Only 6 hours left of the 24 in 48 readathon!
Update #5
I’m still listening to The Paris Winter, but I’ll soon be switching back to Moll Flanders. I’m hoping I’ll finish one of them before midnight.
Current Reads:
Books Finished: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Pages Read: 142
Total Pages Read: 530
Time Read: 6 hours
Total Time Read: 18 hours
My final update will be at midnight. Happy reading!
Only 12 hours left of the 24 in 48 readathon! Below is my update.
Update #4
I let myself sleep in this morning and then didn’t get out of bed until I felt like it. This time of year makes it difficult to remove myself from the comfort and warmth of my blankets. I had oatmeal with some raisins and a yogurt along with my usual large cup of tea for breakfast, and I’ve been listening to The Paris Winter.
Current Reads:
Books Finished: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Pages Read: 69
Total Pages Read: 388
Time Read: 45 minutes
Total Time Read: 12 hours
My next update will be at 6 pm Central time (7 pm EST). Happy reading!
We’re now a whole day into the 24 in 48 readathon. I’m off to bed, but below is my update.
Update #3
Instead of having the spinach feta pizza pocket, the Boyfriend brought me Chinese food 🙂
Current Reads:
Books Finished: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Pages Read: 133
Total Pages Read: 319
Time Read: 5 hours
Total Time Read: 11 hours 15 minutes
My next update will be at noon tomorrow. Goodnight!
We’re now 18 hours into the 24 in 48 readathon. Below is my update.
Update #2
So far, I’ve been mostly snacking. Instead of lunch, I’ve grazed on cheese and crackers, jalepeño poppers, and bean and cheese “nacho” bites. I’m going to eat a “normal” dinner, though, but I don’t know what exactly. Probably the spinach feta pizza pocket I got for the sole reason that it’s healthier than a Hot Pocket.
Current Read: Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
Books Finished: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry – I’m saving my words for the review, but I will say that this was the perfect choice for my first book of the readathon. The hours flew past.
Pages Read: 276
Total Pages Read: 319
Time Read: 5 hours 30 minutes
Total Time Read: 6 hours 15 minutes
My next update will be at midnight. Happy reading! 🙂
It’s hour 12 of the 24 in 48 readathon! Below are my responses to Rachel’s survey, and then a short update about what I’ve been up to since I got up this morning.
Update #1
I always know just how tired I was by how many hours I sleep when I don’t have to get up by a certain time. I slept for 10 hours, and it.was.awesome. For breakfast, I had a Boca Breakfast Scrambler “burger” on an English muffin, a yogurt, and a large cup of tea. I haven’t decided on lunch yet, but I probably will just snack on something and have lunch a bit late since I plan to stay up late tonight. My goal for today is at least 12 hours of reading.
Current Read: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Pages Read: 43
Time Read: 45 minutes
My next update will be at 6 pm central time (7 pm EST). See you then!
Though I won’t start reading until I get up in the morning, the readathon officially started at midnight EST. So, I figured I’d post this now before I go to bed. I’ll be posting updates throughout the weekend, but I haven’t decided how often yet. I’m considering every 12 hours, but we’ll see.
For every readathon I’ve ever participated in, I always buy lots of snacks and easy to cook and eat one-handed meals. This 24 in 48 readathon is no different. While some of the noms I got are healthy, or healthy-ish, readathons are when I splurge on the not so healthy snacks I love but don’t allow myself to eat at any other time; not just because they’re unhealthy, but they’re also not cheap.
In addition to the stuff below, I’ve got some Chex Mix, cheese, crackers, grapes, and my secret stash of chocolate (Shhh! Don’t tell the Boyfriend. I believe every woman should have a secret stash of chocolate.) I’ve also got some mac and cheese, Boca burgers and fries, and my regular breakfast foods. Oh, and lots and lots of tea, but there’s always plenty of that. It’s probably way more food than I need, but I don’t want to have to make another trip to the store this weekend or waste money ordering take-out.
My TBR pile has changed slightly since I finished My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem on Tuesday:
I’ve had a long week of submitting resumes, filling out applications, and going to job interviews in addition to getting trained for my new part-time job. So, I’ll be sitting or laying on the couch in my pajamas for most of the readathon. It’s also cold and Dresden the cat doesn’t like to be budged once he’s gotten comfortable on my lap, especially if I’ve got a blanket. However, I also intend on going for a short walk each day as well as taking breaks to move around and do other things while I listen to the audiobook of The Paris Winter.
For now, though, I’m going to sleep. See you in the morning! 🙂
Rachel is doing another #24in48 Readathon this weekend! This is the Readathon that started it all for me. I created this blog, back when I was The Reading Wench, so I could better connect with such a great bookish community. I somehow lost track of Rachel and 24 in 48, but finally, after nearly two years, I’m back at it again. While I’ll always participate in Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, I love 24 in 48 because it means I can still read for 24 hours without nearly as much sleep deprivation 🙂
Goals:
TBR:
As always, this list will likely change by the time the readathon starts, but they are what I’m reading right now. All of the book covers are linked to Goodreads.
Are you participating in the 24 in 48 Readathon?
Well, it’s over. I feel accomplished and just a little bit exhausted. At the same time, I feel a bit sad that I now have to return to my normal routines of going to classes, writing papers, and studying for exams. I’m definitely looking forward to my next bit of reading time, and to the next #24in48 Read-a-Thon. I might even try to do Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, but I still haven’t decided on that yet.
The wrap up questions, along with my answers, from A Home Between the Pages:
How many hours did you read, if you were tracking?
-22 and a half
How many books did you read, if you were tracking?
-1 and a half (Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier and I got halfway through A Passion For Books, edited by Harold Rabinowitz and Rob Kaplan)
How many pages did you read, if you were tracking?
-736
Favorite book of the ‘thon?
-Do I have to choose?! Oh, alright, I’ll go with A Passion For Books, if I absolutely have to choose a fave.
Least favorite?
-But seriously, I loved Daughter of the Forest just as much…
Thing you learned from this ‘thon?
-Boyfriends are distracting. Pretzel bites are not worth the time to make. Snacks are expensive. Start early because the hours get away from you quicker than you think they will. If you must exercise, get on a stationary bike so you can read while you sweat. I am a very slow reader in comparison to many of the other read-a-thoners, making me wonder what are their magical ways/secrets? WOW I consume a lot of food when I’m reading!
Another challenge from Rachel over at A Home Between the Pages:
“What I’d like you to do is find the best first line from all the books you’ve read for the readathon, and post it or a photo of it in the comments, along with the name of the book and the author.”
My best first line is from A Passion For Books, edited by Harold Rabinowitz and Rob Kaplan, from the very first selection in the book “In A Second Hand Bookshop”, by Christopher Morley:
“What waits me on the shelves? I cannot guess,/But feel the sure foreboding; there will cry/A voice of human laughter and distress,/A word that no one needs as much as I.”
There is no way I’m going to reach the 24 hours goal, but if I keep reading up until midnight, I’ll get about 22 and a half hours, and I consider that good enough. I will at least finish Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, since I’m only 27 pages away from the end. I also intend on getting as far into A Passion For Books as possible. Since I haven’t posted since last night, I’ve done quite a bit of snacking. I started off with breakfast tacos this morning, then wasabi flavored seaweed, and bit later, Newman O’s and a glass of chocolate flavored almond milk. For lunch, I had veggie burger sliders with what my boyfriend calls “fork fries”. Now I’m eating a couple Walkers shortbread cookies with a cup of tea that my boyfriend made for me because I started getting very sleepy.
Total hours: 16 and 10 mins.
Total pages: 457
It’s just past the halfway mark. I went back to reading Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, and I’m hoping to finish it before the end of the read-a-thon. For snacks, I had guava juice and pretzel bites.
I’m going to bed now, in the hopes that I will wake up early enough to finish the 14 hours of reading I have left before the end of the read-a-thon.
Total hours: 10 and 5 mins.
Total pages: 279
