2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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TEAM Bound by Books
YOUR PROMPTSSingles:
Read a book with a character/author on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrum
Read a book about someone who is looking for a partner
Read a book about a person who has taken a vow of celibacy (religious, etc.)
Read a book about a lost family member
Read a book about a family that has been separated
Read a memoir in which the author describes their family
Read a book featuring an orphan
Read a book that involves the mob (fiction or nonfiction)
Read a book featuring an only child
Read a book about someone living with a caretaker other than their parent
Read a book about a person who becomes a parent
Read a book about a family vacation
Read a book about the loss of a family member and/or its aftermath
Doubles:
Read 2 books that have dual POVs
Read 2 books with a parental figure as the main character
The Family Pets: Read 2 books with an animal as the main character
Read 2 books about family ceremonies, rituals, traditions (wedding, funeral, reunion, etc.)
Read 2 books with a character who has secret or unknown heritage
Read 2 books that were recommended by one of your family members
Read 2 books about families living in foreign countries
Read 2 books about siblings
Read 2 books about ‘nontraditional’ families
Read 2 books about best friends
Read 2 books about grandparents
Read 2 books about children in foster care
Triples:
Read 3 books featuring the found family trope
Read 3 books featuring the title of a family member in the book title (ex. Dial A for Aunties, My Sister’s Keeper)
Read 3 books with elderly protagonists
Read 3 books about characters who are viewed as ‘loners’ or ‘outsiders’
Read 3 books in the Family Saga genre
Read 3 books about people who were adopted
Read 3 books about blended families
Read 3 books featuring historical (fiction or nonfiction) families
Read 3 books featuring a group or club
Read 3 books featuring poly relationships or characters
Read 3 books about family conflict
Hello everyone! Welcome to Team Bound by Books! 📚I am looking forward to partaking in this readathon together with all of you! I will be checking in each day - if you have any questions regarding the spreadsheet or the readathon in general feel free to ask!
(And if updating the spreadsheet doesn't work for someone you can also let me know and I can update it for you.)
Triples count for 100 additional points/book, doubles for 75 points/book and singles for 50 points; so if we manage to fill some of the triple/double prompts that would be perfect (but please don't feel stressed, we are here to have fun!). We can work together to fill the prompts :)
Additionally, we get 1 point per page read (if you listen to audiobooks 15 hours listened count for 1000 pages) .
I hope you will have fun reading!
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How to: Spreadsheet
I also added short instructions to all of the sheets in the spreadsheet itself (look for the orange boxes)
Planning the books you want to read:
- Add books you want to read to the 'Planning' Sheet (green row)
- Add 'TBR' to the yellow 'Status' row - once you start the book you can change the status to 'In Progress'.
- When adding books to the 'planning' tab of the spreadsheet please make sure to add an 'x' (in the corresponding column) in all the rows of the prompts they could fill (you can also edit this later, once you have read the book), so that I can possibly move books around to fill up prompts in the end.
Updating your progress:
- At the end of the day (or whenever you have time to update your progress), you can add the daily pages read/hours listened to row 2 to 25 in the 'Tracking' sheet.
Completed a book:
- Once you have completed a book, change its status in the 'planning' sheet to 'completed' and double check that you have added x's to all the prompt-rows it can fill
- Additionally, add it to one of the prompts in the 'tracking ' sheet (best would be a double/triple prompt that you think we will be able to fill, but I can also move the books around) - and add the hours listened/ pages read for that book in the corresponding columns N and O of the tracking sheet (if you do not want to do this, I can also add them for you, if you track them in this goodreads thread (see below)).
(I have posted a question regarding this part in the leadership board, but this is my guess: There can only be one book added per row, if that row has already been filled, please either add the book in another row of that prompt, or if those have been filled, too, add the book to another prompt it can fill. (If it can not fill any of the available prompts anymore, just let me know here and I will move books around).)
Very important: If possible, it would be wonderful if you could also track your completed books and the pages read/ hours listened per book in this goodreads thread. Then, when I move things around I can easily check whether column N and O still fit.
- If you want to, you can add 'yes' in the complete columns for the 'singles' prompts (else, I will do that whenever I check the spreadsheet, I will also be checking those for the doubles/triples prompts).
- Additionally, add your 'completed' books to the 'completed' sheet, if you feel like it. Else, I can do so, once you changed the status in the 'planning' sheet to 'completed'.
If you have any questions regarding the spreadsheet please feel free to let me know! :)
(I will fill in some of my books tomorrow, if you are looking for examples on how to do so.)
Books under 100 pages (and graphic novels/comics) do not count; but we should be able to start books early again, as long as we leave at least 100 pages to read during the time of the readathon (to be able to fill more prompts) - so feel free to do so, if you want.
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Some inspirational lists for the double / triple prompts:
Doubles:
Dual POV books
parental figure as the main character - if anyone finds a good list for this one, please let me know! So far I have only found lists futuring moms and dads, but none for where they are the main characters
animals as the main character
weddings and birthdays and christmas and funerals
character who has secret or unknown heritage - still looking for a good link for this one, lmk if you find one!
living in foreign countries (but this one isnt specifially about families) and living abroad (but this is also not specifially about families)
siblings
‘nontraditional’ families
best friends
grandparents
children in foster care
Triples:
found family trope
title of a family member in the book title and children's books with title of a family member in the book title
elderly protagonists
‘outsiders’ and ‘loners’
Family Saga genre
people who were adopted
blended families
historical families
cluband more clubs
or group and more groups
poly relationships or characters
family conflict
(If you find more lists, please let me know and I will add them!)
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Books completed:
Pages read:
Hours listened:
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Tracking posts: (makes it easier for me to update the spreadsheet)
If you could track completed books and hours listened/pages read for each book that would be great :)
If you do not want to create a Tracking post you can post a short message in this feed telling me which book you completed and how many pages / hours of listening it was, then I can add it to my excel sheet
Meg
Christene Paula
Kristina
Bailey
Valerie
Delu
Lina
👨👩👧👧👨👨👧👦👩👩👧👦SEPTEMBER: We Are Family (Team)👨👩👧👧👨👨👧👦👩👩👧👦Duration: September 15 - September 24, 2023
Team: Bound By Books
September 15: 🎧 2.7 hours / 📄 pages
September 16: 🎧 0.34 + 1.55 + 1.84 + 7.7 = 11.43 hours / 📄 163 pages
September 17: 🎧 6.75 hours / 📄 222 pages
September 18: 🎧 1 hour / 📄 209 pages
September 19: 🎧 2.5 hours / 📄 201 pages
September 20: 🎧 1.36 hours / 📄 162 pages
September 21: 🎧 3.77 hours / 📄 9 pages
September 22: 🎧 2.41 hours / 📄 0 pages
September 23: 🎧 1.74 hours / 📄 441 pages
September 24: 🎧 hours / 📄 pages
Progress: 14/4
Books read:
1. Lady Tan's Circle of Women (finished Sep 16) 🎧 3.05 hours
2. Charlotte's Web (finished Sep 16) 🎧 1.55 hours
3. Finding Me (finished Sep 16) 🎧 1.84 hours
4. People We Meet on Vacation (finished Sep 16) 🎧 7.7 hours
5. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (finished Sep 16) 📄 163 pages
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (finished Sep 17) 🎧 6.75 hours
7. The Priory of the Orange Tree 📄 222 pages
8. Hate 📄 410 pages
9. Matilda 🎧 2.53 hours
10. The House of Eve 🎧 7.09 hours
11. Of Mice and Men 🎧 2.41 hours
12. Liar 📄 435 pages
13. Fake 📄 430 pages
14. The Wind in the Willows 📄 105 pages 🎧 2.22 hours
15. Memphis 🎧 3.67 hours (not finished)
16. Kate 📄 59 pages (not finished)
Possible reads:
1. The Priory of the Orange Tree ✔
2. Finding Me ✔
3. Lady Tan's Circle of Women ✔
4. Charlotte's Web ✔
5. The Wind in the Willows ✔
6. Before We Were Yours
7. Hate ✔
8. A Man Called Ove
9. Atonement
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
11. The Grapes of Wrath
12. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ✔
13. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 ✔
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Hey team! :) I am very much looking forward to this readathon together with all of you and to reading many (hopefully good) books together! I will have more time to check out the spreadsheet and prompts later today (and browse through my bookshelves to look for ones that fit the prompts!); so I will the messages above this one (one will be some more readathon / spreadsheet info, one my personal post) later, but maybe we could do a short group introduction to get to know each other a bit before the readathon starts?
My name is Lina, I currently live in Germany (English isn't my first language, but I lived in the USA for a year) - and I recently started a new job, which means I am currently a bit busy (working 12+ hour most days - I have the weekends off at the moment though, so that is nice). But I spend most of my free time reading.
I have always loved to read - I dabble in lots of different genres and this year I have tried to branch out more often than I usually do. I also really enjoy traveling and drawing/ painting.
I had a lot of fun during the last readathon - and I hope we will during this one as well!
Hello team! Looking forward to reading with you all for the next couple weeks. I will work on posting my potential books in the spreadsheet today and tomorrow.How has everyone's year been so far?
Hi everyone checking in. How are y'all?
I'm doing well for the most part, Christene! Have had a very busy past few months and haven't been able to be as active in this group as I usually am. Hopefully as the year winds down things won't be quite so crazy for me. How are you?
Also, does anyone have ideas for a team name??
Hello everyone, just checking in. I am well thank you and I hope everyone is too.This is my first readathon here so I'm just having a look at the spreadsheet to see how it works :)
As for a team name, perhaps there is a type of food we all like?
Hi Christene, Bailey and Valerie! Happy to hear from you! :) I am doing well - but I hope my work will quiet down a bit soon (and that my next vacation comes up fast).
I hope your next months will be quieter, Bailey!
My reading year has been pretty good so far, if that was what you were asking! Yours?
I was browsing through possible names connected in some way to family, and came across 'Tightly Knit', 'Emergency Contacts', 'Skeletons in the Closet', 'Partners in Crime', 'All-In', 'Full House'
and related to books: 'Parchment Ponderers', 'Bound By Books', 'Shelf Indulgence', 'Tome Raiders', 'Prose and Cons'
Think any of them are good? Or are there other ideas? (I am sadly terrible at naming things)
I have edited this message with some more information regarding the readathon / how the spreadsheet works.
I will be adding some lists with book ideas for some of the prompts tomorrow.
Hi, hi! I had a crazy busy day today with family events and work events, so this is the first time I've been able to even check to see the prompts and team assignments! I'll dive into thinking on book ideas tomorrow which is always fun. I'm Kristina - I did the last read-a-thon and loved it, so glad to be back for more! I read a ton in my free time and one of my goals this year is to try to actually read all the books I own (I'm the "buy it if it seems remotely interesting and then it sits on my shelf for ages" type, so I have a ton of books on my shelves that I haven't gotten to yet) and challenges are such a great help with that.
Lina, I think a family related name would make sense since this is a family themed event. Team Full House sounds fun, though that might be my 90s baby background showing 😊 I also like the book related names, too! Or a food name like Valerie suggested might be fun... Maybe a fall food since we're finally heading into fall season?
My tracking post SEPTEMBER: We Are Family (Team)
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Duration: September 15 - September 24, 2023
Progress: /?
Team xx
Books planned:
1.Mini Shopaholic (audio)
2.Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (ebook)
3.The Crying Room (book)
4.Always (audio)
5.Mad About the Boy (book)
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Pages Read / Hours Listened
September 15: 000 / 00
September 16: 000 / 00
September 17: 000 / 00
September 18: 000 / 00
September 19: 000 / 00
September 20: 000 / 00
September 21: 000 / 00
September 22: 000 / 00
September 23: 000 / 00
September 24: 000 / 00
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Hi all, looking forward to this readathon! I'm Meg from Melbourne Australia. I am a plan ahead kind of reader so I'll be trying to fit my already planned books to prompts. I may have a strange reading time during September because i have a 4 day work trip (first time away from my kid) and will probably read a lot. Then i have a family holiday for a week and will probably be reading less than usual. Hopefully it will average out OK!
For a team name, I'm trying to think of something that involves family and books and all i can think of is "family saga"
Book Tracker Plans:
✔️ My Sister's Keeper - 3x task 2
✔️ The Marlow Murder Club - 3x task 9
✔️ Little Fires Everywhere - 3x task 6
📖 The Man Who Died Twice - 3x task 3
📖 Black Cake - 3x task 5 <--CR
Unplanned:
✔️ The Marlow Murder Club
✔️ The Last Word
✔️ Before Your Memory Fades
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Duration: September 15 - September 24, 2023
Progress: 8/5+
Books read:
1. My Sister's Keeper 9/15 5⭐
2. The Marlow Murder Club 9/16 4⭐
3. Lost and Found 9/19 3.5⭐
4. The Last Word 9/20 4⭐
5. Before Your Memory Fades 9/21 4⭐
6. Little Fires Everywhere 9/22 4.5⭐
7. The Inheritance Games 9/23 5⭐
8. Divine Rivals 9/24 4.5⭐
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🍁 Pages Read / Hours Listened
September 15: 448 pages
September 16: 354 pages
September 17: 0 / 00
September 18: 0 / 00
September 19: 9.25 hours
September 20: 9.57 hours
September 21: 220 pages
September 22: 11.27 hours
September 23: 11.29 hours
September 24: 10.50 hours
Meg wrote: "For a team name, I'm trying to think of something that involves family and books and all i can think of is "family saga""Same, I'm stuck too!
Hi Kristina and Meg, thanks for checking in! :) I am excited to see what books you wil all be reading during the readathon!
Kristina - I totally understand! I have recebtly turned around all the unread books on my bookshelves, in order to motivate myself to read them / and keep myself from buying more while doing that. Its working so-so haha.
Ill wait for some more opinions on the team name, fall food you mean something like 'Pumpkin Pies' or 'Mashed Potatoes' haha?
I have updated my first message with Links with ideas for the doubles and triples prompts (if you find other links, I will also add them there).
I have also added a couple books I was planning on reading this month to the spreadsheet. For some of them I dont yet actually know what prompts they will tick off - and I might exchange some for other books later on, depending on what prompts we havent filled.
I've added a couple of my book ideas to the chart, and hoping that I'm doing it correctly, please tell me if I've stuffed it up .I noticed in the "possible fits" column, the formula for some rows doesn't include Column D.
Bedtime for me now, enjoy the rest of Sunday everyone.
P.S. it's the start of Spring here in upsidedown land ;)
I’ll look at your books when I get home :) Yes, I noticed the column D thing too, that is why I added them for my book in the rows where it’s needed. But now column D is full so we can just leave it. I’ll double check again later though :)
I'll add my books soon. I don't know yet what to read.
Kristina's Tracking PostWe Are Family Read-a-Thon
September 15 - 24
Progress: 14/7
🍁 Completed Books (Pages / Hours)
✅ 1. Jade City by Fonda Lee (495 pages)
✅ 2. Priest by Sierra Simone (354 pages)
✅ 3. Vicious by V.E. Schwab (374 pages)
✅ 4. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (14hr 14m)
✅ 5. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (436 pages)
✅ 6. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (6hr 17m)
✅ 7. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (689 pages)
✅ 8. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (9hr 23m)
✅ 9. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (979 pages)
✅ 10. Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour (5hr 36m)
✅ 11. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
✅ 12. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
✅ 13. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
✅ 14. In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt
🍁 Pages Read / Hours Listened
September 15: 495 pages / 3.93 hours
September 16: 860 pages / 6.07 hours
September 17: 0 / 00
September 18: 983 pages / 6.17 hours
September 19: 413 pages / 2.19 hours
September 20: 566 pages / 7.04 hours
September 21: 0 pages / 4.24 hours
September 22: 87 pages / 1.12 hours
September 23: 456 pages / 7.47 hours
September 24: 658 pages / 4.52 hours
I just went in and added some potential TBRs! I may add one or two extras depending - I can read pretty quickly and I'm not very busy that week (aside from a full day at the Ren Fest on Sunday!) so I should be able to power through. And added my tracking post too, which is great because I can link it back more easily in my main challenge thread. Lina, I totally agree that a system for your bought TBR is so necessary. I've tried that in the past but my self control is just not good enough!
Also just a heads up that I went in and just quickly fixed the formulas on the spreadsheet so that the possible fit sum included column D. Looks like some of the formulas started with column E instead for some reason! I double checked there wasn't the same issue on the Completed tab, but that one looks set to go, with all column Ds included.
If you ever want spreadsheet assistance, feel free to ask - I love spreadsheets and I use Google Sheets a lot for work. 😊
No worries Christene, we have time left! :) Kristina - Lots of unread books on our shelves means we can be fairly flexible about which books to read in the end though, which seems like it might be great to fill up prompts in the end! (Trying to justify buying more books to myself haha.)
And thanks for fixing that - and for your offer, I will let you know! :)
I will look at all of our books in more detail later- looking forward to seeing what all of you will be reading :)
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📚Possible reads 📚
1. The Breadwinner (triple, but we have multiple options)
3. The Joy Luck Club (triple, multiple options) (double, multiple options)
5. Crooked Kingdom (triple, but we have multiple options) (double)
7. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (double)
8. The House in the Cerulean Sea (double)
9. The Selection (double)
10. Heidi (double)
📜 Pages Read / Hours Listened 🎧
Friday, September 15: 0 / 2.88
Saturday, September 16: 20 / 1.13
Sunday, September 17: 0 / 3.11
Monday, September 18: 6 / 2.97
Tuesday, September 19: 133 / 1.76
Wednesday, September 20: 0 / 3.43
Thursday, September 21: /
Friday, September 22: /
Saturday, September 23: /
Sunday, September 24: /
Books Completed 5/5
👶1. The Good Son
👧4. A Dowry of Blood
🧒11. Joyland
👦12. Blueberry Muffin Murder
👫2. Loveless
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As for team names, so far I LOVE:'Parchment Ponderers', 'Bound By Books', and 'Pumpkin Pies'
One more thing regarding the spreadsheet; I think it might make it easier to have just one row for the doubles and triples in the 'planning' and 'completed' sheet; then we could see at first glance how many possible (and then finished) books we have for each one (it seems a bit messy right now?). If you agree, Ill sort through them, add all x's to one row and reduce them to just one each. I also still really like those names, bailey!
Also, some triples that we do not yet have any (or many) books for:
- title of the family member in book title
- elderly protagonists
- people who were adopted
- blended families
- group or club
- poly relationships
I think that's a great idea, Lina! That would definitely make it easier for us to plan out our books. I still need to go through my tbr and add more possible books. So I can prioritize the prompts you listed above!
I have now edited the spreadsheet and I do think it makes it easier to see which prompts we have many books for already and which prompts we are lacking in. Might make it easier to plan :)Then again, the numbers arent really the final ones, as some books are being counted for so many different prompts.
Best would be if we read books that fit multiple prompts and could be moved around in the end if need be.
I have added a re-read of Harry Potter #1 to my books, as I found that it actually fits around 10 of the prompts (so can be moved around easily).
(And just to point this out:
To maximize points (by ticking off as many prompts as possible) it would be best to read short books / or to start them ahead of time and to only have a small amount of pages (but bigger than 100 pages, or 1.5 hours of an audiobook if listening at x1 speed) left, when the readathon starts.)
But: Most important is that we all have fun - so if you have specific books you have been wanting to read, that is also totally fine :) Please do not feel stressed. I just wanted to shortly explain the concept. :)
Also, books that do not fit any prompts also count towards points (for page points / hours listened), you can enter them at the bottom of the 'tracking' sheet, in the 'page points only' section.
If there are any questions regarding the spreadsheet feel free to let me know! :)
Hard agree, I think it will make it easier to check how many books we've got for a prompt if they're all on one line.Also a fan of Pumpkin Pies and Bound by Books! 😊
What do the others think about our team name becoming Bound By Books? It seems to have the most votes at the moment.And there are so many good books in our planned books. I gotta be careful not to add too many to my tbr list!
Bailey - I hope you will have fun with Crooked Kingdom - its been a while since I read it but I really liked it back then (have got to reread it at some point!).
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Possible books:
1. Foster
2. Miracle at Speedy Motors
3. Tom Lake
4. The Violin Conspiracy
5. Les vacances (Fleurville #3)
6. The Gathering
15th September 249p
16th September 92p
17th September 206p
18th September 128p
19th September 40p
20th September 40p
21st September 88p
22nd September 253p
23rd September 173p
24th September 313p
Completed:
The Miracle at Speedy Motors 249 pages
Tom Lake 320 pages
Foster 128 pages
The Gathering 261 pages
La Comtesse de Ségur 03 - Les Vacances 288 pages
Recipe for a Perfect Wife 336 pages
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Lina, I see we are both reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - how strange! We can both count the same book right?
Meg wrote: "Lina, I see we are both reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - how strange! We can both count the same book right?"Yes, multiple teammates can read the same book!
Lina wrote: "What do the others think about our team name becoming Bound By Books? It seems to have the most votes at the moment.And there are so many good books in our planned books. I gotta be careful not t..."
I've been meaning to commit to Crooked Kingdom since around May so I figure this readathon is a good motivator for finally finishing it!
I see you have Before We Were Yours on your TBR, I read that a few months ago per my mom's recommendation and wow. Can't say I love it, unfortunately, due to the subject matter. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts!
Since we have to read 3 books to get the triples points, I'm going to prioritize the books on my tbr that fit those prompts, then doubles will be next in line, and I'll leave my singles til the end. Is this an okay plan, Lina?
I would really like to know what you think after reading it! How did you like Six of Crows?I do! I will try to start it early, so that it wont take up as much time during the readathon- but I was happy when I saw that it was available on libby - as I have had it on my tbr for a while! I am glad to hear you thought it was good! Ill let you know what I think of it once I finish!
That sounds like a good plan, Bailey - I am planning on doing that, too! :)
To fill all prompts, we would have to read 70 books (so 10/person average) - and all of them would have to fit together perfectly - which I think is highly unlikely. So it makes sense to prioritize high-point prompts!
And if we find that we are missing some fill-in books in the triples it would also be good if we stay a bit 'flexible' towards the end.
Just in case someone missed it above: you are able to start books early, if you want to. They count towards the prompt points, as long as you have 100 pages /1.5 hours of an audiobook at x1 speed left. Obviously you do not have to do that, though!
I am going to private message Delu today - I think everyone else has checked in.
I am very much looking forward to the Readathon together with all of you :)
Hello team, I'm Delu. Looking forward to this readathon, and excited to read with y'all. Sorry for the late (Thank you for the PM Lina). I'll check my tbr and update soon. Have a nice day!
DELU'S TRACKING POSTPossible reads:
The Paris Wife
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
The Time Traveller's Wife
The Goldfinch
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Grapes of Wrath
Before We Were Yours
Pages read/Hours listened:
15/09: 0p/1.20h
16/09: 0p/2.0h
17/09: 0p/3.0h
18/09: 0p/1.10h
19/09: 0p/3.0h
20/09: 0p/5.0h
21/09: 0p/1.0h
22/09: 0p/1.30h
23/09: 0p/0.0h
24/09: 0p/0.0h
Books completed & Prompt:
1. The Time Traveller's Wife, books featuring the title of a family member in the book title
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Hi Delu, I'm really happy to see we have a full team! Can't wait to start :)
Hi Delu, happy to hear from you! And no worries :) I have sorted the planning tab by person, I feel like it makes it easier to see how each of us is doing. I hope that is okay for everyone.
It seems like 'Bound by Books' is our new team name! Ill update it above!
Very much looking forward to starting this readathon soon with all of you!
Welcome, Delu!!I'll go ahead and update the name of our discussion thread then since we're decided :)
Hey :) In Australia the Readathon (theoretically) already started- I am so excited for it to start for me, too! Wishing you all a lot of fun on the first Readathon reading day!
Delu, I have added your books to our spreadsheet (you can remove or change them if your plans change), maybe you can add x's for the prompts they fit (or edit those when you complete books). :)
Yay it's Friday! I'm making a cup of tea and then getting into my first book. Good luck everyone!
Lina wrote: "Hey :) In Australia the Readathon (theoretically) already started- I am so excited for it to start for me, too! Wishing you all a lot of fun on the first Readathon reading day!
Delu, I have adde..."
Yes, it's Friday morning in Australia now and I'm starting!
It is past 12 for me now as well and I have started reading! But I will go sleep soon and continue tomorrow :)
Hello fellow Bounders, I've finished my first book and filled out the spreadsheet, hope I've done it correctly! Please correct if not.Have a great day.
Good morning to my fellow U.S. teammates just starting the readathon!I’m starting my day with The Good Son which so far I’m really enjoying!! Will hopefully get to make some good progress on it today. Good luck everyone, we got this 🙌
Lina wrote: "Delu, I have adde..."Thank you Lina, I'll update the spreadsheet once I login to my laptop. Going to start The Time Traveller's Wife after my lectures. Enjoy every one!!
2025 Reading Challenge
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Team: 3
This thread is for members of Team 3 to use however you wish in relation to the readathon. Feel free to come up with your own team name during the planning phase! Your teammates are: Lina, Kristina, Meg, Delu, bailey, Christene Paula, Valerie
Here is the link to your team’s spreadsheet, where you’ll be tracking your progress as you go.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
If you have any questions about the readathon, how to interpret the prompts, how to use the spreadsheet, and so on, ask your Captain or Assistant first. If they don’t know, they can post the question(s) on the Readathon Central thread.
Happy reading! Let’s have a blast during this 10-day readathon!