Aussie Readers discussion

It's time to mark your calendars for our next quarterly read-a-thon! It will take place Friday December 4th at 12.01am and continue until Sunday December 6th at 11.59pm in your local time zone - 3 full days :) (This will coincide with the beginning of the Summer Challenge)

We reached 22,439 pages last time; our best ever SO FAR! This time our goal will be a total of 20,000 pages read by all who participate; but let's see if we can again do an Aussie Readers BEST EVER and top 22,439 pages read :)

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here

Please post your interest here in this thread up until we begin the challenge - when the weekend is over the page numbers read will be tallied:)

If possible, check in at least once a day, more often if you want. Our cut off time for you to add your final totals will be 12noon Monday 7th AEST:)

Count me in Brenda :)

Yeah I'll be reading. I am a moderate reader not one of the superheroes

Oh but... rechecking the guidelines I am not sure how they apply to the readathon. I have to read a lot of academic articles for my study and have been counting them as readathon (as pages although obviously I am not finishing books)

I'm in :)

I'm in too :)

Wow you guys are quick off the mark! Fabulous:)

Stef wrote: "Oh but... rechecking the guidelines I am not sure how they apply to the readathon. I have to read a lot of academic articles for my study and have been counting them as readathon (as pages although..."

If your academic articles aren't 125 pages (min) long, then no. And if they come under magazines, newspapers etc....no also:) Sorry!

I'm in

Awesome guys:)

I'm in of course:)

Possibly in :)

Haha!!! Leonie;)

me too

Yep, I'm in!

Of course I'm in: I'll be reading anyway, so counting the pages is no biggie.

As we all will Marianne:)

Brenda wrote: "Haha!!! Leonie;)"

I know! Am having a bit of a writing roll, will be going to Japan for a couple of weeks and the house is still in chaos after the flooding disaster in June. However, I am still reading, just not being very good at reviewing. ;)

If you're still reading (we don't need reviews for this;)) then every little bit helps! :) Glad you're on a roll though...and Japan! Woohoo!!!

Leonie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Haha!!! Leonie;)"

I know! Am having a bit of a writing roll, will be going to Japan for a couple of weeks and the house is still in chaos after the flooding disaster in June. Howeve..."

I am so far behind with my reviews Leonie that I think they would qualify for readathon material if I got them all done in time!

I'm in too.

I feel your pain, Julie!

I can't do that. Save up reviews I mean. If I haven't written them within two days of finishing the book I can't remember enough to do it at all!

Ditto! Feels like too much pressure:)

I am in.

Phrynne wrote: "I can't do that. Save up reviews I mean. If I haven't written them within two days of finishing the book I can't remember enough to do it at all!"

Yeah ditto, I need to do it while the book is fresh in my mind.

Also, keen. Count me in.

This will be just before I go away on holiday so I probably won't be reading much, however I can add in whatever I do manage to fit in.

That's great Carolyn - it all counts:)

I'm in too!! Can't promise too much but every little bit helps right?! ;)

I'm in :)

Count me in too please. I'll be in Melbourne that weekend for a Christmas 'do', but will put in as many pages as possible.

I'll be in as well.

Woohoo! Great numbers coming in!

Far out, missed this, I'm in!

Can the books we're already reading for the challenge count towards this count?

Fantastic, thanks Michael. Then please count me in, sounds like fun :)

Michelle wrote: "Can the books we're already reading for the challenge count towards this count?"

It doesn't matter what you're reading (within the rules) as long as you count the pages from start to finish...that's all the requirement is:)

In in in !!!!! :) So keen!

:)

Thanks Brenda, it sounds great. I haven't done a read-a-thon since school... And that's more years then I care to admit too lol

Seems like this is going to be a really good one!

Lots of numbers already:) Exciting!!!

I'm in.... Should have saved The Red Queen for the challenge, its 1108 pages but I'm sure I will find others to keep me busy ;)

I wanna be in it this time!!

Renee wrote: "I'm in.... Should have saved The Red Queen for the challenge, its 1108 pages but I'm sure I will find others to keep me busy ;)"

1108 pages. For a YA novel that's huge!

Any more people want to put their names down to join in the Read-a-thon? It's only a few days away until we start...come on, you know you'll be reading anyway;)

Participants in the December Read-a-thon

☼♄Jülie
Stef
Sharon
Zoey
Veronica
Michael
Phrynne
Leonie ?
Kerri
Melissa (Werribee)
Marianne
Ace
Rita
Rosie
Liam
Carolyn
Christy
Sally906
MaryG2E
Noelene
Suzanne
Michelle
Anna
Renee
Laura
Brenda
Alison
Odette
Melanie
Andrea
Tracey Allen
Chloe
Bette

Brenda wrote: "Participants in the December Read-a-thon

☼♄Jülie
Stef
Sharon
Zoey
Veronica
Michael
Phrynne
Leonie ?
Kerri
Melissa (Werribee)
Marianne
Ace
Rita
Rosie
Liam
Carolyn
Christy
Sally906
MaryG2E
Noelene
..."

Looking forward to it, I put some Robin Hobb aside just for the read-a-thon

Good on you Renee:)

count me in