only just finishing now. Ah well.
Non-book activities: Worked most of the day, I actually finished the book last night.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2.5 hours
50mahsdad
>49 LibraryLover23: It is indeed a small world. I grew up in in the Burgh, but have lived in Los Angeles for 30 years. The company I work for now is based in Lancaster.
On the book front, I'm not too good at keeping track of the hours, but I can say between yesterday and today, I've read probably around 50 pages or so of Cold Comfort Farm.
I also went on a run today which let me read at least 2 hours worth of The Long Cosmos. Now I didn't actually run for 2 hours, I have my speed setting on Libby set to 1.4x, :)
On the book front, I'm not too good at keeping track of the hours, but I can say between yesterday and today, I've read probably around 50 pages or so of Cold Comfort Farm.
I also went on a run today which let me read at least 2 hours worth of The Long Cosmos. Now I didn't actually run for 2 hours, I have my speed setting on Libby set to 1.4x, :)
51sibylline
Books read from today (Friday): 1) Luna: Moon Rising bk 3 in Luna series. 2) (audio) No Time Like the Past bk 5 in Chronicles of St. Mary's series -- finished it!
Today's reading time: 2 1/2 evenly split between listening/knitting and reading
Snacks: 1/2 banana and some pecans.
Thoughts: Remarkably few.
Non-book activities: 1 long walk. Lots of practicing (mainly harp - irish music is my thing). Lots of reading and listening and knitting.
Total books finished: 1 (No Time Like the Past)
Total read from: same 2, one paper, one audio
Total time reading: 5 hrs
Today's reading time: 2 1/2 evenly split between listening/knitting and reading
Snacks: 1/2 banana and some pecans.
Thoughts: Remarkably few.
Non-book activities: 1 long walk. Lots of practicing (mainly harp - irish music is my thing). Lots of reading and listening and knitting.
Total books finished: 1 (No Time Like the Past)
Total read from: same 2, one paper, one audio
Total time reading: 5 hrs
52Chatterbox
Friday's report: not much reading done. Continued with the books noted in >47 Chatterbox:, and also listened to a bit of an Agatha Christie/Poirot novel on audio. Nothing finished. Maybe tomorrow.
53Carmenere
Update #3 - Friday, 10:05pm
Books read from: Against the Loveless World
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 15% of book
Snacks: Dinner: Thanksgiving Leftovers - Snack in beverage form: Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream
Non-book activities: laundry - took kittens to vet - watch Season 4 Episode 2 of The Crown and How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: I give in! I can't keep track of the time
Books read from: Against the Loveless World
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 15% of book
Snacks: Dinner: Thanksgiving Leftovers - Snack in beverage form: Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream
Non-book activities: laundry - took kittens to vet - watch Season 4 Episode 2 of The Crown and How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: I give in! I can't keep track of the time
54benitastrnad
Saturday morning check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and am about half done with this book. I should finish it this weekend. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. I finally have a good start on this book. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Thoughts: I read about 100 pages in the Wayne and Ford book and am about half done with it. It is very much an analysis of the movies with explanations that delve into the character of both Wayne and Ford. Right now much of it is about Ford and less about Wayne.
I had decided that since I did not go anywhere for this break and my vacation days I would treat myself to Starbucks whenever I wanted. I went there this morning about 9:00 a.m. and turned around and left. The line was very very long. Today is the annual cross state rivalry football game and even though our head coach is at home with Covid -19 the game must go on. I noticed last night when I returned from picking up Taco Bell that the Holiday Inn close to my house had cars in the parking lot. That is the first time I have seen that since Graduation was held here in August. I am bracing myself for lots of sick folks in about 2 weeks.
Non-book activities: Knitting on a cowl for me to wear. I spent most of last night watching a Julia Child marathon on the PBS Create Chanel. I watched two-an-a-half hours of it again this morning, even though I have a baking marathon scheduled for this afternoon.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 200.5 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and am about half done with this book. I should finish it this weekend. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. I finally have a good start on this book. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
Time reading: 1.5 hours
Thoughts: I read about 100 pages in the Wayne and Ford book and am about half done with it. It is very much an analysis of the movies with explanations that delve into the character of both Wayne and Ford. Right now much of it is about Ford and less about Wayne.
I had decided that since I did not go anywhere for this break and my vacation days I would treat myself to Starbucks whenever I wanted. I went there this morning about 9:00 a.m. and turned around and left. The line was very very long. Today is the annual cross state rivalry football game and even though our head coach is at home with Covid -19 the game must go on. I noticed last night when I returned from picking up Taco Bell that the Holiday Inn close to my house had cars in the parking lot. That is the first time I have seen that since Graduation was held here in August. I am bracing myself for lots of sick folks in about 2 weeks.
Non-book activities: Knitting on a cowl for me to wear. I spent most of last night watching a Julia Child marathon on the PBS Create Chanel. I watched two-an-a-half hours of it again this morning, even though I have a baking marathon scheduled for this afternoon.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 200.5 hours
55drneutron
Saturday, noon
Books read from: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone Maurizio De Giovanni
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 2.5 hours
Snacks: Just had a sandwich for lunch
Thoughts: Enjoying a decent amount of reading!
Non-book activities: Taking care of mom.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
Books read from: The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone Maurizio De Giovanni
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 2.5 hours
Snacks: Just had a sandwich for lunch
Thoughts: Enjoying a decent amount of reading!
Non-book activities: Taking care of mom.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
56torontoc
Sat. 1:01 pm
Had great mushroom barley soup for lunch and finished reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel- the fourth book on the Giller shortlist- it was terrific!
I got my Covid test results- negative- so I am assuming that I had a flu or food poisoning incident earlier this week.
I am now moving on to the last Giller shortlist book - Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson- this book won the Writers' Trust Award.
Had great mushroom barley soup for lunch and finished reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel- the fourth book on the Giller shortlist- it was terrific!
I got my Covid test results- negative- so I am assuming that I had a flu or food poisoning incident earlier this week.
I am now moving on to the last Giller shortlist book - Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson- this book won the Writers' Trust Award.
57jjmcgaffey
Saturday morning:
Books read from: The Chequer Board, Daughter of Necessity, Why Knot?
Books finished: (Friday) The Chequer Board (Saturday) Daughter of Necessity
Time reading: Probably a couple hours Friday, in my downtime evening; about 10 minutes this morning (Daughter of Necessity is very short).
Snacks: Not really - Friday was a weird day, I had about one and a half meals and no snacks. And now it's breakfast time (yes, late) and I gotta go do more stuff.
Thoughts: The Chequer Board - not bad, but not one of the great Shutes. Daughter of Necessity - interesting twist on Penelope. Why Knot? - looks like fun, he's very...talkative?
Non-book activities: Slept way late Friday, got up, drove off to do errands (pick up stuff people were giving me). Came home, read for a bit, went to do my last chores and got distracted and did a lot of work on sorting out my living room. Then did chores and went to bed. Saturday I got up and did some chores, then did the final Zoom class for my cheesemaking class. I have some little Bries ready to eat, and some still aging. Yum (I expect - haven't actually eaten any yet).
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 3 hours or so.
Books read from: The Chequer Board, Daughter of Necessity, Why Knot?
Books finished: (Friday) The Chequer Board (Saturday) Daughter of Necessity
Time reading: Probably a couple hours Friday, in my downtime evening; about 10 minutes this morning (Daughter of Necessity is very short).
Snacks: Not really - Friday was a weird day, I had about one and a half meals and no snacks. And now it's breakfast time (yes, late) and I gotta go do more stuff.
Thoughts: The Chequer Board - not bad, but not one of the great Shutes. Daughter of Necessity - interesting twist on Penelope. Why Knot? - looks like fun, he's very...talkative?
Non-book activities: Slept way late Friday, got up, drove off to do errands (pick up stuff people were giving me). Came home, read for a bit, went to do my last chores and got distracted and did a lot of work on sorting out my living room. Then did chores and went to bed. Saturday I got up and did some chores, then did the final Zoom class for my cheesemaking class. I have some little Bries ready to eat, and some still aging. Yum (I expect - haven't actually eaten any yet).
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 3 hours or so.
58Chatterbox
>57 jjmcgaffey: I devoured most of Nevil Shute's novels in my mid-teens, starting with Pied Piper and A Town Like Alice. Those two remains some of my faves, but I also found In the Wet weirdly intriguing.
My holiday readathon, as of early Saturday evening:
Books read from this readathon: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert, The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson, audiobook of Three-Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie, The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes, The Missing Years by Lexie and a few chapters from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 5, Strange Flowers, This is Not Propaganda, Imperfect Union, Stay of Execution, The Dead of Winter
Time reading: Today, about 4 hours.
Time posting: 10 mins
Snacks: Had some roast beef sandwiches with mayo & honey mustard.
Thoughts: I need to regroup and find some physical, mental and emotional energy.
Non-book activities: Talked to my friend in LA for about an hour this morning. He sounds almost back to normal, although with a rasp in his throat from the ventilator. Giddy due to simply being alive. Did some laundry and a bit of cleaning; changed sheets.
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: 15.5 hours
My holiday readathon, as of early Saturday evening:
Books read from this readathon: Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan; This is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert, The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson, audiobook of Three-Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie, The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes, The Missing Years by Lexie and a few chapters from Our Towns by James & Deborah Fallows
Books finished: 5, Strange Flowers, This is Not Propaganda, Imperfect Union, Stay of Execution, The Dead of Winter
Time reading: Today, about 4 hours.
Time posting: 10 mins
Snacks: Had some roast beef sandwiches with mayo & honey mustard.
Thoughts: I need to regroup and find some physical, mental and emotional energy.
Non-book activities: Talked to my friend in LA for about an hour this morning. He sounds almost back to normal, although with a rasp in his throat from the ventilator. Giddy due to simply being alive. Did some laundry and a bit of cleaning; changed sheets.
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: 15.5 hours
59susanna.fraser
Saturday 5:30 PM
Books read from: D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
Books finished: D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: cookies
Thoughts: I didn't realize how rusty I was on my mythology
Non-book activities: laundry, watched football, wrote
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 10 hours
Books read from: D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
Books finished: D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: cookies
Thoughts: I didn't realize how rusty I was on my mythology
Non-book activities: laundry, watched football, wrote
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 10 hours
60sibylline
Books read from: Luna: New Moon (finished), What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 6th in St. Mary's series (audio), and South Riding.
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3 hours
Snacks: maple pecans, chai tea
Thoughts: not too many!
Non-book activities: lots of time outside walking, hiking. Watched sunset with family.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 8
I'm grateful to this readathon for getting me to return to South Riding which is a wonderful novel by Winifred Holtby. Started wayyyy back, maybe in early October? and the election made it impossible for me to appreciate a quiet and complex book.
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3 hours
Snacks: maple pecans, chai tea
Thoughts: not too many!
Non-book activities: lots of time outside walking, hiking. Watched sunset with family.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 8
I'm grateful to this readathon for getting me to return to South Riding which is a wonderful novel by Winifred Holtby. Started wayyyy back, maybe in early October? and the election made it impossible for me to appreciate a quiet and complex book.
61benitastrnad
>60 sibylline:
I read South Riding a few years ago and really enjoyed it. You are right about it being complex. It was what I would call a social consciousness novel. It deals with so many things about government, class, poverty and privilege, as well as the place of women in society. As an American, it was interesting to read about how the council system worked in the UK as compared to what is done here.
I read South Riding a few years ago and really enjoyed it. You are right about it being complex. It was what I would call a social consciousness novel. It deals with so many things about government, class, poverty and privilege, as well as the place of women in society. As an American, it was interesting to read about how the council system worked in the UK as compared to what is done here.
62Carmenere
Update #4 - Saturday, 12:05am
Books read from: Against the Loveless World - The Dutch House
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 18% of book
Snacks: Dinner: Thanksgiving Leftovers.....again - Snack colby jack cheese cubes, crackers and a glass or two of Rose.
Non-book activities: Went to Drug Mart 3 times to purchase the correct bulbs for my little outdoor trees, put bulbs on trees, brought up artificial tree from basement and set it up. Watched a of my son's choosing, a movie directed by Akira Kurosawa
Thoughts: Let's set up the inflatables tomorrow when the weather forecast is warmer and sunny.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: I give in! I can't keep track of the timel
Books read from: Against the Loveless World - The Dutch House
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 18% of book
Snacks: Dinner: Thanksgiving Leftovers.....again - Snack colby jack cheese cubes, crackers and a glass or two of Rose.
Non-book activities: Went to Drug Mart 3 times to purchase the correct bulbs for my little outdoor trees, put bulbs on trees, brought up artificial tree from basement and set it up. Watched a of my son's choosing, a movie directed by Akira Kurosawa
Thoughts: Let's set up the inflatables tomorrow when the weather forecast is warmer and sunny.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: I give in! I can't keep track of the timel
63avatiakh
Sunday evening 7pm
Books read from: Jerusalem by Alan Moore, Spring Sonata by Bernice Rubens, The story of the last thought by Edgar Hilsenrath, A boy and a dog at the end of the world by C.A. Fletcher, Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick, The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Books finished: 1 Jerusalem by Alan Moore
Time reading: 7.5 hours
Snacks: tomato soup, cheese toastie
Thoughts: want to finish another book tonight
Non-book activities: looking after my mother, visit to Browsers (used bookshop) & a children's bookshop where my mother lives. Met up with nephew.
Total books finished: 2 Mr Calder and Mr Behrens by Michael Gilbert, Jerusalem by Alan Moore
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 9 hours
I spent a couple of nights looking after my mother so my brother and his wife could go caravanning for the weekend. Back home now and hope to finish a couple more books before November ends.
Books read from: Jerusalem by Alan Moore, Spring Sonata by Bernice Rubens, The story of the last thought by Edgar Hilsenrath, A boy and a dog at the end of the world by C.A. Fletcher, Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick, The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Books finished: 1 Jerusalem by Alan Moore
Time reading: 7.5 hours
Snacks: tomato soup, cheese toastie
Thoughts: want to finish another book tonight
Non-book activities: looking after my mother, visit to Browsers (used bookshop) & a children's bookshop where my mother lives. Met up with nephew.
Total books finished: 2 Mr Calder and Mr Behrens by Michael Gilbert, Jerusalem by Alan Moore
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 9 hours
I spent a couple of nights looking after my mother so my brother and his wife could go caravanning for the weekend. Back home now and hope to finish a couple more books before November ends.
64benitastrnad
Sunday morning check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on a rainy gloomy day.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and should finish this one today. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. Reading in it off and on. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
Time reading: 1 hour
Thoughts: I plan on doing little today except baking and reading.
Non-book activities: I baked yesterday afternoon and got one Gingerbread Spice bundt cake baked and boxed for delivery. two more to go. Will do one more this afternoon. Went for my usual Sunday morning Starbucks coffee and NO LINE in the drive-through! Amazing.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 201.5 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger and should finish this one today. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. Reading in it off and on. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
Time reading: 1 hour
Thoughts: I plan on doing little today except baking and reading.
Non-book activities: I baked yesterday afternoon and got one Gingerbread Spice bundt cake baked and boxed for delivery. two more to go. Will do one more this afternoon. Went for my usual Sunday morning Starbucks coffee and NO LINE in the drive-through! Amazing.
Total books finished this week: 1
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 85
Total read from: 88
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 201.5 hours
65LibraryLover23
>50 mahsdad: Wow, that's awesome! Crazy how easy it is to find connections like that.
Books read from: 3 - The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl, and Christmas With Anne And Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 4 hours
Thoughts: I'm always amazed at how many books Nancy Pearl reads.
Non-book activities: Too many to list!
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 6.5 hours
Books read from: 3 - The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl, and Christmas With Anne And Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 4 hours
Thoughts: I'm always amazed at how many books Nancy Pearl reads.
Non-book activities: Too many to list!
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 6.5 hours
66ronincats
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 174 pages into it, but only 49 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging. 54 pages
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison--So much compassion in this, I just love it! 483 pages
Etiquette & Espionage, Curtsies and Conspiracies, Waistcoats & Weaponry, Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger (1241 pages)
Books finished: 5
Time reading: Spent five hours (with the KU-Gonzaga game as a co-activity) completing The Goblin Emperor, maybe 12 hours over the last 3 days completing the Finishing School series
Time posting: 15 min.
Snacks: Just put on navy beans and ham for dinner.
Thoughts: That's 4 hardback books I can pass on now, but I want (and am going) to go right into the Parasol Protectorate quintology. Although those were written first, Carriger spent so much time in the ones I just finished setting up all sorts of societal issues and characters for their appearances there that I must read on while I can remember all the minutia.
Non-book activities: Computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food, having my bedroom finished up although I can't walk on it for the next 24 hours nor move in the furniture until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest.
Total books finished: 5
Total pages read: 1850
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: about 18 hours
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 174 pages into it, but only 49 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging. 54 pages
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison--So much compassion in this, I just love it! 483 pages
Etiquette & Espionage, Curtsies and Conspiracies, Waistcoats & Weaponry, Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger (1241 pages)
Books finished: 5
Time reading: Spent five hours (with the KU-Gonzaga game as a co-activity) completing The Goblin Emperor, maybe 12 hours over the last 3 days completing the Finishing School series
Time posting: 15 min.
Snacks: Just put on navy beans and ham for dinner.
Thoughts: That's 4 hardback books I can pass on now, but I want (and am going) to go right into the Parasol Protectorate quintology. Although those were written first, Carriger spent so much time in the ones I just finished setting up all sorts of societal issues and characters for their appearances there that I must read on while I can remember all the minutia.
Non-book activities: Computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food, having my bedroom finished up although I can't walk on it for the next 24 hours nor move in the furniture until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest.
Total books finished: 5
Total pages read: 1850
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: about 18 hours
67jjmcgaffey
>68 avatiakh: My first one of his was Trustee From the Toolroom - I read it, found it again much later and have since read it at least twice. A Town Like Alice, On The Beach, In the Wet - he has some seriously amazingly good books...and some that are merely interesting. Oddly, I didn't think a great deal of Pied Piper, though most people love it. And Death of a Wren/The Breaking Wave is the most depressing book of his I've read - beats On The Beach hollow for that. So many missed chances...
It's now late Sunday, I'll be going to bed shortly - and I haven't read a page since Saturday morning. I've been carrying books around but just haven't gotten to any of them. Oh well.
It's now late Sunday, I'll be going to bed shortly - and I haven't read a page since Saturday morning. I've been carrying books around but just haven't gotten to any of them. Oh well.
68avatiakh
Monday evening 8pm
Books read from: A boy and a dog at the end of the world by C.A. Fletcher, Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick, The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Books finished: 1 Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick
Time reading: 3.5 hours
Snacks: avocado
Thoughts: so many books to read
Non-book activities: grocery shopping, visit to cafe and library
Total books finished: 3 Mr Calder and Mr Behrens by Michael Gilbert, Jerusalem by Alan Moore, Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 12.5 hours
I'm on target to finish A boy and a dog at the end of the world this evening, it's a good dystopian read.
Books read from: A boy and a dog at the end of the world by C.A. Fletcher, Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick, The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Books finished: 1 Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick
Time reading: 3.5 hours
Snacks: avocado
Thoughts: so many books to read
Non-book activities: grocery shopping, visit to cafe and library
Total books finished: 3 Mr Calder and Mr Behrens by Michael Gilbert, Jerusalem by Alan Moore, Lonesome Howl by Stephen Herrick
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 12.5 hours
I'm on target to finish A boy and a dog at the end of the world this evening, it's a good dystopian read.
69Carmenere
Update #5 - Monday morning
Books read from: Against the Loveless World
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 15% of book
Snacks: Dinner: Pesto with sauted shrimp
Non-book activities: put lights on Christmas Tree - erected inflatable santa on front lawn and some lights on outdoor trees
Thoughts: Looks like Monday and Tuesday are good reading days. Rain turning to snow is in the forecast up to 16+ inches. Oh, I hope not.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
70ronincats
Final report for the Thanksgiving readathon:
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 174 pages into it, but only 49 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging. 54 pages
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison--So much compassion in this, I just love it! 483 pages
Etiquette & Espionage, Curtsies and Conspiracies, Waistcoats & Weaponry, Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger (1241 pages)
Soulless by Gail Carriger (357 pages)
Books finished: 6
Time reading: Spent five hours (with the KU-Gonzaga game as a co-activity) completing The Goblin Emperor, maybe 12 hours over the last 3 days completing the Finishing School series
Time posting: 25 min.
Snacks: Having morning coffee.
Thoughts: Thinking ahead to all the organizing needed to get my bedroom contents back in my bedroom Wednesday or Thursday, including a thorough polishing of all the wood furniture...
Non-book activities: Computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food, having my bedroom finished up although I can't walk on it for the next 24 hours nor move in the furniture until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest.
Total books finished: 6
Total pages read: 2207
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: about 22 hours
Books read from:
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail--nonfiction, my bathtub book so read a section at a time. 174 pages into it, but only 49 in the readathon period.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry--I really liked her first book, The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. I expect to like this but it's complex and political (British late 1700s) and more sustained concentration than I have right now. 23 pages
What the Lady's Maid Knew by E. E. Holmes--free borrow from Kindle Unlimited but turns out to be also political in an alternate Regency period, so also not engaging. 54 pages
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison--So much compassion in this, I just love it! 483 pages
Etiquette & Espionage, Curtsies and Conspiracies, Waistcoats & Weaponry, Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger (1241 pages)
Soulless by Gail Carriger (357 pages)
Books finished: 6
Time reading: Spent five hours (with the KU-Gonzaga game as a co-activity) completing The Goblin Emperor, maybe 12 hours over the last 3 days completing the Finishing School series
Time posting: 25 min.
Snacks: Having morning coffee.
Thoughts: Thinking ahead to all the organizing needed to get my bedroom contents back in my bedroom Wednesday or Thursday, including a thorough polishing of all the wood furniture...
Non-book activities: Computer games, plus feeding animals, doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, personal hygiene, Cross Sums and Sudoku and Word Searches, going for groceries and pet food, having my bedroom finished up although I can't walk on it for the next 24 hours nor move in the furniture until Wednesday afternoon at the earliest.
Total books finished: 6
Total pages read: 2207
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: about 22 hours
71benitastrnad
Final check-in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on a cold rainy gloomy day.
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. Reading in it off and on. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. 2- Wayne and Ford by Nancy Schoenberger
Time reading: 2 hours
Thoughts: It amazes me how stupid books win so many literary prizes. I am about half-done with The Friend and simply don't understand why this book won so many accolades. I am about to call it quits on this one.
Non-book activities: I have more baking line up for today. I will also start thinking about the requested revisions for the paper we submitted and got back yesterday.
Total books finished this week: 2
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 86
Total read from: 89
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 203.5 hours
Books read from this holiday weekend: Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero by Nancy Schoenberger. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. Reading in it off and on. I continue to listen to The Toll by Neal Shusterman.
Books finished this long holiday weekend: 1 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. 2- Wayne and Ford by Nancy Schoenberger
Time reading: 2 hours
Thoughts: It amazes me how stupid books win so many literary prizes. I am about half-done with The Friend and simply don't understand why this book won so many accolades. I am about to call it quits on this one.
Non-book activities: I have more baking line up for today. I will also start thinking about the requested revisions for the paper we submitted and got back yesterday.
Total books finished this week: 2
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 86
Total read from: 89
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 203.5 hours
