Month: October 2009

I had no idea how much fun the Read-a-Thon would be. I had a blast! I loved settling in for a cozy day of reading and good snacks, doing mini-challenges, reading posts from other participants, and tweeting with everyone. I’m already excited for the next one. Here’s a recap of how I did – book… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Recap

Well folks, I think this is it for me tonight. I’ve had an absolutely lovely time participating in the read-a-thon! I made it to hour 18, which is longer than I expected to last. I finished The Wild Things during hour 17, for a total of 3 books finished during the read-a-thon. I’m heading to… Continue reading The end of the line (Hour 18)

Books Read: 2 Blog Posts: 8 (including this one) Mini-Challenges Completed: 11 (including the one below) Coffee Consumed: 2 mugs, plus 1 Starbucks Doubleshot My progress was severely hindered by the exciting and ultimately heartbreaking MSU game this evening, but I’m only about 40 pages from the end of The Wild Things. It will most… Continue reading Give Me Five (Hour 17)

Time for the mid-Read-a-Thon survey! 1. What are you reading right now? The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. How many books have you read so far? Two – Cherries in Winter and Making Mischief 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The Mating Season by… Continue reading Mid-Event Survey (Hour 13)

We’re almost halfway! Not much to update, still reading The Wild Things. Haven’t progressed much – went out to Barnes and Noble, and now I’m eating dinner. But I wanted to update to participate in the Reading is Fundamental mini-challenge from Joystory. “The challenge is to create a post celebrating the reading child and to… Continue reading Reading Is Fundamental (Hour 12)

I finished Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire at the end of hour 7. I started For Grace Received, but wasn’t feeling it. So I switched to The Wild Things by Dave Eggers (my fur covered edition!) which I’m really enjoying. I think I can at least finish this today… we’ll see… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Update (Hour 9)

I’ve now had lunch (mac & cheese) and finished Cherries in Winter. I’m onto book 2: Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire. This is a fun and interesting book, and it should go quickly (there are a lot of pictures). I’m on page 106 of 197. The next Mini-Challenge I’m participating in… Continue reading Read-a-Thon Snacks (Hour 7)

I’m having a great time with the Read-a-Thon so far! Here’s an update: -Almost done with Cherries in Winter. -Finished my first mug of coffee. -Consumed 5 or 6 cookies and a bowl of corn. -Many tweets. -2 Mini-challenges entered. Here is my entry to the 3rd Mini-challenge: Bart’s Bookshelf asks us to take 3… Continue reading Book Title Sentence (Hour 4)

I’m drinking coffee and reading Cherries in Winter by Suzan Colon. The read-a-thon is trending on Twitter! Follow the action here. Picture 5 (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)

Good morning! It’s time to start the Read-a-Thon! I’ve got the coffee-pot brewing, and my stack of books next to me. It’s changed a little bit since my initial Read-a-Thon post, so here’s the new list: 1. The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. The Mating Season by P. G. Wodehouse 3. For Grace Received… Continue reading Let the Wild Read-a-Thon Begin! (Hour 1)