24 hour Readathon Main Post - October 2011 Edition!

Hello everyone! Welcome back to another 24 Hour Readathon event! I really enjoy participating in Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon. It's 8am EST right now and that means I've begun reading for today. I plan to read as many books as possible and I also have some comic books to break up the novel reading.

Check back to this post throughout the day for updates on my reading and also for any Mini Challenges I will participate in.

Hour 1
1)Where are you reading from today? From my couch!
2)Three random facts about me… a) I get easily distracted while reading, b) My cat slept on my head last night, and c) I didn't sleep as well as I wanted to last night!
3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? I have 2 or 3 books, and about 8 comics!
4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? I would like to be able to read late into the night!
5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time? If you get tired of reading, try reading a graphic novel or comic. It really helps!

Hour 3
Update: Just finished the last 70 pages of  Drink, Slay Love by Sarah Beth Durst! Onto my next book (haven't picked it yet). 

Hour 5
Update: About 30 pages into my next book, The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski (they're big pages!). I'm enjoying it a lot so far!

Hour 9
Update: So I ate lunch, took a break and then read 30 more pages of my book. I'm getting back into the groove!
Challenge: Book Sentences. Here's my entry! (click for larger)

Hour 13 (mid-event survey)

1. What are you reading right now? The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski

2. How many books have you read so far? Finished 1!

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I'm hoping to finish the one I'm currently reading!

4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Nope!

5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? I had lunch and dinner interruptions and also was so tired I took a small nap. I just tried to go back to reading as soon as I could!

6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? That I am a slow reader!

7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Not that I can think of right now :)

8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? I think I got the Readathon down pretty well. 

9. Are you getting tired yet? I am in my second wind!

10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Nah, the only thing that I have going for me is my sheer willpower to read more!

Hour 15

Update: I'm 119 pages into The Highest Frontier. I'm really enjoying it so far, but it's got small print and big pages. About 400-something pages in total. I wonder if I can finish it tonight? Oh, and I'm opening up the reinforcements (can of Red Bull)!

Hour 18

Update: So I'm on page 148 of The Highest Frontier and I'm starting to be tired. I hoping to read a bit more but then I'll probably call it a night. I'll return in the morning for my final stats!

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24 Hour Readathon 2011 Main Post

Hello everyone! I've been up reading for some time now, even though the Read-a-Thon didn't officially start until 8am EST for me. I'm finishing The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness and then I'll move on to more books! I'll be updating this post throughout the day.

Hour 1
1)Where are you reading from today?
I'm reading from my couch in my apartment!
2)Three random facts about me…
I live in Quebec, I love Japanese food and watching movies!
3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
I have about 5, but I have no idea if I'll get that far.
4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
My goals are to participate in a lot of challenges and to read for as much as the day as I can.
5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time?
Have a couple small things you can do besides reading to break up the time a bit, like write a review, or go for a walk.

Hour 2
-Finished The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (123 pages)
-Starting Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Hour 6
-110 pages into Howl's Moving Castle and enjoying it a lot!

Hour 12
-Did some chores around the house and then took a nap (didn't get much sleep last night). Planning on eating dinner and continuing with reading!

-Mid-event survey:
1. What are you reading right now?
Howl's Moving Castle.
2. How many books have you read so far?
Finished one and started another!
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
Finishing Howl's Moving Castle and then possibly starting Doomsday Book!
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
Not really :)
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
Had some interruptions but dealt with them and continued!
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
How fast time goes by!
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Make the mini challenges not so time consuming. Don't know how you can participate with a mini challenge every hour that takes time to do plus read. You could spend the whole read-a-thon on the computer!
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
Try to read more?
9. Are you getting tired yet?
I was tired but I'm getting my energy back!
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
Nah probably not :)

Hour 14
-I've read another 50 pages of Howl's Moving Castle! I'm thoroughly exhausted now and think I'm going to call it in. I've read a lot today (total 273 pages) and am pretty happy about it!

Hour 24
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
Hour 15! I was nearly asleep!
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Hm, The Knife of Never Letting Go was pretty action-packed.
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
Make the mini challenges less time consuming.
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
The organization of all the activities and posts!
5. How many books did you read?
Finished one and started another!
6. What were the names of the books you read?
Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
7. Which book did you enjoy most?
Howl's Moving Castle
8. Which did you enjoy least?
I didn't not enjoy any!
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders?
Nah they did great!
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I'll definitely participate! Maybe try cheerleading.

Mini Challenges
Where in the World Are You Reading? - I Heart Monster

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24 Hour Readathon Tomorrow!

I've once again decided to join the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon! I participated in the last one and enjoyed it a lot and frankly, I need an excuse right now to sit and read books all day. It starts tomorrow morning at 8AM for me.

I have a few books lined up. I'm not going to post them here so you'll have to wait til tomorrow to find out :)

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24 Hour Readathon Main Post

Hello everybody! It's 8am here in the Eastern timezone and I'm all set to start reading! I have about half of Grimspace by Ann Aguirre to finish and that's what I'll do to start today off. Also, here's the meme that is the tradition for Hour 1 of the readathon:

Hour 1
Where are you reading from today?
I'm reading from Montreal, Quebec! From my little apartment!
3 facts about me …
Hmm, I have a white cat named Roxie, I'm a student in art history and I love to watch anime!
How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
I have 3 for now but hopefully I can go beyond that!
Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
One of my goals is to get a lot of reading done at night, since that's not usually when I read. I also want to finish 4 books today!
If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time?
This is my first readathon so I'll have to answer this next year!

Hour 6 
Title of book(s) read since last update: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 93
Running total of pages read since you started: 93
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 3 hours
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 3 hours
Mini-challenges completed: 2
Other participants you’ve visited:  Book Journey / Leeswammes' Blog / Giraffe Days / Janicu's Book Blog
Prize you’ve won: None yet :(

Hour 8
Title of book(s) read since last update: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 96
Running total of pages read since you started:189
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 2 hours
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 5 hours
Mini-challenges completed:5
Other participants you’ve visited:  No new ones since last update!
Prize you’ve won: None yet :(

Hour 12 - Mid Event Meme!

1. What are you reading right now? Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon

2. How many books have you read so far? 1

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Fables vol 1 (Graphic Novel)

4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? I was going to see The Social Network in theaters so I canceled that :)

5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? No, but I get distracted easily. So I've been trying to stay focused!

6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How fun it really is!

7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? I can't think of anything right now. I think it's a great event already.

8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Spend more time getting books lined up! Maybe be a challenge leader.

9. Are you getting tired yet? Nope ;)

10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Reading YA books. They're easy to read for long periods and quick to finish!

Hour 15
Title of book(s) read since last update: Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Number of books read since you started: 1
Pages read since last update: 216
Running total of pages read since you started: 405
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 4.5 hours
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 9.5 hours
Mini-challenges completed: 6
Other participants you’ve visited:  No new ones since last update!
Prize you’ve won: None yet :(

Hour 18
Title of book(s) read since last update: Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Number of books read since you started: 2
Pages read since last update: 122
Running total of pages read since you started: 527
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 2.5 hours
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 12 hours
Mini-challenges completed: 6
Other participants you’ve visited:  No new ones since last update!
Prize you’ve won: None yet :(

Hour 24: End of Readathon
1. Which hour was most daunting for you? 18
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Not sure! Anything in graphic novel form!
3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? No, I think it went really well!
4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon? I thought the hourly mini challenges were awesome and the hourly posts made by the organizers!
5. How many books did you read? 2
6. What were the names of the books you read? Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon and Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
7. Which book did you enjoy most? Grimspace for sure!
8. Which did you enjoy least? That would leave Silver Phoenix.. but it was still okay!
9. If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year’s Cheerleaders? I wasn't a cheerleader!
10. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time? I'd love to participate again. I'd even love to host a mini challenge!

Mini Challenges 
Back-in-the-Day Children’s Book Mini-Challenge
Six Word Celebration
 -My entry:  GREAT EXCUSE TO READ ALL DAY!
Show Me The Books
 -My Entry: Click here to see my photo!
Armchair Traveling 
 -My Entry: Recently I've been traveling all through space to different worlds in Grimspace. I guess that's pretty extreme! More Earthly, though, is one of my favorite places that I've been to in a book and that's medieval Whales in Sharon Kay Penman's Here Be Dragons.
Love to Hate
 -My Entry: A character I love to hate would be the Lord Ruler from Mistborn! He's a great villain; there's a lot to his story!
Shake Your Pom-Poms
 -My Entry: I said BRR! It's cold in here, there must be some READERS in the atmosphere! I said BRR! It's cold in here, there must be some READERS in the atmosphere! I said O-E-O-E-O! Read them books!

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24 Hour Read-a-Thon!

Earlier today I heard about the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon from Janicu. It takes place the morning of Saturday, October 9th and runs for 24 hours. As soon as I heard about it I thought I must participate because I've been feeling so caught up in school lately that I need a whole day to focus on reading. This will really give me the chance to indulge in reading all day.

I'm going to try to read for the whole 24 hours (with some nap breaks) and also participate in the mini challenges throughout the day, so expect a lot of posts from me. If you're going to sign up or already sign up, feel free to let me know so we can encourage each other. ;)

Here's some reading material I have lined up. I don't know what exactly I'll be reading yet because my interest in certain books might be different by Saturday. So here's a tentative list on what you can expect from me:

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre - I'm reading this now, so I will be finishing it up if I'm not done it by Saturday.
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Fables, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) by Bill Willinghem
The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn

I might read something else entirely, but I think these books will be good since they are very read-a-thon friendly. See y'all Saturday!!

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