Hooked on Books discussion

November read-a-thon. A relaxing, no stress way to keep track of your reading month. You are welcome to use the template below or create your own. Happy reading!

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I'm in. I really do enjoy keeping track of my reading.

01: An Unwanted Guest 45 pages Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 52 pages
Total 97
02: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 23 pages
Total 23
03: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 47 pages
Total 47
04: An Unwanted Guest 173 pages
Total 173
05: What Happens in Paradise 119 pages
Total 119
06: What Happens in Paradise 153 pages
Total 153
07: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 56 pages Someone We Know 304 pages
Total 360
08: Welcome Back Witches: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery (Season 2 - Book 1) #10 28 pages
Total 28
09: no reading
10: Like Lana 13 pages
Total 13
11: Susannah's Garden 275 pages Like Lana 76 pages
Total 351
12: Susannah's Garden 108 pages Like Lana 16 pages Aloha, Baby-sitters! 25 pages Christmas Letters 184 pages
Total 333
13: Christmas Letters 88 pages Aloha, Baby-sitters! 198 pages Verity 36 pages
Total 322
14: Verity 297 pages
Total 297
15: BSC in the USA 66 pages
Total 66
16: Like Lana 120 pages BSC in the USA 180 pages
Total 300
17: no reading
18: Back on Blossom Street 85 pages
Total 85
19: Back on Blossom Street 149 pages
Total 149
20: Back on Blossom Street 193 pages
Total 193
21: A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella 79 pages
Total 79
22: A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella 63 pages
Total 63
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25: A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella 30 pages
Total 30
26: little bit, did not keep track
27: Watching You 87 pages
Total 87
28: no reading
29: Watching You 30 pages
Total 30
30: Baby-sitters' European Vacation 228 pages
Total 228

Total pages read: 3726

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Total Pages Read: 483

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- This was awesome!

and will be finished in December because something in them makes them really slow paced and therefore difficult finish.

Currently reading:

11/1: The Silver Ships, 97 pages
11/2: The Silver Ships, 86 pages, finished
11/3: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 189 pages, finished.
11/4: The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, 21 pages and A Tale of Love and Darkness, 76 pages
11/5: A Tale of Love and Darkness, 35 pages and Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family, 111 pages
11/6: Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family, 145 pages, finished
11/7: A Tale of Love and Darkness, 145 pages
11/8: A Tale of Love and Darkness, 72 pages
11/9: A Tale of Love and Darkness, 190 pages, finished
11/10: Secrets of Willow House, 307 pages, finished.
11/11: Black Box, 53 pages
11/12: Black Box, 177 pages and What should be Done?--The Crisis in Hebrew Literature, 35 pages, finished
11/13: Black Box, 154 pages, finished
11/14: The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, 80 pages
11/15: The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, 35 pages
11/16: The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, 102 pages, finished
11/17: Stalingrad, 60 pages
11/18: Sisters of Willow House, 262 pages, finished
11/19: Stalingrad, 40 pages and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 131 pages
11/20: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 176 pages, finished and Stalingrad, 10 pages
11/21: Stalingrad, 30 pages and Skyward, 111 pages
11/22: Skyward, 149 pages
11/23: Skyward, 257 pages, finished
11/24: Stalingrad, 65 pages
11/25: 0 pages read.
11/26: Stalingrad, 20 pages
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11/29: The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake, 192 pages
11/30: Starsight, 185 pages

Total pages read: 3,798 (as of 11/30/2019)

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Are we having the Nov. 2-9 Weeklong??

Currently reading: The Reddening
The Old Religion


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11/2: Night Train to Murder
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Reflect
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The Old Religion

I have sent a message to Johnni, she will need to unlock the thread.

Karen wrote: "I have sent a message to Johnni, she will need to unlock the thread."


Thanks so much, Karen!

The week-long read-a-thon has now been unlocked.

Currently reading:
TBR:

11/1: 15 The Book Thief
11/2: 176 The Book Thief
11/3: 199 The Book Thief FINISHED 208 Comeback: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back
11/4: 103 Comeback: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back FINISHED 150 The Last Necromancer
11/5: 150 The Last Necromancer FINISHED 44 Her Majesty's Necromancer
11/6: 123 Her Majesty's Necromancer 32 The Odd Sisters: A Tale of the Three Witches
11/7: 79 Her Majesty's Necromancer FINISHED 135 The Star-Touched Queen
11/8: 204 The Star-Touched Queen FINISHED
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Hi everyone, We've been reading for a week. How's everyone doing, are you enjoying what you are reading?

Karen wrote: "Hi everyone, We've been reading for a week. How's everyone doing, are you enjoying what you are reading?"

I just finished all the Shari Lepena books, which do a great job of building "what's going to happen?!" but I don't think are always that great with the ending. Not disappointing just no wow factor.

I also just read the second in Elin Hilderbrand's "Paradise" trilogy, which I'm loving.

How about you, Karen?

I'm Enjoying Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness, which is a memoir growing up in Israel during its beginning as a nation. This is wonderful, even though it is in translation (from the Hebrew). My only complaint: I am reading it very slowly to savor the writing, so it seems to be taking me a long time.

Karen wrote: "I'm Enjoying Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness, which is a memoir growing up in Israel during its beginning as a nation. This is wonderful, even though it is in translation (from t..."

I love when it's a book where you can savor the writing! It allows you to delve into their world and really see it through their eyes.

Theodore R. wrote: "Karen wrote: "Hi everyone, We've been reading for a week. How's everyone doing, are you enjoying what you are reading?"

I've really been enjoying The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by ..."

I am so glad you mentioned this book. It has been on my shelf for a while. Thanks!

We are almost 1/2 way through the month. How is everyone doing?

I am really happy with what I've accomplished so far. I haven't read a lot, but I was able to finish two books that have been on my shelves for a long time.

The rest of the month will be very busy for me, but I will try to get some reading done.

Karen wrote: "We are almost 1/2 way through the month. How is everyone doing?

I am really happy with what I've accomplished so far. I haven't read a lot, but I was able to finish two books that have been on my ..."

I'm super proud of how far I've gotten this month! 8 books finished and I've really been sticking to my reading schedule.

I am reading three different long books and when I get feeling I'm going nowhere I'm reading graphic novels that give me the feeling of finishing something, lol.

Karen wrote: "We are almost 1/2 way through the month. How is everyone doing?

I am really happy with what I've accomplished so far. I haven't read a lot, but I was able to finish two books that have been on my ..."

With all the work I've had to put in with school this semester, reading has kind of fallen by the wayside for me. Hoping with break coming up and this being my last semester I can squeeze in some more reading time for myself. I could sure use it!

That's great Leane!

Leticia, I know what you mean. I'll pick up an Anne McCaffrey Pern book that I have read many times or a Lee Child that I can read in a day, just so I can feel like I accomplished something, when I am reading a very slow moving book.

Janessa, there is nothing in this world that is better than reading a wonderful book for pleasure after a tough week of finals. I remember reading a book by Chaim Potok and listening to Journey the entire 7 hour drive home after a Fall semester.

I read and it was so quickly read. It's nice to get something fast and light after so many slow paced books.

Leticia wrote: "I read and it was so quickly read. It's nice to get something fast and light after so many slow paced books."

Perfect!

To break up the dense literary book I've been reading, I am re-reading Harry Potter.

Karen wrote: "To break up the dense literary book I've been reading, I am re-reading Harry Potter."

I've never read the HP books. (Saw all the movies.)
I feel like, if I can't read them in a library at Hogwarts, is it even worth it? lol

Leane wrote: "Karen wrote: "To break up the dense literary book I've been reading, I am re-reading Harry Potter."

I've never read the HP books. (Saw all the movies.)
I feel like, if I can't read them in a libr..."

Leane, LOL. These books are wonderful and definitely worth reading. I saw all the movies as well, and thought they were very good, but not as good as the books, especially the later movies, where it is really hard to make an 800 page book into a 2 hour movie.

Karen wrote: "Leane wrote: "Karen wrote: "To break up the dense literary book I've been reading, I am re-reading Harry Potter."

I've never read the HP books. (Saw all the movies.)
I feel like, if I can't read ..."

I may add them to the 2020 list. So many books and not enough time.
I have 3 more books to finish this year to meet my Good Reads goal. I'm just trying to get through that!

Leane wrote: "Karen wrote: "Leane wrote: "Karen wrote: "To break up the dense literary book I've been reading, I am re-reading Harry Potter."

I've never read the HP books. (Saw all the movies.)
I feel like, if..."

Good luck in meeting your goals!

Karen wrote: "To break up the dense literary book I've been reading, I am re-reading Harry Potter."

I might re-read them eventually in five years from now, especially the 4th, which is my favorite.

I like them all but the 1st, 3rd and the 4th books are my favorites (equally).

This month is almost over, which I really can't believe. How's everyone doing? In a couple of days we'll be starting that super busy time of the year.

Do you tend to read more Christmas themed books during the Holidays? Personally, I'm a mood reader. So some years, I completely bypass the holiday books completely.

I bounce between binge watching some show on Netflix and reading. Since it's getting close to the year and I'm so far behind on my GR goal, I'll probably try to read more and watch less next month :)

Netflix can be so addicting! I sheepishly have to admit that I found online jigsaw puzzles.

Should we continue this read-a-thon for December?

Thank you everyone for joining me this month. I was able to achieve more than I thought I would, and this read-a-thon truly helped.

Karen wrote: "Should we continue this read-a-thon for December?"

I would like that. :-) I got a reading slump by the end of the months, just way too much to do and the two books I'm reading are so slow paced, but well, I will see if I finish them now in December.

Karen wrote: "Thank you everyone for joining me this month. I was able to achieve more than I thought I would, and this read-a-thon truly helped."

I saw all the books you finished, awesome! Did you like Skyward?

Karen wrote: "Should we continue this read-a-thon for December?"

I would like to do another read-a-thon this month.

Leticia wrote: "Karen wrote: "Thank you everyone for joining me this month. I was able to achieve more than I thought I would, and this read-a-thon truly helped."

I saw all the books you finished, awesome! Did yo..."

Leticia, I loved Skyward!

I'll set up the December read-a-thon.

I would love a December one!
I literally just finished reading my 100th book and met my GR Challenge!

Congratulations Leane! Way to go! Now, just relax for the rest of the year.

Karen wrote: "Congratulations Leane! Way to go! Now, just relax for the rest of the year."

Thank you!
I feel like that's exactly how I will feel. My reading will be much more enjoyable because it's not to reach a goal.