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🌕 MOON, JUNE, CROON, SPOON 🥄
June HOB Read-a-thon 2024
1/6/24 - 30/6/24
WEEK ONE
Saturday 1 June 2024
🌕 All the Moonlight on Earth (2022) - Jesse Muehlbauer
0-364/364 = 364pp 5🥄
🌕 Silmarilion (published 1977, written as early as 1914) - J.R.R. Tolkien
184-480/480 = 296pp 5🥄
The Brothers Karamazov (1880) - Fyodor Dostoevsky
0-350/1013 = 350pp
🌕 The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (2023) - Tom Hanks
0-448/448 = 448 4 🥄
🌕 L: Long Island (2024) - Colm Tóibín
0-288/288 =288pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 1930
Page Total to Date: 1930
Sunday 2 June 2024
The Brothers Karamazov (1880) - Fyodor Dostoevsky
350-860/1013 = 510pp
🌕 Peril at the Exposition (2022) - Nev March
49-352 /352 = 303pp 5🥄
🌕 Green Lantern and Philosophy: No Evil Shall Escape this Book (2011) - Mark D. White (Editor) 0-333/333 = 333pp 4🥄
🌕 The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (1912) - Maurice Leblanc
0-343/343 = 343 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 1489
Page Total to Date: 3419
Monday 3 June 2024
🌕 The Brothers Karamazov (1880) - Fyodor Dostoevsky
860-1013/1013 = 153pp 5🥄
🌕 The Kamogawa Food Detectives (2013) - Hisashi Kashiwai
0-207/207 = 207pp 5🥄
🌕 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (2023) - Benjamin Stevenson
0-368/368 = 368pp 5🥄
That Night in the Library (2024) - Eva Jurczyk
0-34/288 = 34pp
Your Ad Could Go Here: Stories (2014) - Oksana Zabuzhko
0-118/252 = 118pp
Daily Page Total: 880
Page Total to Date: 4299
Tuesday 4 June 2023<
🌕 That Night in the Library (2024) - Eva Jurczyk
34-288/288 = 254pp 4🥄
🌕 Your Ad Could Go Here: Stories (2014) - Oksana Zabuzhko
118-252/252 = 134pp 5🥄
🌕 Saint Peter's Snow (1933) - Leo Perutz
0-188/188 = 188pp 5🥄
🌕 Murder in the Gallowgate (2022) - Daniel Sellers
0-445/445 = 445pp 5🥄
Words Can Kill (2014) - C.A. Larmer
0-60/270 = 60pp
Tiger by the Tail (1954) - James Hadley Chase
0-84/256 = 84pp
Eight Strokes of the Clock annotated (1923) - Maurice Leblanc
0-59/223 = 59pp
Daily Page Total: 1224
Page Total to Date: 5523
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Words Can Kill (2014) - C.A. Larmer
60-84/270 = 24pp
Eight Strokes of the Clock annotated (1923) - Maurice Leblanc
59-148/223 = 89pp
🌕 The Forgotten Names (2024) - Mario Escobar
0-384/384 = 384pp 5🥄
Wrongfully Infused (2022) - H.Y. Hanna
37-68/291 = 31pp
Daily Page Total: 522
Page Total to Date: 6051
Thursday 6 June 2024 D-Day 80th Anniversary
Words Can Kill (2014) - C.A. Larmer
84-122/270 = 38pp
🌕 Tiger by the Tail (1954) - James Hadley Chase
84-256/256 = 172pp 5🥄
🌕 Eight Strokes of the Clock annotated (1923) - Maurice Leblanc
148-223/223 = 75pp 5🥄
🌕 Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts (1930) - Agatha Christie
0-142/142 = 142pp 5🥄
🌕 The Wizard of Oz (1900) - L. Frank Baum
0-156/156 = 156pp 5🥄
🌕 The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart (2022) - Sian E. Harding
0-232/232 = 232pp 4🥄
Daily Page Total: 815
Page Total to Date: 6866
Friday 7 June 2024
Words Can Kill (2014) - C.A. Larmer
122-146/270 = 24pp
Shop Girl (2015) - Mary Portas
0-31/320 = 31pp
🌕 Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal (2019) - Yuval Taylor 304pp 7/6/24
0-304/304 = 304pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 359
Page Total to Date: 7225
WEEK TWO
Saturday 8 June 2024
Shop Girl (2015) - Mary Portas
31-42/320 = 11pp
🌕 Hotel Honolulu (2001) - Paul Theroux
0-448/448 = 448pp 5🥄
🌕 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (2022) - Benjamin Stevenson
0-371/371 = 371pp 5🥄
🌕 The Queen of Poisons (2024) - Robert Thorogood
0-352/352pp = 352pp 5🥄
🌕 Up Till Now (2008) - William Shatner
0-453/453 = 453pp 5🥄
🌕 Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story (2024) - Jordan Salama
0-240/240 = 240pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 1875
Page Total to Date: 9100
Sunday 9 June 2024
🌕 Entrances and Exits (2024) - Michael Richards
0-496/496 = 496pp 5🥄
🌕 A Daughter of Fair Verona (2024) - Christina Dodd
0-304/304 = 304pp 5🥄
Call Me By Your Name (2007) - André Aciman
0-114/256 = 114pp
After the Blue, Blue Rain (2024) - A.D. Price
0-101/308 = 101
Shop Girl (2015) - Mary Portas
42-54/320 = 12pp
Daily Page Total: 1027
Page Total to Date: 10,127
Monday 10 June 2024
Call Me By Your Name (2007) - André Aciman
114-142/256 = 31pp
🌕 After the Blue, Blue Rain (2024) - A.D. Price
101-308/308 = 207pp 5🥄
Special Delivery (2024) - Arnold Miles
0-66/202 = 66pp
Daily Page Total: 304
Page Total to Date: 10431
Tuesday 11 June 2024
🌕 Special Delivery (2024)
66=202/202 = 136 4🥄
🌕 The Birthday of Eternity (2023) - A.D. Price
0-352/354 = 354pp 5🥄
The Birthday of EternityDaily Page Total: 490
Page Total to Date: 10921
Wednesday 12 June 2024
🌕 Call Me By Your Name (2007) - André Aciman
142-256/256 = 114pp 5🥄
🌕 The Photo (2024) - A.J. McDine
0-339/339 = 339pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 453
Page Total to Date: 11374
Thursday 13 June 2024
🌕 Us, Et Cetera (2023) - Kit Vincent
0-328/328 = 328 5🥄
🌕 The Florence Letter (2024) - Anita Chapman
0-343/343 = 343pp 5🥄
🌕Secrets of Rose Briar Hall (2024) - Kelsey James
0-304/304 = 304pp5🥄
🌕I Stopped Time (2015) - Jane Davis
0-384/384 = 384pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 1359
Page Total to Date: 12733
Friday 14 June 2024
🌕 The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds (2024) - Kirk Yeager 5🥄
0-287/287 = 287pp
The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi (2024) - Boyce Upholt
0-352/352 = 352pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 639
Page Total to Date: 13372
WEEK 3
Saturday 15 June 2024
🌕 Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin (2024) - Howard Markel 368 15/6/24
0-368/368 4🥄
🌕 Jews Who Rock (2000) - Guy Oseary 0-224/224 = 224pp 5🥄
🌕 Broadway Butterfly: Vivian Gordon: The Lady Gangster of Jazz Age New York (2024) - Anthony M. DeStefano
0-272/272 = 272pp 5🥄
🌕 Growing Up Jewish in China (2012) - Dolly Beil
0-328/328 = 328pp 5🥄
🌕 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974) - John le Carré
0-422/422 = 422pp
Daily Page Total: 1614
Page Total to Date: 14,986
Sunday 16 June 2024
🌕 Words Can Kill (2014) - C.A. Larmer
146-270/270 = 144pp 5🥄
🌕 The Arsenic Eater's Wife (2024) - Tonya Mitchell
0-334/334 = 334pp 5🥄
🌕 Maigret's Dead Man (1948) - Georges Simenon
0-226/226 = 266pp 5🥄
🌕 The Pyramid Murders (2024) - Fiona Veitch Smith
0-300/300 = 300pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 900
Page Total to Date: 15886
Monday 17 June 2024
🌕 A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories (2024) - Baron Ryan
0-256/256 = 256pp 5🥄
🌕 Meet Me in Monaco (2019) - Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb
0-384/384 = 384 5🥄
🌕 Highland Games (2024) - Evie Alexander
0-330/330 = 330pp 5🥄
Zuleikha (2015) - Guzel Yakhina
0-13/448 = 13pp
The Night in Question (2024) - Susan Fletcher
0-230/448 = 230pp
Daily Page Total: 1213
Page Total to Date: 17099
Tuesday 18 June 2034
Zuleikha (2015) - Guzel Yakhina
13-50/448 = 37pp
🌕 The Night in Question (2024) - Susan Fletcher
230-448/448 = 218pp 5🥄
🌕 I Am Sam: screenplay (2020) - Neal Robinson
0-105-105 = 105pp 5🥄
The Little Drummer Girl (1983) - John le Carré
0-273/659 = 273pp
Daily Page Total: 633
Page Total to Date: 17732
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Zuleikha (2015) - Guzel Yakhina
13-50/448 = 37pp
🌕 The Little Drummer Girl (1983) - John le Carré
273-959/659 = 386pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 405
Page Total to Date: 18137
Thursday 20 June 2024
🌕 Before She Fell (2024) - Natalie Sammons
0-319/319 = 319pp 5🥄
Shop Girl (2015) - Mary Portas
54-81/320 = 27pp
🌕 I Will Ruin You (2024) - Linwood Barclay
0-352/352 = 352pp 🥄
Daily Page Total: 698
Page Total to Date: 18835
Friday 21 June 2024
🌕 Zuleikha (2015) - Guzel Yakhina
50-448/448 = 398pp 5🥄
🌕 Elsewhere (2024) - Sarah Tierney
0-276/276 = 276pp 5🥄
🌕 Shah of Shahs (1982) - Ryszard Kapuściński
0-176/176 = 176pp 5🥄
🌕 Murder at an English Pub (2024) - Alice Castle
0-317/317 = 317pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 1167
Page Total to Date: 19328
WEEK 4
Saturday 22 June 2024
🌕 The Cruel Dark (2024) - Bea Northwick
0-226/226 = 226pp
Daily Page Total: 226 🥄
Page Total to Date: 19554
Sunday 23 June 2024
🌕 Look Evelyn Duck Dynasty Wiper Blades. We Should Get Them (2014) - David Thorne
0-228/228 = 228pp 5🥄
🌕 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (2010) - Satoshi Yagisawa
0-169/169 = 169pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 397
Page Total to Date: 19951
Monday 24 June 2024
🌕 T : The Company She Keeps (2024) - James Woolf
0-352/352 = 352pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 352
Page Total to Date: 20303
Tuesday 25 June 2024
🌕 The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) - John le Carré
0-686/686 = 686pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 686
Page Total to Date: 20989
Wednesday 26 June 2024
🌕 The Missing Nurse (2004) - Roger Silverwood
0-226/226 = 226 5🥄
Weird Al: The Book (2012) - Nathan Rabin
0-261/367 = 261pp
🌕 Every Man Dies Alone (1947) - Hans Fallada
0-543/543 = 543pp 5🥄
🌕 The Painted Lady A Christopher Redmayne Mystery (2007) - Edward Marston
0-350/350 = 350pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 1380
Page Total to Date: 22369
Thursday 27 June 2024
🌕 A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015) - Sarah J. Maas
0-233/233 = 433pp 5🥄
🌕 Weird Al: The Book (2012) - Nathan Rabin
261-367/367 = 367pp 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 800
Page Total to Date: 23169
Friday 28 June 2024
🌕 Beautiful Villain (2024) - Rebecca F. Kenney
0-400/400 = 400pp 5🥄
The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night (2024) - Lauren Farnsworth
0-200/347 =200 pp
Daily Page Total: 600
Page Total to Date: 23769
WEEK 5 (2 days)
Saturday 29 June 2024
🌕 The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night (2024) - Lauren Farnsworth
200-347/347 =147pp 5🥄
A Court of Mist and Fury (2016) - Sarah J. Maas
0-174/646 = pp
Daily Page Total: 321
Page Total to Date: 24090
Sunday 30 June 2024
🌕 A Court of Mist and Fury (2016) - Sarah J. Maas
174/646 = 472pp 5🥄
🌕 Butter (2017) - Asako Yuzuki
0-464/464 = 464 5🥄
Daily Page Total: 937
Page Total to Date: 25027
Optional Tasks
🏖️Read a book with sand on the cover
🌕 Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story (2024) - Jordan Salama 8/6/24 5🥄
🌕 🏖️Read a book with all the letters of BEACH in the title
Secrets of Rose Briar Hall (2024) - Kelsey James 14/6/24 5🥄
🌕 🏖️Read a book set on a beach or island
Murder at an English Pub (2024) - Alice Castle 317pp 21/6/24 5🥄
🌕 🏖️Read a book with the word sunglasses in the text
Call Me By Your Name (2007) - André Aciman 12/6/24 5🥄
“I shut my eyes, say the word, and I’m back in Italy, so many years ago, walking down the tree-lined driveway, watching him step out of the cab, billowy blue shirt, wide-open collar, sunglasses, straw hat, skin everywhere. Suddenly he’s shaking my hand, handing me his backpack, removing his suitcase from the trunk of the cab, asking if my father is home.
Books read (Bookcovers in rows of 10)
Currently reading: 1 - 62 pages
2 - 94 pages
3 - 51 pages
4 - 46 pages
5 - 69 pages
6 - 102 pages
7 - 186 pages
8 - 60 pages
9 - 74 pages
10 - 93 pages
11 - 50 pages
12 - 44 pages
13 - 101 pages
14 - 50 pages
15 - 115 pages
16 - 145 pages
17 - 96 pages
18 - 55 pages
19 - 105 pages
20 - 66 pages
21 - 96 pages
22 - 61 pages
23 - 117 pages
24 - 87 pages
25 - 38 pages
26 - 49 pages
27 - 79 pages
28 - 174 pages
29 - 47 pages
30 -
Finished:
Pages Read:2112
JUNE 2024:TBR--SF and PRIDE
06/01:
The Female Man. SF Month/Pride Month. KU. To p. 25
The Traitors. own new. To p. 35
06/02: The Female Man. To p. 83
The Traitors. To p. 63
06/03:
Starrigger. Hoopla Virtual to 38%
The Traitors to p. 84.
06/04:
06/05: Starrigger
The Traitors to p. 99
06/06:
Starrigger to p. 204
06/07:
Colony One Mars KU Virtual to p. 91
06/08:
06/09:
Starrigger
06/10:
Colony Two Mars. Mount TBR boxed set.
The Shore of Women: The Classic Work of Feminist Science Fiction. Own. Mount TBR. 🛸🦸♀️🌈 500 pp!
06/11: The Shore of Women: The Classic Work of Feminist Science Fiction to p. 150
06/12: The Shore of Women: The Classic Work of Feminist Science Fiction to p. 187.
Science Fiction in Colonial India, 1835-1905: Five Stories of Speculation, Resistance and Rebellion to p. 39. Everand Virtual. For Best-Part-of-Waking-Up Challenge: set in India.
06/13: The Shore of Women: The Classic Work of Feminist Science Fiction to p. 242
Science Fiction in Colonial India, 1835-1905: Five Stories of Speculation, Resistance and Rebellion
06/14: The Shore of Women: The Classic Work of Feminist Science Fiction to p. 372
When She Was Me Hoopla Virtual. To 33%.
06/15:
When She Was Me to 77%. Hoopla Virtual.
06/16: 🧓Father's Day
Eruption to p. 117 Libby Virtual New
Hoopla Virtual
06/17: Eruption to p. 267
Camp Lanier. NetGalley ARC new Release July 16
06/18:
Middle of the Night Libby Virtual new Release to p. 59
06/19: Juneteenth:
Middle of the Night to p. 185
06/20:
The Mercy of Gods to 6%
NetGalley ARC new
06/21: Draw You In Vol.2: Secret Origins KU. To p..86
The Mercy of Gods
06/22:
06/23: The Midnight Feast. To p. 160. Libby Virtual. New Release.
06/24:
Feast
Red Thunder. To p. 106. Own. SF. Also Banned Book for Best Part of Waking Up Challenge.
06/25: Red Thunder to p. 176
06/26: Red Thunder to p. 254.
Steel Beach own. Mount TBR.
06/27:
06/28:
Alien Clay to 6%. NG ARC.
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies. NG ARC and Libby Virtual.
06/29:
Camp Lanier to 10% NG ARC
06/30: Camp Lanier
Pages Read: ?ARC + 362 + 30 + 29 + 215 + 312 + 270 + 312 + 310 + ?ARC + 19 + 44 + 500 + 164 + 393 + 426 + ?ARC + 365 + 305 + 320 + 42 + 128 + 248 + 280 + 240 + ?ARC + 17
Titles Read:
Starrigger
Feast
Prompts Read:
*Set on Beach/Island:
*Sunglasses in text:
*Sand on Cover:
Feast
BEACH in title:
Personal Challenges: SF. Pride.
SF:
Starrigger
PRIDE:
Feminist 🦸♀️ SF:
HOB - Month RAT: June 2024✅ Part 1
1/6: 2,494
A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant - 528 - ⭐️⭐️
Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography - 457 - ⭐️⭐️
Bill the Bastard: The Story Of Australia's Greatest War Horse - 274 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers - 341 - ⭐️
Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn - 343 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption - 279 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life - 272 - ⭐️⭐️
2/6: 1,786
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life - 221 - ⭐️⭐️
Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility - 119 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser And Curiouser - 241 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story - 656 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger’s and Sensory Processing Disorders - 242 - ⭐️⭐️
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - 307 - ⭐️⭐️
3/6: 1,632
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison - 390 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy - 631 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Next Everest - 412 - ⭐️⭐️
The Rise: An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation - 199 - ⭐️⭐️
4/6: 1,635
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier - 336 - ⭐️⭐️
Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation - 247 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt - 366 - ⭐️⭐️
Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me - 256 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible - 238 - ⭐️⭐️
Cooking with Flowers: Sweet and Savory Recipes with Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6/6: 2,262
Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created - 374 - ⭐️⭐️
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World - 295 - ⭐️⭐️
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress - 308 - ⭐️⭐️
How I Met Your Mother and Philosophy: Being and Awesomeness - 244 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not My Father's Son - 306 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21 Days to Unlock the Power of Affirmations: Manifest Confidence, Abundance, and Joy - 175 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work! - 272 - ⭐️⭐️
7/6: 2,283
The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners - 311 - ⭐️⭐️
Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies - 503 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health - 394 - ⭐️⭐️
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - 354 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star - 249 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu - 272 - ⭐️⭐️
Healing with Red Light Therapy: How Red and Near-Infrared Light Can Manage Pain, Combat Aging, and Transform Your Health - 200 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
8/6: 3,114
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac - 108 - ⭐️
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling - 263 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World - 304 - ⭐️⭐️
The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality - 256 - ⭐️⭐️
The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese - 224 - ⭐️⭐️
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth - 345 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing - 368 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply - 290 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unbelievable: From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold - 288 - ⭐️⭐️
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One - 370 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity - 298 - ⭐️⭐️
9/6: 3,040
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense - 395 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time - 270 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe - 718 - ⭐️
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - 264 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink - 337 - ⭐️⭐️
A Promised Land - 768 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10/6: 1,894
Driven from Within - 213 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands - 230 - ⭐️⭐️
Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War - 352 - ⭐️⭐️
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man - 236 - ⭐️⭐️
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship - 384 - ⭐️⭐️
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow - 271 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11/6: 1,281
The Power of Understanding Yourself: The Key to Self-Discovery, Personal Development, and Being the Best You - 241 - ⭐️⭐️
The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain - 290 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, versatile recipes for every occasion & appetite - 208 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It's Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies - 542 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12/6: 3,326
Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought it Was - 245 - ⭐️
Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea - 336 - ⭐️
The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World - 242 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race - 303 - ⭐️⭐️
The Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Vol #8 Spranger to Zubiri - 856 - ⭐️⭐️
Red: The History of a Color - 214 - ⭐️⭐️
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space - 234 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Where am I Wearing?: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes - 307 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism - 268 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home - 321 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13/6: 2,563
The Magick of Matter - 334 - ⭐️⭐️
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind - 368 - ⭐️⭐️
Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles - 200 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Before the Pyramids: Cracking Archaeology's Greatest Mystery - 356 - ⭐️⭐️
Unfuck Your Friendships: Using Science to Make and Maintain the Most Important Relationships of Your Life - 191 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge - 276 - ⭐️⭐️
East of the Sun: The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia - 462 - ⭐️⭐️
Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity - 376 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14/6: 2,064
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - 576 - ⭐️⭐️
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go - 338 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War - 352 - ⭐️⭐️
The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy - 320 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers - 178 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book - 300 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15/6: 1,164
Water Up Fire Down: An Energy Principle for Creating Calmness, Clarity, and a Lifetime of Health - 216 - ⭐️⭐️
Houseplants for a Healthy Home: 50 Indoor Plants to Help You Breathe Better, Sleep Better, and Feel Better All Year Round - 126 - ⭐️⭐️
Unfuck Your Body: Using Science to Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Move, and Feel Better - 191 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unfuck Your Worth: Overcome Your Money Emotions, Value Your Own Labor, and Manage Financial Freak-Outs in a Capitalist Hellscape - 192 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers - 196 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - 243 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16/6: 2,381
The King of Late Night - 237 - ⭐️
The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 - 303 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education - 457 - ⭐️⭐️
Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life - 213 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is How - 206 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well - 203 - ⭐️⭐️
Becoming - 428 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths - 334 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17/6: 704
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir - 320 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Art of Mentoring: Embracing the Great Generational Transition - 192 - ⭐️
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons - One Woman's Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help - 192 - ⭐️⭐️
HOB - Month RAT: June 2024✅ Part 2
18/6: 1,324
How to Destroy the Universe - 352 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms - 146 - ⭐️⭐️
Twin Peaks and Philosophy: That's Damn Fine Philosophy! - 251 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today - 531 - ⭐️⭐️
Unfuck Your Intimacy: Using Science for Better Relationships, Sex, and Dating - 295 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19/6: 1,720
50 Law of Attraction Exercises, Tips & Tricks: To Hack Your Mind & Increase Your Manifestation Power - 184 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night - 381 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Seven Decisions: Understanding the Keys to Personal Success - 194 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List - 961 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
20/6: 1,489
Og Mandino's University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book - 546 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together - 248 - ⭐️
The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism - 257 - ⭐️⭐️
Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite - 338 - ⭐️⭐️
Re-Awaken the Giant Within - 100 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
21/6: 1,757
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing - 557 - ⭐️⭐️
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else - 325 - ⭐️⭐️
Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change - 316 - ⭐️⭐️
Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa - 335 - ⭐️⭐️
Earn the Right to Win: How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation - 224 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
22/6: 1,836
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military - 580 - ⭐️⭐️
Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time - 240 - ⭐️⭐️
Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe - 316 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home - 184 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America - 273 - ⭐️⭐️
Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos - 243 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
23/6: 1,657
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates - 425 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Future of Us: The Science of What We'll Eat, Where We'll Live, and Who We'll Be - 298 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought - 558 - ⭐️
How to be a Study Ninja: Study smarter. Focus better. Achieve more. - 376 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
24/6: 1,519
Nazi Gold: The Full Story of the Fifty-Year Swiss-Nazi Conspiracy to Steal Billions from Europe's Jews and Holocaust Survivors - 499 - ⭐️⭐️
X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books - 243 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Deep Thoughts from a Hollywood Blonde - 258 - ⭐️⭐️
Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance - 231 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies - 288 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
25/6: 1,548
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food - 483 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives - 262 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
GASLIGHTING: Overcoming Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Letting Go of a Bad Relationship The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook - 215 - ⭐️
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions - 368 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny - 220 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
26/6: 1,826
Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog - 317 - ⭐️⭐️
Consumed - How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults & Swallow Citizens Whole - 417 - ⭐️⭐️
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - 364 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Prepping: An Essential Survival Guide for DIY Preppers Who Want to Be Self-Reliant When SHTF, Including Tips for Living Off the Grid, Homesteading, and Stockpiling Properly - 127 - ⭐️⭐️
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension - 465 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Pocket Butler: A Compact Guide to Modern Manners, Business Etiquette and Everyday Entertaining - 136 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
27/6: 1,546
We Can All Make It - 237 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
When Breath Becomes Air - 208 - ⭐️⭐️
Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment - 881 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Solomon's Memory Palace: A Freemason's Guide to the Ancient Art of Memoria Verborum - 220 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
28/6: 525
Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners - 237 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Time Traveller: One Man's Mission To Make Time Travel A Reality - 288 - ⭐️⭐️
29/6: 1,778
Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography - 503 - ⭐️⭐️
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero - 604 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy - 314 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Weirdos, and a Tale of Coming Home Again - 357 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
30/6: 2,147
Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick - 251 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Might As Well Laugh About It Now - 320 - ⭐️⭐️
The Red Widow: The Scandal that Shook Paris and the Woman Behind it All - 384 - ⭐️⭐️
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World - 424 - ⭐️⭐️
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor - 335 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Happiness Hacks: 300+ Simple Ways to Get―and Stay―Happy - 257 - ⭐️⭐️
The Ultimate Journey - 176 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with sand on the cover
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read a book with all the letters of BEACH in the title
The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac - ⭐️
Read a book set on an island
The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt - ⭐️⭐️
Read a book with the word sunglasses in the text
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Total pages: 54,761
Total books completed: 171
Currently Reading:
6/1: Beyond the Wand - 286 pp. (finished) Traitor to His Class - 198 pp.
6/2: Traitor to His Class - 56 pp.
6/3: Traitor to His Class - 221 pp.
6/4: Traitor to His Class - 168 pp.
6/5: Traitor to His Class - 182 pp. (finished)
6/6: Our First Civil War - 77 pp.
6/7: Our First Civil War - 51 pp.
6/8: Our First Civil War - 192 pp.
6/9: Our First Civil War - 124 pp. (finished)
6/10: The Duke and I - 60 pp.
6/11: The Duke and I - 98 pp.
6/12: Untold Power - 107 pp.
6/13: Untold Power - 223 pp. (finished)
6/14: The Duke and I - 300 pp. (finished)
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6/17: President Garfield - 55 pp.
6/18: Jefferson the Virginian - 128 pp.
6/19: President Garfield - 70 pp.
6/20: Jefferson the Virginian - 92 pp.
6/21: Jefferson the Virginian - 203 pp. (finished)
6/22: President Garfield - 363 pp. (finished)
6/23: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - 370 pp. (finished)
6/24: The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration - 308 pp. (finished)
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6/27: The Last King of America - 120 pp.
6/28: The Last King of America - 185 pp.
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Books Read:
1. Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - 286 pp. (6/1)
2. Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of FDR - 825pp. (6/5)
3. Our First Civil War: Patriots & Loyalists in the American Revolution - 444 pp. (6/9)
4. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise & Complex Legacy of Edith Wilson - 320 pp. (6/13)
5. The Duke and I - 438 pp. (6/14)
6. Jefferson the Virginian - 423 pp. (6/21)
7. President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier - 488pp (622)
8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - 370 pp. (6/23)
9. The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration - 308 pp. (6/24)
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6/16:Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 3Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 4Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 5
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6/19:Batman: Gotham Adventures #18 7th Time Loop - The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! v1 7th Time Loop - The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! v2
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6/26:Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 6Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 7
6/27:The Villainess Stans the Heroes - Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves! 2 The Villainess Stans the Heroes - Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves! 3
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6/30:Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 8 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Vol. 9
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6/1: Never Never, 79 pages
6/2: Never Never, 106 pages, finished
Icebreaker, 22 pages
6/3: Icebreaker, 9 pages
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Lauri’s Spot!HoB June Readathon 2024
Target: 3000
Sat 6/1: 89
Sun 6/2: 301
Mon 6/3: 126
Tues 6/4: 110
Wed 6/5: 62
Thurs 6/6: 124
Fri 6/7: 80
Sat 6/8: 165
Sun 6/9: 158
Mon 6/10: 203
Tues 6/11: 202
Wed 6/12: 62
Thurs 6/13: 115
Fri 6/14: 124
Sat 6/15: 208
Sun 6/16: 379
Mon 6/17: 125
Tues 6/18: 163
Wed 6/19: 68
Thurs 6/20: 116
Fri 6/21: 106
Sat 6/22: 195
Sun 6/23: 219
Mon 6/24: 115
Tues 6/25: 63
Wed 6/26: 76
Thurs 6/27: 148
Fri 6/28: 124
Sat 6/29: 208
Sun 6/30: 151
Total pages read: 4625
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I am so ready for summer, aren't you? Beaches, sunglasses, and sand, here I come! Grab your books and let's get out to the beaches.
Runs: June 1-30
Time: Follow your time zone
Readathon Rules:
🏖️Books must be finished within the dates listed above
🏖️No page limits
🏖️Re-reads, Fan fiction & Graphic Novels accepted
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Optional Tasks
🏖️Read a book with sand on the cover
🏖️Read a book with all the letters of BEACH in the title
🏖️Read a book set on a beach or island
🏖️Read a book with the word sunglasses in the text