Time for glasses?

Hi there, readers! How is it going?

We are in the 15th hour of the Readathon. It might be time to take out the contacts and put the glasses on. I think I will probably post one more time tonight and then head off to sleep. Tomorrow will be a busy day around here and this girl with no sleep is not a pleasant combination.

I am still trucking away on those two books. I think I might finish The Girl Who...but I don't know about The Slap. It is a long one!



Last check-in: page 102
Now: page 220



Last check-in: page 47
Now: page 102

Total pages so far: 306

What are you reading right now??

I'm Back!!!

So I have been MIA for a while. I went to a fancy schmancy lunch with my soon-to-be graduating husband. It went like this: we ate some food, everyone teased my dad for being the hard professor, and then some ladies called me out for wearing jeans to a fancy event. It's so hard to please everyone...

On the plus side, I won the mini-challenge over at Reflections of a Bookaholic. Yay!!

The good news is that I finished listening to Jane Eyre on the way home from Philadelphia. Score! I'm not sure the hubby is a fan though....All of that lovely piano music is good for falling asleep and less helpful for the driving.

Time to check in with the books:


Finished!



Still on page 102



On page 47

Alright, I'm home now for the rest of the night. It is time to get some reading done. Woohoo!

The 'Thon is On!

Hello, fellow readers! This is my first update post for the Readathon. I want to catch up on the first two mini-challenges, so here they are!

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Currently, I'm reading from my father's office at the seminary outside of Philadelphia, PA. Later today I will be back at my house in NJ. 
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. I don't know if I will get to it, though - it's book #3 on the list. 
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I don't know yet. I haven't really planned that part. But don't like to discriminate. I love all snacks. 
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! Well....um...I have one husband, one little boy, one fish, and lots of books. 
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I think I feel more at ease this year. Since I know what to expect, I can just go with the flow...



Reading in Translation Mini Challenge
I would read If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino. He is one of my dad's favorite authors. I wish I had taken Italian for more than two semesters so I could really read it in the original Italian!
                                                   

It's 10:30 a.m. right now, so here is my progress 2 1/2 hours into the Readathon!


The Slap
Start: page 16
Currently on: page 102

I've been doing some editing this morning as well, so I haven't been reading for the full 2.5 hours. I think I may switch up books soon and get started on The Girl Who Circumnavigated...

Happy Reading, everyone!

Twas the night before the Readathon....

Twas the night before the Readathon and all the little books were tucked tight in their bed, ready for the festivities of the next day...

                       

The Slap, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, and Housekeeping snuggled up close on the pillow. The Jane Eyre audiobook stole all of the blankets, as she is wont to do. Literary Lindsey was really excited about the readathon and tried to find a spot on the bed to call her own.

So what do you hope to read during the readathon? I don't think I will finish all of these, but I will see what happens! Happy Readathoning! (Yes, I just made that word up and yes, we shall all use it most happily.)