Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

Suffering from post-readathon letdown today. It was a good run.

It was fun!

I did not communicate much on social media last night because only had fun, and was reading. Read until 4 then after finishing final book, went to sleep. Finished 5 in total, and 2 hours of another audio that was unfinished

i'm feeling some letdown too, and some fatigue. i'm sleepy and wish i'd read more.

looking forward to the next readathon is helpful, though. i'm interested in the reverse readathon, which i haven't done before!!

yeah, wish I had read a more, but it was fun

Ah, is it called a letdown? I always say I have a hangover (sure feels that way)...

it's like a day after christmas feeling!!

Steph wrote: "it's like a day after christmas feeling!!"

For sure!

I'm totally with you on that one. October should come sooner *lol*

Karina wrote: "I'm totally with you on that one. October should come sooner *lol*"

right?? i wish there were more frequent readathons like dewey's. i like 24in48, but there's not even a date for the next one yet :(

Karsyn wrote: "Steph wrote: "right?? i wish there were more frequent readathons like dewey's"

There's Bout of Books, it's 3 or 4 times a year. Next one is May 10th-16th.

Just saw that Jessica Williamson is doi..."

All those readathons (there are a LOT of them) are fun but they aren't the same thing as Dewey's or 24in48. When it's longer than 48 hours it just feels different, it's not a weekend of only books and snacks.
On the other hand I think readathons like Dewey's and 24in48 are special because they're only a couple of times a year. If we were to have one each month, it wouldn't be the same thing. It's like the 24B4Monday which I love, but I'm not as committed to it as to Dewey's and 24in48 because I know next month will be another one...

Susy wrote: "Karsyn wrote: "Steph wrote: "right?? i wish there were more frequent readathons like dewey's"

There's Bout of Books, it's 3 or 4 times a year. Next one is May 10th-16th.

Just saw that Jessica Wi..."

I agree! I get super excited for the read-a-thons, but I'm not sure they'd be quite as exciting if they happened more often. 6 months is just long enough to really be excited for another! :)

And I agree about the longer read-a-thons. The ones that are a week or a month long aren't the same. For me it's only really a read-a-thon if I'm reading for an impressive amount of time more or less nonstop. And 24 in 48 is hard!!

@Lianne It’s not as easy as it sounds but I feel less guilty for sleeping during the readathon 😂

susy, i'm glad you mentioned 24B4monday!! it doesn't seem quite the same as dewey's or 24in48, but i'm excited to try.

nothing has the same novelty or motivates me to read as much as a short readathon!!

Cool, see you May 28th, Steph!

Linda wrote: "Suffering from post-readathon letdown today. It was a good run."
Agreed . Although I didn't have the time to read the entire 24hours .