Sunday, October 23, 2022

Read-a-Thon hours 21-24: 3:00 - 7:00

Currently reading: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman

Pages read these hours: 186

Total pages so far: 1380

Books finished:
The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate
Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias (The Bailey School Kids #6) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Death & Sparkles by Rob Justus
Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) by R.L. Stine
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Snacks: Nothing much

Current state of things: Hours 21 and 22 were still pretty strong, when I read Saga. But 23 and 24 were rough! Just barely started The Sandman, my tired eyes going over the same page over and over again. Off to sleepy times now!

Read-a-Thon hours 17-20: 23:00 - 3:00

Currently reading: Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Pages read these hours: 150

Total pages so far: 1194

Books finished:
The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate
Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias (The Bailey School Kids #6) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Death & Sparkles by Rob Justus
Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) by R.L. Stine
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

Snacks: Nibbling here and there on jelly beans and dried mango slices.

Current state of things: Had a slower few hours with lots of getting distracted and a bit of sleepiness. But, I'm starting the last book on my pile, with four hours still to go!

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Read-a-Thon hours 13-16: 19:00 - 23:00

Currently reading: Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) by R.L. Stine

Pages read these hours: 458

Total pages so far: 1044

Books finished:
The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate
Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias (The Bailey School Kids #6) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Death & Sparkles by Rob Justus

Snacks: Leftover kimchi noodles for supper. Also snacking on some dried mangoes.

Current state of things: Still doing fine and ahead of schedule to finish my book stack! 

Read-a-Thon hours 9-12: 15:00 - 19:00

Currently reading: Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias (The Bailey School Kids #6) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Pages read these hours: 198

Total pages so far: 586

Books finished:
The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate
Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton

Snacks: Still sipping my Monster, and ate some jelly beans.

Current state of things: Whoooooaaaa, we're halfway there! Still doing great! I've had a few sleepy spells but nothing too bad. Honestly this has been my most alert read-a-thon I can remember in quite a while!

Read-a-Thon hours 5-8: 11:00 - 15:00

Currently reading: Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Pages read these hours: 249

Total pages so far: 388

Books finished:
The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate
Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan

Snacks: Some homemade oatmeal cookies, and a chicken caesar wrap for lunch. Also started a Monster.

Current state of things: Still going strong! My book pattern today is two novels followed by one graphic novel, and I have enough books to complete that cycle three times. At 1/3 of the way through the day, I'm just about done my first graphic novel, so pretty much right on track!

Read-a-Thon Hours 1-4: 7:00-11:00

Currently reading: Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan

Pages read these hours: 139

Total pages so far: 139

Books finished:
The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate

Snacks: Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast

Current state of things: I've had a strong start this morning! Already on my second book, which I'm enjoying so far. I'm optimistic! Time for a dance break!



Read! Read! Read-a-Thon!


It's time for my 23rd Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon!

I think I've got a good book stack picked out! Several books that lend themselves well to Hallowe'en fun times! And six of the nine books are from my TBR pile, which is good because that is a challenge I'm way behind on this year. (The graphic novels are all library books; the rest I own.)

  • Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (160 pages)
  • Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (144 pages)
  • Death & Sparkles by Rob Justus (360 pages)
  • More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz (80 pages)
  • Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps #4) by R.L. Stine (132 pages)
  • The Deception (Animorphs #46) by K.A. Applegate (118 pages)
  • Monster of the Month Club by Dian Curtis Regan (152 pages)
  • Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias (The Bailey School Kids #6) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones (57 pages)
  • Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton (135 pages)
That's a total of 1338 pages, consisting of 664 pages of graphic novels, and 674 pages of standard text, which is more than I read last time, but slightly less than I read last October. If I finish my whole stack, depending how much time remains, I'll either start the second volume of Sandman that a friend lent me, or I'll just read one of the several books I have in progress.

Finally, here's my opening survey:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Winnipeg, Manitoba
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Say Cheese and Die! I love Goosebumps.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Leftover kimchi noodles!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! The other 22 times I've answered this question have used up all my fun facts lol!