24 Hour Readathon, post the fourth (and last!)

I realize that the readathon ended...oh...six or seven hours ago. I got up this morning and got the little guy and myself to church. Then it was home for lunch and a nap. A girl has got to do what a girl has got to do, right?

This year was not my most successful readathon per say, but I knew that I wasn't going to have the schedule or the energy to read as much as I might want. Plus I had fun and what more do we really want from a readathon? 

Finished!

147 pages

Finished!

306 pages

Read some to David!

38 pages (then he read the rest all by himself) 

Total page count: 491 pages

Time for the End of the Event Meme! 

1. Which hour was most daunting for you? The last one I stayed awake for, between 1 and 2 a.m. I was determined to finish that book! 
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Fever was really engaging. I think it would be a great choice. 
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Not that I can think of....
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? I feel like the people in charge were really on top of things and everything went smoothly. You guys are awesome! 
5. How many books did you read? 2
6. What were the names of the books you read? Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? By Lorrie Moore and Fever by Mary Beth Keane 
7. Which book did you enjoy most? Fever 
8. Which did you enjoy least? I enjoyed both, but I liked Who Will Run the Frog Hospital slightly less than the other. 
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I didn't cheer this year, but I hope to do it again in another readathon. 
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? 100%! Reader and Cheerleader, I think :) 

24 Hour Readathon, post the third

Well, I'm still here...or back again, I guess you could say. In the early afternoon, I took a break to clean up the house a bit and take a shower. Then my lovely in-laws came for a visit and took the hubby, the little guy, and me out for a happy birthday dinner. It's nice to spread your birthday out over a whole weekend. :)

So here is where we stand reading-wise:


Finito.
147 pages


216/306 pages read


38/120 pages read

Yes...I know, I know. The Boxcar Children book is David's, not mine. But I had a companion join me in reading this afternoon for a while and when he asked me to read a few chapters aloud to him, I couldn't refuse. I figure if I read the pages, I can count them towards my readathon total! Plus, he's a really cute reading buddy.

I'm going to try to read a few more chapters and then catch a few hours of sleep before writing a wrap-up post in the morning. I haven't made it for a full 24 hours of the readathon yet and I'm pretty sure that at almost nine months pregnant, this isn't the time to start.

To those of you who are going for the full 24 hours, you are amazing! Keep on keeping on....

24 Hour Readathon, post the second

Hello readers! How is it going??


I am pleased as punch to announce that I have finished my first book of the event. Woohoo!


147 pages - donesies!


I've also had a bagel (cinnamon raisin with half cream cheese, half butter, if you were wondering) and put away a bit of laundry. I am about to start reading this book:



But before I do, I'm going to take part in one of the fabulous challenges that you can do during the readathon. This is the "Re-title Your Book" challenge. Since I just finished Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? I am going to rename it Small Town Life in the 70s Is Tough. 

Back to reading for this girl! I hope you are all having a blast.

24 Hour Readathon, post the first

Hi Readathoners and blog readers! Happy Saturday! Happy Readathon! I'm a few minutes late to the party, but I'm ready to jump in and get a lot of reading done today. 

Here is the introductory questionnaire to get us started: 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? 
I am reading from the beautiful state of New Jersey, specifically from my bed at this moment.


2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Well, I am starting off with Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore. That's pretty exciting, mostly because I completely forgot about Lorrie Moore until I happened to see this book at the library Thursday night.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Mmm....it's still pretty early here, so maybe breakfast in a little while? Or my one delicious cup of coffee (when you are this pregnant, it's the little things that make you happy).

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
It was my birthday yesterday! 

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'm not cheering this year because I didn't want to leave people cheer-less if I had to make an early trip to the hospital to meet baby. That was a lot of fun last year, though! The good news is that I will read more books and have a lot of review posts ready to go in the next few weeks! 


Happy Reading, friends!

Let's Do the Readathon Again! (Spring 2013 Edition)

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the 24 Hour Readathon!! Woohoo! You are signed up, right?  If not, hop over here right now. I'll wait for you to come back.

Alright, now that you are taking part in the fabulous event known as the readathon, I want to talk about the books for a minute. I am going to be able to read for most of the day, which is awesome. My potential reads for tomorrow are sitting in the rocking chair we just got from our baby shower (hooray!). They won't be staying there for very long though - I think it's the comfiest chair in the house now.

These are my selections:
Equal of the Sun
Sleeping in Eden
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 
Fever
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? 
Seating Arrangements

I am going to start out with Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? because it is nice and short and I will feel accomplished early in the day. I'm also going to try to get through Fever because it's due back to the library soon! Have you read any of my other books? Which one should I bump to the top of the list?

And now for the last important question - how are you doing Readathon? What are you reading? Where are you reading? What are you snacking on? 

I'm psyched. I hope you are excited too. I'm off to celebrate my birthday (!) and I will see you cool cats tomorrow morning.