Sunday, October 19, 2014

Hour 22 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon

Best Book of Your Reading Year
I only rated it 4 stars,Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch
Best Romance Book of Your Reading Year
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Best YA Book of Your Reading Year
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Best New Adult Book of Your Reading Year
A History of Stone and Steel by Christopher Fisher
Best Mystery Book of Your Reading Year
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Best Non-Fiction Book of Your Reading Year
Canyons and Ice: Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith by Kaylene Johnson
Best Sci-Fi Book of Your Reading Year
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Best Fantasy Book of Your Reading Year
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Children’s Book of Your Reading Year
The Secret of the Unicorn by Herge
Best Fiction Book of Your Reading Year
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Best Main Character of Your Reading Year
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Best Author of Your Reading Year
Vladimir Nabokov
Best Supporting Character of Your Reading Year
Will Traynor of Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Best Cover of Your Reading Year
The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind
Best Setting of Your Reading Year
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Best Story Line of Your Reading Year
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Best Indie Author of Your Reading Year
Christopher Fisher




Calling it a night at hour 22.
Currently reading: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Finished reading:
Animal Farm by George Orwell
A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Hour 16 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon


Kiki Dee resting with some Lewis Carroll

Currently reading: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Finished reading: A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind

Hour 14 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon

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Currently Reading:
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Finished Reading:
A Clash of Kings - George RR Martin
The Pigeon - Patrick Suskind

Hour 12 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon October 2014



Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now? 
A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
2. How many books have you read so far? I finished The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I may start Animal Farm by George Orwell, but I have no commitment to books today.
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? I didn't rest well last night, so I took a midday nap for a coupe of hours, but that was my only setback
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? Can't say there are any real surprises other than how interested I finally became in finishing A Clash of Kings 

Hour 11- Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon October 2014

Check In

Took a nap and a break from A Clash of Kings
Awoke and then started and finished The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind   4 out of 5.


Made a chicken sandwich and baked some cookies.
Second mug of coffee today
Now to finish my previous.

Hour 6 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon October 2014

Name Your Read-a-thon


The Book of Deadly Rabbit Alchemist

Hour 3 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon October 2014

Weird Reading Position Challenge!


I am some strange four legged creature.

Currently reading: A Clash of Kings page 564 of 865

Hour 2 - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon October 2014

Coffee or Tea?
#TeamTrollope
(is my mug big enough)

Still Reading: A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin

Opening Meme - Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon October 2014

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

The Pigeon by Peter Suskind

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I'm gonna bake some chocolate chip cookies later. I'm also looking forward to breakfast, because I never have breakfast.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm really grumpy when waking and have obscene reading goals, but I started reading later in life.

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 really have no set goals. My aim is just to read, so my list may change or I might switch it up or never finish anything.

Currently Reading: Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
To Read: The Pigeon by Peter Suskind