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Connie wrote: "I am going to start with Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.Happy Reading!"
Both Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah are on my TBR list. I may have to add this one, too, if you recommend it!
I'll probably start off with trying to finish The Pale King. David Foster Wallace isn't for everyone, but I think he's brilliant and hilarious.
Hope everyone has a wonderful reading week!
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Purple Hibiscus 321 pages completed
This is my first book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, but I own Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah. I can hardly wait to get to them now that I have read a book by her. WOW! It went straight to my favorites shelf with 5 stars. I love the way she slowly builds the story, but you see it coming all the time. Grand storyteller. I think you will like her, Ann.
I think I'll start an E. B. White book next. Here Is New York
I know I am going to be skipping around a lot during this read-a-thon because I have a lot of books in progress, and I need to finish a few. Hopefully, I'll have time to read at least 100 pages of my German book (which I'll be supplementing with the English version) plus finish 4 other books.In progress before read-a-thon:
1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 28 pages
2.Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen- 33 pages
3.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
4.The Once and Future King
5.The Golem and the Jinni
6.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7.The Taming of the Shrew
Started during readathon:
1.When You Are Engulfed in Flames- 32 pages
Total pages: 93
I'm currently reading:Coral & Bone (ebook to review)
Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea
Young Avengers, Vol. 1: Style > Substance
9/20
Coral and Bone by Tiffany Daune - 21 pages
Young Avengers by Kieron Gille - 89 pages Finished
Willow:Wonderland by Jeff Parker - 47 pages Started
Total Pages Read - 157 pages
Finished A Cowboy's Pride by Pamela Britton and started Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Finished "Wicked" last night, starting "Son of a Witch" today. I'm hoping to finish this one this week.
In progress at start of RAT:The Pale King
A Town Like Alice
In the First Circle
Day 1 Report
The Pale King - 132 pgs, Finished
A Town Like Alice - 36 pgs
In the First Circle - 28 pgs
Total: 196 pages
In progress at start of RAT:The Eyre Affair
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Day 1:
The Eyre Affair - 149 pgs
Total: 149 pgs
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Here Is New York by E.B. White 58 pages completed
Jackson's Dilemma by Iris Murdoch 256 pages completed
As expected, I skipped around a lot. I read Act III of a play, read 3 chapters of a book in both German and English, listened to an audiobook, and read part of a mystery. I haven't finished any books yet, but I'm getting close.In progress before read-a-thon:
1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 43 pages
2.Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen- 45 pages
3.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog- 152 pages
4.The Once and Future King
5.The Golem and the Jinni
6.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7.The Taming of the Shrew- 28 pages
Started during readathon:
1.When You Are Engulfed in Flames- listened 1.75 hours (70 pages)
Total pages: 338
Day 1-"Wicked"- 25 pages FINISHED!
Daily tot pages: 25
Day 2
"Son of a Witch"- 100 pages
Daily Total: 100
RAT page total: 125
My goals for this RAT are simple mostly because I am 9 books ahead on my challenge for the year, so I'm just participating for the fun of it. They are:
- Finish "Wicked"- DONE (25 pges)
-start and finish "Son of a Witch" (329 pges)
- get to page 715 in Middlemarch (currently on p.659)(56 pges)
- read at least 400 pages total
Day 2 ReportIn the First Circle - 32 pgs
A Town Like Alice - 63 pgs
A Tale for the Time Being - 35 pgs
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women - 21 pgs
Day 2 total: 151 pgs
Running total: 347 pages
Day 1:11/22/63 - 37 pages
Day 1 Total: 37 pages
Day 2:
0 pages
Day 2 Total: 0 pages
Running total: 37 pages
Day 2:The Eyre Affair - 81 pgs (finished)
The Beast in the Jungle - 107 ps (finished)
Total: 188 pgs
RAT total: 337 pgs
Day 3-Middlemarch- 20p.
Son of a Witch- 80 p.
Daily page total: 100
RAT page total 225
I finished a book today and abandoned another (When You Are Engulfed in Flames), but I started 2 more books, so my currently reading list isn't getting any shorter. Oh, well.In progress before read-a-thon:
1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 43 pages
2.Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen- 45 pages
3.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog- 260 pages, completed
4.The Once and Future King
5.The Golem and the Jinni
6.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7.The Taming of the Shrew- 28 pages
Started during readathon:
1.When You Are Engulfed in Flames- listened 1.75 hours (70 pages)
2.Persuasion- listened .75 hours (18 pages)
3.The Hobbit- 2 pages
Completed:
1.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
Total pages: 466
Day 3 ReportIn the First Circle - 34 pgs
A Town Like Alice - 84 pgs
A Tale for the Time Being - 32 pgs
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women - 12 pgs
Day 3 total: 162 pgs
Running total: 509 pages
In progress before read-a-thon:1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 43 pages
2.Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen- 45 pages
3.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog- 260 pages, completed
4.The Once and Future King
5.The Golem and the Jinni
6.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7.The Taming of the Shrew- 28 pages
Started during readathon:
1.When You Are Engulfed in Flames- listened 1.75 hours (70 pages)
2.Persuasion- listened 1.25 hours (30 pages)
3.The Hobbit- 2 pages
4.Killer- 100 pages
Completed:
1.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
Total pages: 578
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The Once and Future King 53 pages
The Dovekeepers 62 pages
Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life With the Tree-planting Tribe 50 pages
Staying True 50 pages
850 page sub total
Completed 3 books
Day 4 Finished Son of a Witch- 150 pages
Daily page total- 150
RAT page total- 375
Day 4 ReportA Town Like Alice - 39 pgs, Finished (audiobook)
In the First Circle - 36 pgs
A Tale for the Time Being - 32 pgs
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women- 24 pgs
Death Of A Gossip - 34 pgs (audiobook)
Day 4 total: 165 pgs
Running total: 674 pages
Day 3 & 4:Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - 49 pgs
Stuff You Should Know About Stuff: How to Properly Behave in Certain Situations - 75 pgs
Total: 124 pgs
RAT total: 461 pgs
Day 5The Plot Against America- 25 p.
Daily page total- 25
RAT page total- 400
Day 5 ReportIn the First Circle - 44 pgs
A Tale for the Time Being - 76 pgs
Death Of A Gossip - 65 pgs
Day 5 total: 185 pgs
Running total: 859 pages
In progress before read-a-thon:1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 43 pages
2.Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen- 45 pages
3.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog- 260 pages, completed
4.The Once and Future King
5.The Golem and the Jinni
6.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7.The Taming of the Shrew- 28 pages
Started during readathon:
1.When You Are Engulfed in Flames- listened 1.75 hours (70 pages)
2.Persuasion- listened 1.25 hours (30 pages)
3.The Hobbit- 2 pages
4.Killer- 335 pages, completed
Completed:
1.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
2.Killer
Total pages: 813
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When She Woke 344 pages
The Innocents 288 pages
Daily total 632 pages
Overall total: 1,482 pages
5 books completed
Day 6 ReportIn the First Circle - 24 pgs
Death Of A Gossip - 44 pgs
Day 6 total: 68 pgs
Running total: 927 pages - Looks like I'll get to 1000 - yay!
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Please post your totals on the summary thread. Thank you for participating this week! : )
I'll have the new mini-challenges up very soon.
I'm happy with the number of pages I got read, although I didn't shorten my "currently reading" list as much as I would have liked. I'll probably finish 2 of my books today, though.In progress before read-a-thon:
1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 47 pages
2.Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen- 50 pages
3.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog- 260 pages, completed
4.The Taming of the Shrew- 28 pages
Started during readathon:
1.When You Are Engulfed in Flames- listened 1.75 hours (70 pages)
2.Persuasion- listened 1.25 hours (30 pages)
3.The Hobbit- 2 pages
4.Killer- 335 pages, completed
5.The Good, the Bad, and the Emus- 215 pages
Completed:
1.The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
2.Killer
Total pages: 1037 pages
Day 7 ReportIn the First Circle - 42 pgs
A Tale for the Time Being - 40 pgs
Death Of A Gossip - 35 pgs, finished
Day 7 total: 117 pgs
RAT re-cap:
The Pale King - last 132 pgs, finished
A Town Like Alice - last 222 pgs, finished
Death Of A Gossip - 179 pgs, finished
In the First Circle - 239 pgs
A Tale for the Time Being - 215 pgs
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women - 57 pgs
Grand total: 1044 pages
Any time I can finish over 1000 pages, it's a successful reading week for me! Hope everyone enjoyed their books this week.
FYI: The semi-annual Dewey's Readathon is on Oct. 18: http://24hourreadathon.com/.
They have also set up a Goodreads group for the first time:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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Please stop by and post your reading updates here throughout the week, and let us know if you find any books you truly love, or if you find some duds that we need to avoid. We want to know how your week is progressing, so don't be shy about sharing. Most importantly, have a happy, fun week reading with your friends!